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~ This is first UAV to use computerised vision with all its equipment on board
~ 1.5 metre long and 0.5 metre high Mantis uses a combination of sensors that operate as its eyes and brain
~ major task in developing Mantis was to produce an inertial sensing system and a computer vision system to control and provide flight stability and to guide aircraft
~ robot's eyes work using two cameras and software that detects where objects are and how fast Mantis is moving relative to objects around it
~ inertial sensing system used low-cost Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) sensors made from a light-weight magnesium alloy
~ Mantis will also cost less than UAV currently being developed for business uses
~ 'brain' weighs only 75 grams (CSIRO)