It is no secret that drones are quite handy for exploring remote and hard to access areas. This video from Kostas Alexis shows drones performing under-canopy navigation, exploration and mapping in dense forests. A learning-based navigation approach was used that calculates collision-free actions without access to any form of consistent map. The below videos shows how it works:

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