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Saab Presents Innovative Remotely Operated Vehicle at Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition

Defense and security company Saab presented its remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Sea Wasp, at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland. Sea Wasp, which relocates, identifies and neutralizes underwater improvised explosive devices (IEDs), is designed to combat below-the-surface terrorism.

17 May 2016

Autonomous Robots Battle it Out to Win MIT Contest

A revolution was taking place at MIT on Thursday evening. The battleground was set, the targets were marked, the munitions were stocked, but the soldiers here were none other than robots.

9 May 2016

Bee Model Developed by University of Sheffield Could Help Advance Autonomous Robots

A computer model has been created by University of Sheffield scientists to study how bees are able to fly without hitting walls. This knowledge will be helpful to develop autonomous robots.

6 May 2016

EMILY Robots to be Displayed in Action during 2016 Naval STEM Expo and Sea-Air-Space Exposition

She’s tough—capable of punching through 30-foot waves and riptides or smashing into rocks and reefs. But she’s also tender, providing hope to those in peril.

6 May 2016

Insect-Inspired Robots, Drones and Bionics to be Exhibited in Robot Zone at Imperial Festival

Insect-inspired robots, drones that go where no humans can and eye-controlled wheelchairs are just some of the exhibits in the Robot Zone.

6 May 2016

Understanding of Bats' Flying Technique Could Lead to Future Development of Better Drones

Long-eared bats are assisted in flight by their ears and body, according to a study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The recent findings improve researchers' understanding of the bats' flying technique and could be significant for the future development of drones, among other things.

5 May 2016

Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft Successfully Tested in Nevada

For the first time in aviation history, a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft has successfully tested a cloud-seeding payload during an experimental flight in Nevada.

5 May 2016

QGC Deploys Insitu Pacific ScanEagle RPAS to Inspect Gas Wells, Pipelines and Processing Facilities

Insitu Pacific today announced that after 18 months of successful trials, natural gas company Queensland Gas Company (QGC), a Shell-owned business, is introducing the ScanEagle Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to inspect gas wells, pipelines and processing facilities.

4 May 2016

AeroVironment Partners with SmartC2 to Support NASA’s Unmanned Traffic Management Research Platform

NASA, AeroVironment and SmartC2 Team for Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management Flight Demonstration

4 May 2016

Raytheon Increases Deliveries of Small UAS Platforms to Meet Growing Warfighter Demand

Responding to growing warfighter demand, Raytheon Company has increased deliveries of its small unmanned aircraft systems. The company has also formed a new UAS directorate within the Advanced Missile Systems product line in Tucson, Arizona, that combines expertise in small UAS airframe and integration, with mission payload, command and control, and technology from across the company.

4 May 2016

Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) News

Saab Presents Innovative Remotely Operated Vehicle at Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition

Autonomous Robots Battle it Out to Win MIT Contest

Bee Model Developed by University of Sheffield Could Help Advance Autonomous Robots

EMILY Robots to be Displayed in Action during 2016 Naval STEM Expo and Sea-Air-Space Exposition

Insect-Inspired Robots, Drones and Bionics to be Exhibited in Robot Zone at Imperial Festival

Understanding of Bats' Flying Technique Could Lead to Future Development of Better Drones

Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft Successfully Tested in Nevada

QGC Deploys Insitu Pacific ScanEagle RPAS to Inspect Gas Wells, Pipelines and Processing Facilities

AeroVironment Partners with SmartC2 to Support NASA’s Unmanned Traffic Management Research Platform

Raytheon Increases Deliveries of Small UAS Platforms to Meet Growing Warfighter Demand

What This Drone Detected Over Greenland Has Climate Scientists Rethinking Everything

NASA’s Perseverance Captures Rare Dust Devil Collision on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Rover is Testing Spacesuit Materials on Mars

AI Helps Scientists Detect Avocado Oil Adulteration—No Prior Data Needed

RoboBee Achieves Controlled Landing with New Leg Design and Controller

Why Are There Robots in Space?

An Introduction to Actuators

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