Morton, Illinois-based AutonomouStuff, part of Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence division, launched the first phase of its Open Autonomy Pilot program last…
Engineering & Design
UAVOS Introduces Ground Control Station, the PGCS 3
UAVOS recently launched the Portable Ground Control Station, known as PGCS 3. The ground control station is implemented as a…
Phillips 66 and Partners Complete UAS Inspection Inside an Aboveground Diesel Storage Tank
Phillips 66 recently worked with Square Robot and Veritank to perform its first in-service inspection of the interior of an…
LORD Corp. Implements Latest Inertial Sensing Technology on Clearpath Robotics Research Robot Platform
LORD Corporation, a provider of sensing systems, and Clearpath Robotics, have partnered to bring industry-leading inertial sensors to the Clearpath…
Ford Introduces Digit, a Robot Designed to Deliver Goods from the Self-Driving Cars that Partly Power it
While self-driving delivery cars have their appeal, they also come with challenges—including figuring out how to get items from the…
DHL Express and EHang Partner to Bring Last-Mile Drone Delivery to China
DHL Express and EHang are working together to create a fully automated and intelligent UAS delivery solution for last-mile delivery…
DJI to Add Detect and Avoid
Leading drone manufacturer DJI pledged to boost safety by adding to its drones receivers for manned aircraft location signals. The…
New Flyer, Robotic Research Partner to Develop Autonomous Bus Technology
New Flyer of America Inc., is partnering with Robotic Research, LLC to develop and deploy advanced driver-assistance systems (“ADAS”)…
Volans-i Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding
Volans-i, Inc., an on-demand drone delivery firm that builds and operates its own long-range, high-payload aircraft, has raised $20 million…
LORD Inertial Sensors in Emesent Hovermap Platform Provide Safe, Efficient Operation for Autonomous Drone Flight
LORD Corporation, a global provider in sensing systems, has partnered with Emesent, an award-winning company in autonomous technology for industrial…
Ford Develops Robot to Deliver Parts in European Manufacturing Plant
Ford’s “Survival” Robot is delivering spare parts to workers in one of the company’s European manufacturing plants, encountering and avoiding…
Hirth Two-Stroke Engines Look to the Future of Hybrid UAVs
At the recent AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Chicago, global two-stroke providers Hirth Engines demonstrated its future innovation program and showcased the…
AMP Robotics Introduces AMP Cortex, an AI Guided Dual Robot System for the Recycling Industry
Two high performance robots from AMP Robotics can quickly sort, pick and place recycled materials at 160 pieces per second,…
Bell Helicopter Seeks Exemption to Continue Cargo Drone Testing
Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, is asking for a new exemption to continue testing its Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT70)cargo-carrying…
Microdrones to Host GeoDays 2019, June 12 – 14
Learn how to Plan, Fly, Process & Visualize, meet the Microdrones team, and tour the facilities. Siegan, Germany —…
Terra Drone India Completes UAS Survey for Water Management in India
Terra Drone India recently flew UAS over 4,200 square kilometers of agricultural land to complete a survey for the Water…
UAV Turbines Introduces Monarch RP Family of Microturbine Engines for UAS
UAV Turbines recently launched the Monarch RP family of microturbine engines, which are quiet yet powerful propulsion systems designed for…
