Researchers from NCCR Robotics consortium at the University of Zurich and microprocessor company Intel have collaborated to develop a quadcopter that can learn to fly acrobatics autonomously. Their novel algorithm enables the drone to fly […]
The European Defense Agency (EDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are partnering on two new projects that will explore unknown or potentially hazardous environments: using drones to monitor disaster-stricken regions or toxic spill sites; […]
Researchers from Binghamton University and Ukraine have developed a new technique using hybrid drones and shrunken technology to identify unexploded ordinances (UXO) from the air. “There’s this kind of evolutionary moment when the two technologies […]
Researchers at Tomsk State University’s Supercomputer Center in Russia have developed a method for the automated design of drones based on mathematical modeling using the computing power of the SKIF Cyberia supercomputer. The new approach […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced a third wireless research platform to be located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. The $24 million grant over five years – Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced […]
Oklahoma State University’s Unmanned System Research Institute has partnered with MaxQ to demonstrate the use of drone technology to deliver medical supplies. The project combines OSU’s drone expertise with MaxQ’s proprietary insulated medical containers to […]
Xcel Energy has become the first utility in the U.S. to receive permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights, flights for regular transmission line inspection […]
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) to supply a full suite of anti-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) vehicles. Ascent Vision Technologies X-MADIS Expeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – part of the Department of Homeland Security – will be using drones when training government personnel and private companies to secure critical infrastructure. Three small unmanned aircraft […]
The Blue Ribbon Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Mitigation at Airports – established by the Airports Council International-North America and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International – is calling for a rapid […]
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