German drone manufacturer, microdrones, recently set up shop for the first time in the U.S., a move that is…
Vicki Speed
Building Enthusiasm for Construction Robotics
The $4 trillion construction industry is a complicated, big business fraught with danger. Every project requires a tightly choreographed symphony of people, equipment and materials. Yet, to date, the use of robotic systems on construction jobsites has been minimal.
Sense-and-Avoid Technology in Texas
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi’s Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center (LSUASC) tested ground-based sense-and-avoid radar technology developed by SRC,…
Refocusing on LiDAR for the UAV Market
Laser scanning from unmanned aircraft opens the door to more cost effective 3-D mapping and other applications particularly when there…
Extending Unmanned Capabilities
Trends in Robotics: Momentous Strides in Human-Robot Interaction Expected in 2015.
The Leica Aibot X6 Hexacopter
Leica Geosystems brought its bright orange Aibot X6 (though it is available in five other colors) to the International LiDAR…
Life-Size Robot Achieves Firefighting Milestone on Navy Ship
Firefighting robot SAFFiR, short for Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot, has passed its first milestone on the USS Shadwell, a decommissioned…
Sensing Hot Spots
A team within the University of Canterbury’s Spatial Engineering Research Centre (SERC) in Christchurch, New Zealand, is developing a UAV…
