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Gliding-Robot-ACE Fish Helps Sample Harmful Algal Blooms

Xiaobo Tan is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and one of the driving forces behind “Grace,” a robotic fish that swims lakes and streams gathering data such as water temperature and quality.

29 Jul 2013

FAA Approves Puma’s Hand-Launched Unmanned Aircraft System for Commercial Missions

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced that on July 19, 2013 it received a “Restricted Category” rating for its Puma AE™ small unmanned aircraft system from the Federal Aviation Administration. The first-of-its-kind certificate permits operators to fly Puma for commercial missions, such as oil spill monitoring and ocean surveys, in the North Slope region of the Arctic.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 29 Jul 2013

Northrop Grumman Sponsors Dickson College Students for UAV Outback Challenge 2013

Northrop Grumman Corporation is sponsoring a team of high school students from Dickson College who are competing in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Outback Challenge 2013, aimed at promoting UAVs and demonstrating their utility in civilian applications.

26 Jul 2013

Adaptive Morphology for Flying Robot

At the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems we are developing a novel flying platform which has the ability to move on the ground by using its wings only. Using the wings as whegs to move on rough terrains instead of adding an additional structure to the robot allows to minimize its structural mass.

26 Jul 2013

NASA Deploys MATLAB and Simulink for SPHERES Project on International Space Station

MathWorks today announced that MATLAB and Simulink have been deployed to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) project.

25 Jul 2013

Team Demonstrates MOOS-IvP Payload Autonomy on Bluefin AUVs

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), and the Laboratory of Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems (LAMSS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that the team has demonstrated the MOOS-IvP Payload Autonomy, or Backseat Driver, concept running on a field exchangeable GumstixTM computer on two Bluefin AUVs, a Bluefin-9 and Bluefin-21.

25 Jul 2013

NASA's Reconnaissance Orbiter Beams Image of Curiosity Mars Rover

An image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter released today shows NASA's Curiosity Mars rover and the wheel tracks from its landing site to the "Glenelg" area where the rover worked for the first half of 2013.

25 Jul 2013

Robots and Autonomous Mobile Solutions Provider, Adept, Celebrates 30 Years

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, today announced it has reached its 30th year in business.

24 Jul 2013

ITT Exelis to Maintain NASA Deep Space Network Complex Controlling Fleet of Robotic Spacecraft

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has selected ITT Exelis Information Systems, Herndon, Va., to operate and maintain the NASA Deep Space Network complex in Goldstone, Calif.; the network's Deep Space Operations Center at JPL; and a facility in Monrovia, Calif., that provides numerous support functions and coordinates among the three Deep Space Network complexes around the world.

24 Jul 2013

Astronaut in Space to Control NASA's K10 Planetary Rover at Ames Research Center

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station will control NASA's K10 planetary rover at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., from 8-11 a.m. PDT Friday, July 26, and media are invited to watch.

24 Jul 2013