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Underwater Robot Discovers Small Sea Anemones Burrowed Into Underside of Antarctica Ice Shelf

Using a camera-equipped robot to explore beneath the Ross Ice Shelf off Antarctica, scientists and engineers with the Antarctic Geological Drilling (ANDRILL) Program made an astonishing discovery.

17 Jan 2014

Clearpath Robotics to Provide Service and Support for Willow Garage’s PR2 Personal Robotics Platform

Willow Garage, the developer of PR2, announces the immediate transfer of support and services responsibilities to Clearpath Robotics, a leader in mobile robotics for research and development.

From Clearpath Robotics Inc. 17 Jan 2014

Drones Can Have a Positive Impact on Society

University of Cincinnati engineering researchers are finding new and unique approaches to developing autopilots for unmanned aerial vehicles and getting them into the hands of firefighters and other first responders. WATCH a 65-second flight demo.

17 Jan 2014

New Report on Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) 2013-2023

16 Jan 2014

Public Invited to Send Names for NASA's OSIRIS-REx Bennu Asteroid Mission

NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed to the asteroid Bennu in 2016.

16 Jan 2014

Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk UAS Receives USAF Best Safety Record Designation

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has been designated as the platform with the best safety record in the U.S. Air Force in 2013. Detachment 1 of the 69th Reconnaissance Group contributed to that designation as they maintained exceptional vigilance during all Global Hawk aircraft operations, garnering a perfect safety record and a Commander's Flight Safety Award during the 4th quarter of fiscal year 2013. The team increased their mission rate and achieved a tenfold increase in critical secretary of defense directed on-station intelligence collection.

16 Jan 2014