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  • [ March 17, 2023 ] U.S. Military Drones Now Have Facial Recognition Capabilities AI & DATA
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U.S. Military Drones Now Have Facial Recognition Capabilities

March 17, 2023 Managing Editor

The US Air Force can now equip unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) systems with AI-powered face recognition technology (FRT). The FTR equipped drones will be used by special operations personnel for missions overseas, perimeter security, domestic […]

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Meet SPIDAR, A Robot Inspired By Dragons

March 10, 2023 Managing Editor

A team at The University of Tokyo recently introduced SPIDAR – a SPherIcally vectorable and Distributed rotors assisted Air-ground amphibious quadruped Robot. SPIDAR is a novel air-ground amphibious quadruped robot that has multimodal locomotion capability […]

AI & DATA

Wi-Peep Reveals The Weakness In Polite WiFi

January 4, 2023 Managing Editor

Researchers at Ontario’s University of Waterloo have created a drone-powered airborne scanning device that can triangulate the location of every WiFi-connected device within a building. The device – called Wi-Peep – engages in what the […]

AI & DATA

3D-Printing Drones Could Lead To On-Site Construction

October 19, 2022 Managing Editor

A team of researchers led by the Empa institute, the University of Pennsylvania, and Imperial College London have created cooperative, flying, 3D-printing drones that are capable of building and repairing structures while in flight. The […]

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Under Water Drones Monitor Sea Ice In The Antarctic

September 26, 2022 Managing Editor

Researchers from the University of Washington and Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are reporting the successful deployment of three undersea drones which will be autonomously monitoring the ebb and flow of sea ice in the […]

AI & DATA

The U.S. Air Force Looks To Upgrade Next Generation Aerial Targets

August 31, 2022 Managing Editor

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recently posted a request for information (RFI) for a supersonic-capable Next Generation Aerial Target (NGAT). NGAT is an aerial target drone, intended to be used for the testing […]

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Reveal Technology And Teal Drones Create More Accurate 3D Maps For Military Operations

August 22, 2022 Managing Editor

Reveal Technology partnered with Teal Drones to improve Reveal’s “Farsight” mapping software which produces high-fidelity 3D maps. The ability to rapidly create accurate 3D maps of areas targeted for military operations is a critical component […]

AVIATION

US Air Force Research Laboratory Awards $89.4 Million Contract To Dzyne Technologies

July 8, 2022 Managing Editor

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $89.4 million contract to Dzyne Technologies to research the unmanned Small Payload Precision Air-Launched Inexpensive Delivery System (SPPAIDS). SPPAIDS is a low-cost air-deployable system that will incorporate […]

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Drones In Extreme Weather? No Problem, Caltech Develops Neural-Fly

July 1, 2022 Managing Editor

Researchers at Caltech have developed a deep-learning method that can help drones cope with new and unknown wind conditions in real-time. Called Neural-Fly, the neural network teaches the drone how to survive extreme wind similar […]

AVIATION

Recharging Drones With Lasers, To Be A Force Multiplier

June 29, 2022 Managing Editor

DARPA has issued a formal request for information (RFI) for the Airborne Energy Well project – a method of recharging drones while in flight using laser-shooting tanker planes. Once in use, the technology is expected […]

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