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Researchers Team up for Coordinated Launch of 14 Autonomous Ocean-Monitoring Gliders

Researchers from U.S. and Canadian institutions are teaming up for a coordinated launch of up to 14 autonomous ocean-monitoring gliders. The gliders will collect a unique and extensive set of oceanographic and animal-tracking data along the North American Eastern Seaboard. The mission represents the largest international use of coordinated autonomous sampling vehicles attempted to date.

13 Sep 2013

NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Reaches Panorama Point

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity now has a view of a patch of exposed bedrock scientists selected for a few days of close-up study, the first such study since the rover began its long trek to Mount Sharp two months ago.

11 Sep 2013

Seegrid’s Unmanned Robotic Pallet Trucks Help Increase Operational Efficiency at Cabela

Cabela’s Incorporated, the World's Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, has seen improvement in throughput and saved on operating costs since implementing the use of Seegrid’s unmanned robotic pallet trucks at its Wheeling, W.Va., distribution center in July 2010.

From Seegrid Corporation 11 Sep 2013

Seegrid Highlights Increasing Trend in Leasing Flexible AGVs

John Hayes, Seegrid’s Vice President of US Sales and Marketing highlighted the increasing trend in leasing flexible AGVs. The blog entitled, “Materials Handling Trend: Leasing Flexible Automated Guided Vehicles on the Rise,” was recently posted on Seegrid’s website. ”

From Seegrid Corporation 10 Sep 2013

Contributions to Remote Sensing, LiDAR, 3D City and Surface Modeling win Carl Pulfrich Award 2013

Hexagon, the parent company of Leica Geosystems and Z/I Imaging, is very pleased to announce that the Carl Pulfrich Award 2013 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Nicholas C. Coops, Vancouver, and Prof. Dr. Norbert Haala, Stuttgart.

10 Sep 2013

Northrop Grumman's Portfolio of HALE UAS Achieves 100,000 Flight Hours Milestone

Northrop Grumman Corporation's portfolio of high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have achieved 100,000 flight hours – more than 88 percent of which were logged by the U.S. Air Force Global Hawk. The remaining hours were flown by the NASA Global Hawks, the German EURO HAWK®, and the U.S. Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator and, more recently, Triton UAS.

10 Sep 2013

Science Minister Views Alliance of Strengths in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at Heriot-Watt

A unique £7.2m partnership researching the future of robotics was the focus of a visit by Universities and Science Minister the Rt Hon David Willets MP to Heriot-Watt University.

10 Sep 2013

Seegrid Discusses Current Trends of Flexible Automated Guided Vehicles in the Automotive Sector

Recently John Hayes, Vice President of US Sales and Marketing for Seegrid, was interviewed by Tim Floyd, National Sales Director for Trilogiq USA. Floyd and Hayes talked about the current trends of automated guided vehicle (AGV), or driverless vehicles, in the automotive industry. The Q&A interview can be found on Seegrid’s website and is entitled, “Why Flexible AGVs Make Sense for the Automotive Industry.”

From Seegrid Corporation 7 Sep 2013

Wyle Receives $18.5 million contract for Supporting US Army Unmanned Aircraft

Wyle has been awarded an $18.5 million contract to support U.S. Army unmanned aircraft systems and fixed wing programs including the Gray Eagle, Sky Warrior, Hunter, Shadow, Hawker Beechcraft, Cessna, Gulfstream, Viking Air, de Havilland and all small unmanned aircraft systems.

7 Sep 2013

DARPA Selects Michael Stilman for 2013 Young Faculty Award

Assistant Professor Michael Stilman of the School of Interactive Computing has been selected for a 2013 Young Faculty Award by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA). Stilman was among 25 researchers nationwide selected for more than $12 million in grants for basic research. involving some of the Department of Defense’s most challenging technological hurdles.

7 Sep 2013