University of Michigan engineers attached a nail gun to an autonomous octocopter and demonstrated that it can successfully tack a shingle onto a roof. Read more:

The Michigan Robotics project is led by Ella Atkins, professor of aerospace engineering and director of the Autonomous Aerospace Systems (A2Sys) Lab:

The project was demonstrated at M-Air, a 10,000 square foot, four-story, netted scientific facility that enables the safe study of autonomy and collaborative robotics in open air.

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