Skydio’s concept is to take the human pilot out of flying, synthesizing high-tech AI, deep learning and the like so users can concentrate on the tasks at hand.
Abe Peck
IT’S A GAS, GAS, GAS
SoCalGas’ zero-emission initiatives are including Doosan Mobility Innovation’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered drones.
Inside AI – Advanced Navigation: A Two-Decade Quest to Revolutionize Inertial Navigation
Since the Apollo Project of the 1960s targeted the moon, the venerable Kalman filter has offered estimates of unknown variables…
Day of the Jackal
Northrop Grumman’s Jackal concept munition satisfies a need for speed, and more. Two loitering munitions sat side by side this…
New Products from Teledyne FLIR
Teledyne FLIR is moving forward with two camera modules that offer high performance in compact packages. Kelly Brodbeck, Teledyne FLIR’s…
The Buzz From Florida
Mosquito control involves multiple UAS; security considerations spur a search for substitutes Florida hosts 50-plus species of mosquitos, more than…
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…
ALEs: Multiplatform Force Multipliers
Smaller and cheaper, yet interoperable and effective, Air-Launched Effects are expanding the Army’s reach and power. One company details the…
Checking In: FTUAS Moves Forward, Stealthily
The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) program—the U.S. Army’s initiative to replace the RQ-7 Shadow with a far more nimble and…
Use Case: Suntrax – On Track
A virtuous-triangle collaboration by three compatible organizations promises a bright future for autonomous vehicle testing in Central Florida. The path…
Horsch and Trimble: The Farmer as Autonomist
From family farming to the Berlin Wall’s fall to today’s autonomous solutions, HORSCH and its namesake founder have seen it…
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…
Up Close With…Joe Liefer, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group, On Farm Autonomy
One hundred eighty-five years in, Deere’s agricultural initiatives have gone from plows to near-full tractor autonomy. In 1837, John Deere…
Adding Value from Field to Fork
From automation to autonomy to AI, advances in unmanned technologies are combining to feed the world.
Beyond the Shadow: FTUAS Competition’s Next Phase
Army solicitations are accelerating the quest to find a mobile, quiet and multi-payload brigade-level successor(s) to the venerable Shadow. On Sept….
Up Close With…Darshan “Dash” Divakaran
Since the start of 2021, Darshan “Dash” Divakaran has operated at the nexus of military and commercial UAS development. He’s…
