Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) News

RSS

New Software Enables Drones to Autonomously Detect and Follow Forest Paths

Researchers at the University of Zurich, the Università della Svizzera italiana, and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland have developed software enabling drones to autonomously detect and follow forest paths. With the new drones, missing persons can be found and rescued quickly in forests and mountain areas.

12 Feb 2016

AFCEA WEST Conference to Feature CACI’s Solutions to Address UAS Threats and Secure Mobile Communications

CACI International Inc will showcase solutions for addressing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) threats and securing smartphones and wireless communications at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) WEST 2016 Conference and Exposition on February 17-19 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Ca.

12 Feb 2016

Bristow Invests $4.2 Million in Sky-Futures and Enters UAV Services Business

Bristow Group Inc. and Sky-Futures today announced that Bristow has invested $4.2 million in Sky-Futures, the leading provider of drone inspection data services for the oil and gas industry. This investment gives Bristow immediate entry to the fast-growing UAV services business and bolsters Bristow's offerings to include drone inspection services.

10 Feb 2016

NASA Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Studies Complex El Nino Weather Patterns

The NASA Global Hawk unmanned aircraft will carry out a number of assignments to gather thorough data over the Pacific Ocean from El Nino weather patterns. These complex weather patterns are the result of the differences between ocean temperatures all over the equator.

8 Feb 2016

Kettering Robotics Needs More Participants to Compete in More Off Campus Competitions

Approximately a quarter of Kettering University's students participated in high school robotics programs, either through FIRST Robotics or VEX. But that participation doesn't have to end when students reach the college level.

8 Feb 2016

NDIA to Hold 2016 Ground Robotics Capability Conference and Exhibition in March

The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) announces it will hold its annual Ground Robotics Capability Conference and Exhibition at The Waterford in Springfield, VA from March 2-3, 2016.

4 Feb 2016

AeroVironment's RQ-20A Puma AE UAS to Help Coast Guard's Polar Star Conduct Ice-Breaking Operations

In a development that takes the life-saving capabilities of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to one of the most remote and unforgiving regions on earth, AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it and a team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been contracted to provide the U.S. Coast Guard ice breaker Polar Star with a RQ-20A Puma™ AE unmanned aircraft system and a flight crew for the annual joint "Operation Deep Freeze," the military component of the larger, civilian-managed U.S. Antarctic Program to re-supply the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station. The Operation Deep Freeze joint team departed Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, on December 30, 2015 and reached McMurdo Station on January 18, 2016.

3 Feb 2016

Fraunhofer Researchers Design Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Seabed Exploration

Autonomous underwater vehicles are essential for tasks such as exploring the seabed in search of oil or minerals. Fraunhofer researchers have designed the first robust, lightweight and powerful vehicle intended for series production.

2 Feb 2016

Intelligent Energy Sign LOI to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Drones

CES showstopper Intelligent Energy has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a major drone manufacturer to develop hydrogen fuel cell powered drones. The deal will see the two companies work together in the first quarter of 2016 to develop technological solutions to increase drone flight time. The goal is for the deal to lead to a formal commercial arrangement for the solutions’ rollout.

29 Jan 2016