A Robot Just Landed A Boeing 737 All By Itself And We Should Be Looking For John Connor Already
In the video, the robot manages to use the existing 737 auto-landing system to land the aircraft safely. It's unsane, just watch it!
When we fly, we literally put our lives in the hands of the pilots. With average speeds of 900 km/h at altitudes of more than 9 km, what you want is a well trained human being at the controls. And while most systems in modern airliners are automated, there¡¯s nothing like a human pilot watching over them.
That might soon become a thing of the past because a robot has managed to land a Boeing 737 all by itself. Watch it here.
Okay so it was only just a simulator but that thing was eerily good at it. In fact it looked good enough to replace a man! Called ALIAS (Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System), it is currently a military project that is designed to be a ¡®drop in, removable kit¡¯ to 'enabling operation with reduced onboard crew.' In other words it can replace a pilot.
In the video above, it manages to use the existing 737 auto-landing system to land the aircraft safely.
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The system uses advanced tech like in-cockpit machine vision, robotic arms to actuate flight controls like flaps and throttles, speech recognition and tablet based user-interface.
Great idea or a terrible mistake? Time will tell.
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