November 21, 2015 As part of an effort to ensure that the Mars 2020 rover does not share the same…
November, 2015
DreamHammer Releases DroneOS
DreamHammer recently launched a new drone operating system, DroneOS. The system is available in beta release to a limited number…
This Sim for Self-Driving Cars Is More Useful Than It Sounds
The era of the self-driving car hasn’t arrived yet, but it’s already expanded the auto industry, with Google and (reportedly)…
Flying Robots Are the Future of Solar
Imagine a utility-scale photovoltaic solar farm with tens of thousands of panels covering thousands of acres of land. Now, picture…
Duke Marine Lab uses UAV technology to research marine life
BEAUFORT, Carteret County – Researchers at the Duke University Marine Lab have put together an elaborate system of unmanned aerial…
PrecisionHawk tests drones in the Triangle, adds paraglider to the mix
Enlarge The Lancaster, a drone developed by PrecisionHawk, flying over a field. Somewhere in the Triangle sky, a drone is…
Anderson Power Products launches SBS Mini
Anderson Power Products recently released the SBS Mini, the company’s smallest DC power connector in the SB product group. The…
Kraken Acquires Marine Robotics Technology
Kraken Sonar Inc. ST. JOHN’S, NL–(Marketwired – November 17, 2015) – Kraken Sonar Inc. (“Kraken”) (TSX VENTURE: PNG ) announced…
We need to expand UAV use in humanitarian aid, not restrict it
When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015, the mountainous East Asian nation was woefully underprepared. Just 5,000 relief…
What you need to know about underwater drones
A UUV is removed from the water during operations off the coast of Bahrain in 2013. Credit: Specialist 2nd Class…
Can Amazon’s delivery drones fly out of sight? Pathfinder test flights will show the way
PrecisionHawk is using its Lancaster drone to investigate the options for letting unmanned air vehicles fly beyond the view of…
TAMUCC gets drone grant
Thanks to a half-million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will soon add a new drone…
FAA to Start Testing System That Will Allow Drones to Fly Safely
Having drones deliver packages for giant companies such as eBay or Amazon seems like the natural step the electronic commerce…
U.S. Government Plans Mandatory Drone Registration Program
During a press conference this afternoon, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the creation of a task force to develop…
UAS Making its Mark in Oil and Gas
More oil and gas companies are exploring the ways unmanned aircraft can support safe development and operation at onshore and offshore facilities.
ANT-1771 Smallest Lightest UAV Drone Micro Encoder / Decoder
BRAY, England, November 12, 2015 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — BRAY, England, November 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Antrica, a worldwide supplier…
Penn to research autonomous flying robots for Department of Defense
Vijay Kumar, who gave a TED talk in 2012 and is a GRASP leader, says that new research with drones…
