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Developers from the University of Pennsylvania has created several modular drones, able to gather in a variety of shapes. To do this they are capable of in flight, self-forming complex structures.

Demo video posted by the creators of the Internet clearly shows this feature of drones. First they hang in the air next to each other, and then slowly move closer, clinging to one another with magnets placed in the corners of the structure each of them. In the video design of the four apparatus calmly lifts the glass, holding it between frames.

Development is called ModQuad, and now she is in the early stages of development and testing. The creators believe that their invention will be able to save the engineers from creating a complex and expensive aircraft designed to perform specific tasks. Modularity can significantly expand the scope of application of drones in flight allowing the apparatus to add a couple new features.

For example, a similar but larger drones can be right «on the fly» to build a bridge, an Elevator, or a temporary support frame. Simultaneously, the drones will be able to deliver the required in a particular situation cargo.

A swarm of drones, created by developers from the University of Pennsylvania, while far from perfect, but in the future — sure the developers — such swarms of aircraft will become commonplace.

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