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Maritime UAVs to Become Key Area for Development and Investment

The Royal Navy just spent $45 million on the ScanEagle UAV, which is part of a market set to be worth $8.35 billion by 2018, according to a recent market intelligence report. One thing is clear: the role of UAVs in maritime reconnaissance and surveillance is becoming a key area for development and investment right now.

18 Jul 2013

Robotics and Autonomous Systems Research to Receive £39.4 Million Funding

Three key technologies, identified in the pre-budget statement by The Chancellor of the Exchequer as part of the government’s ‘eight great technologies’ to drive UK growth, are to receive an £85 million investment for capital equipment.

17 Jul 2013

Second Mobile User Objective System Satellite to be Launched Aboard Atlas V Rocket

The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin are ready to launch the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite here on Friday, July 19 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The launch window is between 8:48 a.m. and 9:32 a.m. EDT.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 17 Jul 2013

Student Project on Unmanned Aerial and Ground Vehicles Receives Northrop Grumman Sponsorship

In a partnership with two California State University schools, Northrop Grumman Corporation recently sponsored the second year of a student project that successfully demonstrated the collaboration between unmanned aerial and ground vehicles.

15 Jul 2013

ASU Student Team Wins Second-Place at SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition

Current and future Arizona State University engineering students teamed up for a winning performance earlier this summer in an international robotics contest.

15 Jul 2013

Penn State Autonomous Robot Finishes Second in IEEE Conference’s Micromouse Competition

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s electronics and computer engineering technology major recently entered projects in the IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Conference, bringing home a second-place finish.

15 Jul 2013

Autonomous Robotic Toy Car Forms Basis of Business Startup

A robotic toy car first developed as a class project is now the basis of a business startup by a group of Arizona State University engineering students.

15 Jul 2013

New Report on Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market 2013 - 2018" report to their offering.

15 Jul 2013

USAF Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Program Awarded 2012 Roche Sustainment Excellence Award

The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program was officially awarded the 2012 Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence Award during a ceremony June 7 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

12 Jul 2013

Mars Rover Curiosity Covers 135 Feet in Third Drive

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drove 135 feet (41 meters) on Tuesday, July 9, the third drive of a journey of many months from the "Glenelg" area to Mount Sharp.

12 Jul 2013