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Kespry Selected to Provide Commercial Drone Systems to Support Woolpert's Site Surveying and Mapping Needs

Kespry Inc., which designs automated drone systems for commercial use, today announced that it has been selected by Woolpert to provide commercial drone systems to support the company’s site surveying and mapping needs.

27 Jan 2016

RPVaero Simplifies Drone Authorization Process as FAA Initiates COAs and FAA 333 Exemptions for RPV Use

In December 2015, the FAA initiated specific rules governing the use of unmanned aircraft. Registration for the vast majority of drone types has become mandatory and all use of unmanned aircraft in the commercial or government realm are now required to obtain a special Certificate of Authorization (COA) or a FAA 333 Exemption depending on its use. These applications are complex, lengthy, and time consuming to prepare.

27 Jan 2016

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Scoops and Sieves Sand

NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity is currently inspecting an active sand dune, using some sample-processing moves never before used on Mars.

22 Jan 2016

KAIST Researchers Develop Wall-Climbing Scout Drone to Fight Fires in High-Rises

A team of researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have created a scout drone with the capability to climb walls, in order to fight fires in high-rise buildings, locating the source of the fires as well as finding people trapped inside.

20 Jan 2016

CSAIL Researchers Develop Motion-Planning Algorithms that Allow Drones to Avoid Objects in Real-Time

Getting drones to fly around without hitting things is no small task. Obstacle-detection and motion-planning are two of computer science’s trickiest challenges, because of the complexity involved in creating real-time flight plans that avoid obstacles and handle surprises like wind and weather.

19 Jan 2016

Robotic Submarines Map Vulnerable Deep-Sea Coral Reefs in Southwest England

A fleet of robotic submarines, based at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), head-quartered in in Southampton, have been used to map vulnerable cold-water coral reefs in the deep ocean off southwest England.

19 Jan 2016

Dronecode Project Receives Further Investments to Advance UAVs for Commercial Applications

Dronecode, a nonprofit organization who are developing a common, shared open source platform for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), recently announced a key milestone. The organization have gained investments from 27 new member organizations, and has formed technical working groups in order to advance the Dronecode platform.

14 Jan 2016

FOG-Based Inertial Navigation Systems Released by KVH for Challenging Autonomous and Unmanned Applications

KVH Industries, Inc., has introduced the GEO-FOGTM 3D inertial navigation system (INS). This new product offers roll, pitch, and heading accuracies of .05° for demanding applications in unmanned, autonomous, and manned aerial, ground, marine, and subsurface platforms, such as subsea remotely operated vehicles (ROV) or mining systems.

13 Jan 2016

University of Michigan, Ford Test Autonomous Vehicles in Wintry Conditions

Typical autonomous vehicle sensors are useless on snow-covered roads, but researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford are collaborating on a solution. In Michigan and on U-M's 32-acre Mcity simulated urban environment, they have conducted what they believe are the industry's first tests of autonomous vehicles in wintry conditions.

12 Jan 2016

UD Researchers Study Decline in Penguin Species Using Robots

For hundreds of years, Adélie penguins have been breeding in the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP), which has recently become one of the most rapidly warming areas on Earth.

11 Jan 2016