Drones and data processing software are becoming indispensable tools for the construction industry, saving time and giving company officials unprecedented insight into progress on work sites.
In Depth
Unmanned Systems in the Air and On the Water Help Study Rapid Hurricane Intensification
NOAA researchers are using unmanned systems in the air and on the water to study hurricane boundary layers for clues…
Trends: The Sensor Evolution
As drones realize an increasing level of autonomy, the technology opens up even more possibilities for coast guards and militaries worldwide, as well as in civilian use cases such as crowd and traffic monitoring.
Countering Clueless, Careless, Criminal and Combatant Drone Users
As drone threats proliferate, private and government efforts (start to) respond. The FAA estimates that by 2024 about 2.3 million…
Working Together
Manned-unmanned teaming, or MUM-T, capabilities are being developed for militaries through a variety of projects, with the goal of improving…
A Good Day for the Blues?
UAS Cybersecurity is Critical to the Modern Battlefield. Uncrewed aircraft systems have helped stave off Russia’s invasion of Ukraine despite…
Up Close With…Wahid Nawabi, CEO, chairman and president, AeroVironment
From Switchblade® to Quantix™, AeroVironment is filling the skies of Ukraine with capable UAS. For Wahid Nawabi, the reasons are…
Russia’s War in Ukraine
Points to a Future Where Drone Warfare Isn’t Just a Rich Man’s Game
Moving Forward with LiDAR
Laser scanning is becoming an instrumental part of the transportation industry, with agencies, local governments and OEMs among those leveraging…
Use Case: Phoenix LiDAR RECON-XT
MORE-AFFORDABLE LiDAR SENSORS: A Real–world Deep Dive Explores Whether Smaller, Lighter LiDAR Solutions Deliver
Teledyne FLIR Develops and Collaborates on Bringing AI to the Edge
By Arthur Stout “Overcoming the Challenges of Bringing AI to the Edge” is a new, insightful paper authored by Arthur…
Transit: Getting There Publicly
Spurred by consumer use and municipal priorities, autonomous public transit is poised for growth. Despite the current focus on private…
Trimble: A Journey Toward Autonomy
Trimble has been involved in connecting the physical and digital worlds for more than 40 years. The last 25 or…
NovAtel: Accelerating AG Autonomy
For some time, Hexagon’s | NovAtel’s autonomy group has focused on GNSS+ INS, global correction services and algorithms for specialized…
Feeding the Needy: Getting Beyond First Gear
A limited but growing number of unmanned systems are demonstrating how to deliver food to the hungry and homeless.
Sky Range: Faster, Cheaper, Better
Hypersonic missile testing is going airborne. North Dakota has launched a new program called Sky Range that will accelerate the…
Unmanned Systems Industry Likely to Share in $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Act
“Finally,” President Biden said on Saturday, “Infrastructure Week!” And now, with the passage of the massive $1.2 trillion dollar “Infrastructure…