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ETH software to become a standard for drones
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Lorenz Meier, a doctoral student in computer science at ETH Zurich, created the PX4 software that is already being used to pilot many drones. Now, one of the world’s biggest electronics manufacturers has adopted the software as standard.
Symposium in honor of Prof. em. Urs Hochstrasser
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On January 12, 2016, Prof. em. Urs Hochstrasser celebrated his 90th birthday. ETH Zurich, especially the Department of Computer Science, organised a symposium in his honour in the Audi Max. (German)
3D mapping of entire buildings with mobile devices
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Computer scientists working in a group led by ETH Professor Marc Pollefeys have developed a piece of software that makes it very easy to create 3D models of entire buildings. Running on a new type of tablet computer, the program generates 3D maps in real time.