“Pibot” Can Fly Anything Say Researchers
Korean researchers say their humanoid “pibot” is an autonomous flight system that doesn’t require significant flight deck modifications. The team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) say the robot is installed in a regular seat and uses servo activated human-like appendages to manipulate controls like a flesh-and-blood pilot. Its two cameras mounted like human eyes scan the instruments and interpret their information with artificial intelligence. “Pibot is a humanoid robot that can fly an [airplane] just like a human pilot by manipulating all the single controls in the cockpit, which is designed for humans,” said David Shim, an associate professor of electrical engineering at KAIST. It also has prodigious memory and is able to store the full library of Jeppesen charts and the operating specs and manuals of virtually any aircraft.
