This rope bridge was constructed entirely by drones ... With extremely well-coordinated airborne movements, they are able to wrap rope around poles, and even tie knots. Advertisement.

In the video below, a team of Swiss engineers uses drones to build a rope bridge. It’s easy to see how this could be useful in emergency situations like earthquakes or mountain-rescue attempts ...

Watch These Drones Weave a Working Rope Bridge. Not that they need to use it. By Rollin Bishop Published: Sep 21, 2015 4:28 PM EDT. Media Platforms Design Team. ... and knots as necessary.

Dubbed the Aerial Construction project, ETH Zurich researchers equipped several quadcopters with spools of lightweight (but strong) rope, set up two scaffold anchors, measured and set their ...

Their solution, created in connection with architectural researchers Gramizio Kohler, employs four robots working in sync to drag rope around a frame.The bridge, which can hold over 1,300 kg, was ...