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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

Leddar Technology takes off in The Drone Market: New Sensing Offering gets Strong Response from UAV Manufacturers

LeddarTech is pleased to announce that its patented Leddar technology has been selected and deployed for use in drone navigation applications, answering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) manufacturers’ need to provide precise detection and ranging with an optimized cost-performance ratio.

7 Jan 2016

Karmel Introduces JMS GHOST Sentry USV at Hi-Tech Defense Industry Fair

Karmel Technologies introduced the Juliet Marine, (JMS), GHOST vessel and technology to the Korean defense industry at the Hi-Tech Defense Industry Fair in Daejeon, South Korea December 1-4.

7 Jan 2016

CONNECT Honors Global Hawk UAS with Prestigious Award

CONNECT, an innovation company accelerator in San Diego, awarded its highest honor for a technology or product developed in San Diego to the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS), manufactured by Northrop Grumman Corporation.

7 Jan 2016

CES 2016: Spin Master to Showcase Air Hogs Technology and New Meccano Robots

Spin Master Corp., a leading global children's entertainment company, returns to CES, introducing additions to its popular Meccano line and launching a new user experience to the Air Hogs franchise.

7 Jan 2016

Northrop Grumman Awarded Third Phase of Tern Unmanned Systems Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research have awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation the third phase of the Tern unmanned systems program. Phase three plans to include final design, fabrication and a full-scale, at-sea demonstration of the system.

7 Jan 2016