Emesent mobile LiDAR scanning units and visualization software can help people make sense of all kinds of challenging environments, but…
Engineering & Design
Trends: Scaling Up for Drone Delivery
Delivery drones are making an impact, safely transporting critical medical supplies to remote areas, hot lunches and goods to people’s…
Drone-Based Delivery Readies for Launch in Europe and Beyond
Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are gearing up for full-scale exploitation of drone technologies for goods delivery. If…
Delivering the Goods
On the road to autonomous delivery, the ground-vehicle industry is developing technology and solutions for long-haul on-highway trucks supported by…
Remote and Rapid
Drone Delivery Canada charts a path from concept to significance
for delivering crucial medical supplies via UAS.
Distributed Unmanned Vessels to Cast a Wide Net Over (and Under) the Pacific
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are relying on unmanned systems to augment traditional, and more expensive, vessels in the…
Gaining Altitude
Four potential future tactical VTOL systems advance in the quest for modernization.
Inside AI: XTEND-ing Human-Machine Capabilities
XTEND combines AI, AR and VR with human insights and discretion.
Terrestrial Navigation Signal Inspection via Drone
When a plane attempts to land at the airport in poor visibility, signals from the instrument landing system (ISL) will…
SPH Engineering-Equipped Drone Saving Mine Infrastructure
The Newcrest Telfer Mine is a very large gold, copper and silver mine located at Telfer in the Great Sandy…
Seeing More: New Boson+ Boosts Sensitivity
Teledyne’s extensive Boson+ family of thermal sensors boasts an industry-leading 20-millikelvin sensitivity in two radiometric resolutions.
The Tech Behind BVLOS
Flying BVLOS is still an exception, but enabling technologies are paving the way for routine BVLOS operations.
Zipline Keeps Working on ‘Changing Delivery for Good’
Drawing on its extensive drone delivery experience in Africa, Zipline is working to expand its delivery services around the world. Zipline’s…
Inside AI: Iris Automation’s Casia Uses AI to Make Sense of What it Sees
Jason Hardy-Smith leads product strategy, definition and requirements for Iris Automation’s Casia detect and avoid portfolio of products. He has…
Drones That Work in GPS-Denied Environments
Inspecting and mapping indoor or underground locations where GPS isn’t available calls for unmanned aircraft with unique designs that let them find their way without the benefit of satellite positioning.
Drone-Based Inspection and Surveying, Far and Away
Drone service providers are bringing new capabilities and benefits to all who will have them, making UAS a ubiquitous global technology.
No Bridge Too Far: Drones Find a Niche in Bridge Inspections
Minnesota, considered a leader in using unmanned aircraft to conduct bridge inspections, has now instituted training classes for state inspectors to he help them learn to use the drones and, more importantly, to use the data.