A 3D printed drone designed and developed by Aurora Flight Sciences and Stratasys Ten years ago it might have been…
Inside Unmanned Systems
Taming untethered drones
The University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) is working with Rockwell Collins to do just that: make it possible…
Amazon.com seeks patent on sense and avoid for automated vehicles
Amazon has also jumped into the world of autonomous vehicle R&D with the filing of U.S. Patent Application No. 20150277440,…
MEDC Grants Alpena 250 K to Promote Drone Test Site
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Northern Michigan Unmanned Aerial Systems Consortium (NMUASC) in…
Bridging The ‘Valley Of Death’ For Navy Drones
The Navy’s UCAS demonstrator made history as the first drone to take off and land from an aircraft carrier. Its…
Fox Glacier drone survey completed
A drone has shot footage less than 10 metres above the crashed helicopter on the Fox Glacier, providing mapping vital…
Drone add-on scans disaster zones for heartbeats and breathing to locate survivors
A US firm has invented a robot module that clips on to consumer drones and enables it to search for…
Chinese Drone Developer FLYPRO Raises $13 Million in Series A Round Fundraising
SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Over the last few years, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry has received a…
UAVs in the Mining Industry
Capturing the Andalusian Mina de Aguas Teñidas A growing number of mining companies are employing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also…
How do you spot a crack in a vast bridge? That’s where IoT and drones come in
Next year, the plan is to deploy the IoT system on the highest bridge in Italy, the Italia Viaduct. Bridges,…
Drones Monitoring Methane Emissions from UK Landfill
A BBC Science & Environment report has highlighted work being carried out to monitor and analyse methane emissions from Britain’s…
Israel Outlines Unmanned Systems Plans
(Photo: Jack Guez /AFP via Getty Images) TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s Ministry of Defense is eyeing new autonomous operating…
Developing New Standards of Drone Operations
A test pilot operates a virtual large unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, with simulated air traffic at a NASA research…
PrecisionHawk Partners with Genera Energy
PrecisionHawk and Genera Energy recently formed a partnership to develop new analysis algorithms designed to improve the efficiency and quality…
University of Pennsylvania GRASP Laboratory receives grant from DARPA
The University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Laboratory recently received a three year, $5.5 million grant from DARPA. Researchers will use the…
FAA task force delivers recommendations on drone registry
Drone registry Regulators have released long-awaited recommendations for small drones that will require registration for all but the very smallest…
The Future of Commercial Drones
Moving goods from one place to another isn’t always as simple as it sounds. Intricate supply chains are often needed…
