Video update: Flying robots build a 6-meter tower

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France's FRAC Center is hosting an exhibition built entirely by flying robots (Image: Raffaello D'Andrea)

The exhibition was developed by Swiss architect Gramazio & Kohler and Italian robot designer Raffaello D'Andrea (Image: FRAC Centre)

The tower is constructed within a 10 x 10 x 10 meter by a fleet of flying quadrocopters (32.8 x 32.8 x 32.8 foot) airspace (Image: FRAC Centre)

Flying robots in action (Image: FRAC Centre)

France's FRAC Center is hosting an exhibition built entirely by flying robots

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We were pretty impressed by the potential of these flying robots when we first covered this story in late November. Now the FRAC Centre in Orléans, France has released a video of the robot swarm in action during its current exhibition. Titled "Flight Assembled Architecture," the live installation showcases a fleet of quadrocopters building a six meter-high tower made up of 1,500 prefabricated polystyrene foam modules.

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