Control 4 drones simultaneously with one hand?

A research team from Skoltech, the Russian Institute of Science and Technology in Skolkovo, has developed a technology that allows two or more drones to be controlled simultaneously with one hand. It is not easy to control one drone alone, but it allows you to fly two or more at the same time. In fact, if you look at the video, you can see four drones controlled with one hand.

It is said that all drones are connected through a virtual spring-mass-damper system that controls impedance. Basically, it controls one, but sends signals to the other three connected, all floating in the air and maintaining a certain distance as if there were springs that were not virtually visible. For this reason, the four show almost the same movement.

Also, depending on the direction and speed of the movement of the controller on the finger, the drone reacts to keep a certain distance from the pilot. What’s interesting is that the fingers have vibrating tactile feedback. When the squadron spreads, the vibration moves from the middle finger to the left little finger and thumb, and when the squadron gathers, the vibration moves from the distal finger toward the middle finger. The finger vibrator is connected to the wrist unit, and an infrared marker on the surface detects the drone and locates the wearable controller.

It is not new to control a drone with human hand movements and gestures rather than a controller, but it can be said that it is novel to move several devices at the same time and receive the movement as tactile feedback. Related information can be found here .