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Flower Delivery by Drone for Valentine's Day

Robots have feelings too, right? Well, maybe not, but FlowerDeliveryExpress.com is delivering flowers and romantic feelings of love via drone just in time for Valentine's Day.

12 Feb 2014

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Climbs Over Dune

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is continuing its traverse toward enticing science destinations after climbing over a dune spanning a gap in a ridge.

12 Feb 2014

ING Robotic Aviation's Responder Aircraft Selected for Advanced Sensor Integration Project

The National Optics Institute (INO) has purchased ING Robotic Aviation's Responder rotary wing robotic aircraft system, which includes the aircraft as well as a Ground Control System (GCS) and ancillary equipment, for an advanced sensor integration project. Delivery of the overall system, as well as a condensed one-week training package, is scheduled for early Spring 2014.

From ING Robotic Aviation 11 Feb 2014

Innovative Onboard System Enables Small UAV Detect Other Aircraft While in Flight

Queensland Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) researchers have made what's believed to be a world-first breakthrough for small Unmanned Aircraft (UA), developing an onboard system that has enabled a UA to detect another aircraft using vision while in flight.

10 Feb 2014

IDTechEx Releases Report on Electric Boats, Small Submarines and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

The new IDTechEx report, “Electric Boats, Small Submarines and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) 2014-2024” www.idtechex.com/eboats reveals the market for electric water craft, including those on and under water, will increase from $2.6 billion to $7.3 billion in 2024.

7 Feb 2014

Singapore Air Show 2014: Northrop Grumman Highlights Global Security Capabilities

Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight its global security capabilities including airborne early warning and control systems, unmanned aircraft systems, fire control radars and infrared countermeasures.

6 Feb 2014

Aibotix Releases Version 2 of Aibot X6 Lightweight Unmanned Aerial Multicopter System

Leica Geosystems’ partner Aibotix GmbH has released version 2 of its bestselling hexacopter Aibot X6.

6 Feb 2014

Texas A&M University Selected as One of Six Drone Test Sites

The Federal Aviation Administration has selected Texas as one of six test center sites to develop drones, or Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), for commercial use by businesses, farmers and researchers. The decision was based on a statewide proposal led by the Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center (LSUASC) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

5 Feb 2014

NASA Curiosity Team to Likely Drive Rover Westward

The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover will likely drive the rover westward over a dune and across a valley with fewer sharp rock hazards than alternative routes.

5 Feb 2014

NASA's Curiosity Mars Assesses Favorable Route for Further Exploration

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover reached the edge of a dune on Jan. 30 and photographed the valley on the other side, to aid assessment of whether to cross the dune.

3 Feb 2014