The Hybrid UAV-UGV for Efficient Relocation of Vessels (HUUVER) creates a platform combining two types of propulsion systems, flight and…
Search & Rescue
Multi-Million Dollar Subterranean Challenge for Autonomous Robots Training for Response
Eight teams have qualified for the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge Systems Competition Final Event. On September 21-23, 2021, the teams’…
Drone Can See Through Dense Forests To Help Rescue People
A prototype autonomous search-and-rescue drone now reveals how unmanned aircraft might one day help locate people lost in thick forests,…
New SAR Drone Finds Victims Via Their Cell Phone
The new Revector Detector Drone (RDD) can locate missing people through their cell phones. The lightweight search and rescue (SAR)…
Reno Fire Department Looks to Add Drones for River Search and Rescue
When someone falls into the fast-moving Truckee River that runs through Reno, Nevada’s downtown corridor, it takes precious time for…
Kongsberg Geospatial to Lead Drone SAR Project in Canada
Public Safety Canada recently selected Kongsberg Geospatial, Larus Technologies and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association of Canada (CASARA)…
Drone Dives Deep for Mines
The U.S. Navy and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) selected L3Harris Technologies to provide an unmanned undersea vehicle for expeditionary…
100+ Presenters, Panelists on Roster for Commercial UAV Expo Americas Next Month in Las Vegas
More than 100 thought leaders in the commercial UAS industry will present at the 5th annual Commercial UAV Expo Americas taking…
Triangle UAS Launches Real-Time Video Streaming System for Emergency Response, SAR, and Infrastructure Inspections
Triangle UAS LLC, a provider of innovative unmanned aircraft system services and technology, recently launched a drone-mounted real-time video streaming…
Los Angeles UAS Disaster Conference in March to Explore Role of Drone Tech for Public Safety, Emergencies
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have continuously demonstrated incredible value assisting with disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, and volcanos. These catastrophic…
EagleView Technologies Deploys UAS to Capture Imagery after Hurricane Michael
Last Thursday, less than 18 hours after Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle, EagleView Technologies deployed its unmanned aircraft system…
Insitu Introduces ScanEagle3 UAS at Xponential
Insitu’s new ScanEagle3 is a commercially focused and fully exportable version of its successful ScanEagle series of drones. Insitu officially revealed…
Inside Unmanned Systems’ Renee Knight Named 2018 Stephen Barr Award Winner
Inside Unmanned Systems magazine senior editor Renee Knight reported on the devastation of Hurricane Harvey last year from her home…
Applus+ RVIS Project Demonstrates Strong Drone Potential for Oil and Gas Industry
Drones on oil and gas assets have demonstrated strong potential to execute rescue operations, optimize processes and strengthen security, according…
UASTrakker to Launch Emergency RF Beacon Tracking System for Drones
The UASTrakker, LLC will launch its Emergency RF Beacon Tracking System for Drones this summer, targeted at maritime rescue as…
ArdentMC Offering Free Services to Those Impacted by California Wildfires
To help those impacted by the recent wildfires in Northern California, Ardent Management Consulting (ArdentMC) will offer its drone services…
After the Storm
While this certainly wasn’t the first time UAS were deployed after a hurricane, it was the first time they were used on such a large scale.
