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senseFly’s Ultralight Drones Help Model the Matterhorn in 3D

Two EPFL spin-offs, senseFly and Pix4D (IC), have modeled the Matterhorn in 3D, at a level of detail never before achieved. It took senseFly’s ultralight drones just six hours to snap the high altitude photographs that were needed to build the model.

5 Nov 2013

Festo Introduces Autonomous Jellyfishes with Improved Communications Technology and Condition Monitoring

Festo presented the AquaJellies for the first time at the Hanover Fair in 2008. Now, Festo presents the AquaJellies 2.0 with improved communications technology and condition monitoring of the individual jellyfish on a smartphone.

From Festo Corporation 4 Nov 2013

First Flight of Next-Generation MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes Successfully

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully completed the first flight of the next-generation MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif.

4 Nov 2013

Flying Robot Bumps Into and Ricochets off Obstacles

Gimball bumps into and ricochets off of obstacles, rather than avoiding them. This 34 centimeter in diameter spherical flying robot buzzes around the most unpredictable, chaotic environments, without the need for fragile detection sensors. This resiliency to injury, inspired by insects, is what sets it apart from other flying robots.

31 Oct 2013

NRL’s Reliant Heavyweight UUV Completes 100 Hour Long-Endurance Mission from Boston to New York

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), announced that the company, in support of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has successfully completed a long-endurance UUV mission from Boston to New York totaling over 100 hours with NRL’s Reliant “Heavyweight” UUV.

31 Oct 2013

Frost & Sullivan to Organize Complimentary Web Conference on Autonomous Vehicles

Autopilot mode and unmanned vehicles have made their footprint in the aerospace and defence industries and inspired the automotive industry to follow suit. OEMs in the automotive space are busy trying to incorporate ways to automate urban and highway commuting.

31 Oct 2013

Global UAV Market Expected to Grow at 3.17% CAGR over the Period 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

31 Oct 2013

AutoCopter’s UAV Precision Agriculture Solution Collects Multi-Spectral Data and Creates Variable-Rate Prescriptions

Growers and Crop Consultants make decisions in the field using real-time information. The AutoCopter™ G15 Ag Solution now provides the ability to collect multi-spectral data using our patent-pending software and create Variable-rate Prescriptions within minutes from landing in the field.

30 Oct 2013

NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Completes First Two-Day Autonomous Drive

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completed its first two-day autonomous drive Monday, bringing the mobile laboratory to a good vantage point for pictures useful in selecting the next target the rover will reach out and touch.

30 Oct 2013

UAS Manufacturer AeroVironment Signs Cooperative Agreement with Eurocopter

AeroVironment, Inc., the world's highest volume manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and Eurocopter, the leading global helicopter manufacturer, today announced at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting that they have signed a cooperative agreement to explore opportunities for expanding their respective military and commercial product portfolios.

25 Oct 2013