Machine vision developed to support autonomous drones and robots 26 Apr 2021 European research project, led by Finnish group VTT, is âinspired by human vision systemâ. MISEL project aims to develop a machine vision system for UAVs and more.Autonomously moving drones and other robots must observe their environment and interpret their observations without interruption. Using current technologies, this requires more energy than the batteries of a lightweight device can provide. This is why Finnish research agency VTT Research and its partners are developing a fast, safe and energy-efficient machine vision system inspired by the human vision system. A machine vision system that observes the visible environment and interprets the observations made is the prerequisite for autonomous devices. To ensure speed and safety, the machine vision systems must use local computing. In self-driving cars, this can be achieved with LiDARs and computers, while in lighter devices, such as self-flying drones, batteries are not sufficient to power ordinary computer hardware.