For the first time, an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) recently completed a seabed cable route survey that included various water depths and strong currents.
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Intel Completes Wildlife Expeditions Studying Polar Bears and Whales
Using drone technology and artificial intelligence (AI), Intel recently completed to successful wildlife expeditions, one focusing on polar bears and the other on whales.
Drone Delivery Canada Launches UAS Delivery Program with Moose Cree First Nation
Drone Delivery Canada (DDS) will soon fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to deliver mail, food, medical supplies and general goods…
Kongsberg Geospatial Partners with eSmart Systems
The eSmart Systems Connected Drone solution will now employ the Kongsberg Geospatial IRIS situational awareness display, offering real-time beyond visual…
Vertical Technologies Announces DeltaQuad Series of UAS
Vertical Technologies recently introduced the DeltaQuad, a series of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Designed for…
How Safe is Your Data?
There’s no doubt unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) offer a better way for businesses to collect information that can improve their…
Predicting Avalanches with LiDAR-Equipped UAS
Measuring snow depth around a mountain can be a tedious, challenging job—but is a crucial part of predicting dangerous, often…
News from A Different Angle
News organizations—including CNN, BBC News, and Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC)—are increasingly turning to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to capture video for their broadcasts.
Microsoft and Partners Test AI in Sailplane
Microsoft’s Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) research team, along with the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Nevada…
Swarming the Skies
As the drone industry continues to evolve, researchers and manufacturers are constantly looking for more cost effective, efficient ways to employ these systems in commercial applications—and that includes employing swarms.
UGV’s Gaining Ground
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) certainly seem to have a lot of potential. They can be used to spray pesticides on a large farm to boost crop yields, for example, or to move materials at a mining site.
Rockwell Collins and BNSF Complete Successful BVLOS Flights
Over the last nine months, Rockwell Collins and BNSF Railway have been successfully flying UAS Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for long linear operations.
AeroVironment Introduces Snipe Nano Quad at AUVSI
AeroVironment introduced the Snipe Nano Quad, a field-rugged unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed to support close-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…
Autonomous Vehicles Swarming the Sea
Planet Ocean is in the final phases of developing a system for rapid environmental assessment that launches and recovers micro underwater vehicles from an autonomous surface vehicle.
Commercial Drone Industry On The Move
Mergers, acquisitions and partnerships are shaping the commercial UAS industry, forcing some players out while others are beginning to flourish.
Drone Safety: Evaluating Injury Risk
While operators do their best to safely fly their drones, there’s always a chance the systems might crash—and that could…
Drones and First Responders: Help From Above
More and more first responders are turning to drones during search and rescue missions.
