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Five Additional U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopters to be Built by Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation will build five additional U.S. Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, which allow ship commanders to extend their intelligence-gathering capabilities far beyond the horizon.

9 Apr 2014

Lockheed Martin Technology Tested Aboard K-MAX Unmanned Helicopter for Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System Demonstration

As autonomous technologies continue to develop and grow within the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) successfully demonstrated the Lockheed Martin OPTIMUS mission system's ability to accomplish an autonomous approach and landing in an unprepared environment.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 9 Apr 2014

Need for Improved Disaster Management Drives Growth of Global UAV Airborne Remote Sensing Technology Market

According to the "Global Airborne UAV Remote Sensing Market 2014-2018" report, the need for improved disaster management is one of the factors driving the growth of the Global UAV Airborne Remote Sensing Technology market.

9 Apr 2014

Automatic Guided Vehicle Suppliers Had a Record-Breaking Year 2013

For automatic guided vehicle (AGV) suppliers, 2013 was a record-breaking year, according to the Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS) industry group Material Handling Institute (MHI). Seegrid, maker of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), sees parallel industry trends report Modern Materials Handling.

From Seegrid Corporation 7 Apr 2014

NASA Engineer, Steltzner, Meets WUSTL Lunabotics Members

When Adam Steltzner, PhD, NASA’s engineer in charge of the Mars Curiosity rover sky-crane landing, was on the Washington University in St. Louis campus recently to deliver an Assembly Series talk, a group of undergraduates was eager to meet him and talk about engineering and robots.

7 Apr 2014