NOAA Fisheries worked with Duke University to compare the benefits of flying UAS to survey the gray seal pup populations vs. the manned aircraft that traditionally collects this imagery.
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AUVSI to Host Unmanned Systems Europe Conference in Brussels, March 22 to 23
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will host its annual Unmanned…
AeroVironment’s Puma AE UAS Supporting Coast Guard Ice Breaker for Operation Deep Freeze Resupply Mission through Treacherous Antarctic Seas
• Puma AE hand-launched unmanned aircraft system is scouting the ice shelf ahead of the Coast Guard’s Polar Star, supporting…
Group launched to help Nevada thrive in development of autonomous cars
Gov. Brian Sandoval takes a spin in a driverless car Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in Carson City. Sandoval described the…
Military Tests Robo-Parachute Delivery Needing No GPS
Someday, U.S. soldiers fighting in the streets of a sprawling megacity will need an airdrop of ammunition, food, or water…
Aerialtronics Adds Sense and Avoid Technology to Zenith UAS
Aerialtronics has developed a sense and avoid solution for the Altura Zenith unmanned aircraft, which will fundamentally change how companies…
IAI, Korean company to develop vertical take-off UAV for South Korea
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is teaming up with South Korean manufacturer Hankuk Carbon to develop and produce a new vertical…
Dutch Police Training Eagles to Take Down Drones
No matter how many regulations the FAA puts in place, drones are cheap enough now that frequent misuse is becoming…
Robotic Falcon Could Keep Birds Away from Airplanes
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are working to develop a robotic falcon that would herd dangerous flocks of birds away from flying aircraft.
Westar Energy to launch tiny unmanned air force
Westar Energy will soon deploy drones in the war on power outages. The state’s dominant electric company this week obtained…
Obama’s $4B Plan for Autonomous Cars is Just the Beginning
Though the White House made a splash when it announced plans to seek nearly $4B dollars for testing autonomous vehicles the policy changes it put into place at the same time are likely to have a more immediate impact.
Auburn researchers using unmanned aircraft to assess crop health
The agriculture industry has seen many advances in farming over the decades, from mule and plow to high tech tractors…
Kespry Announces Woolpert as Latest Commercial Drone System Customer
The fully automated Kespry Drone System comes complete with drone, K Box, battery, charger, iPad, and Kespry iPad app which…
Lufthansa Enters Deal to Develop Drone Technology
FRANKFURT—Deutsche Lufthansa AG has entered a cooperation deal with China’sSZ DJI Technology Co. to develop unmanned aircraft technology for commercial…
WIT and Bausch + Lomb take to the skies with drone collaboration
Sophisticated drones and cameras from Waterford Institute of Technology’s (WIT) Department of Architecture are being used for controlled flights over…
China’s Drone Helicopter Completes First South Pole Flight, Mission
China launched an unmanned helicopter called “Polar Hawk 2” from the Great Wall Station in the South Pole and took…
UAE Drones for Good Award reveals panel of judges, key speakers
The Organising Committee of the UAE Drones for Good Award, launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,…
