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Underwater Robots Map Ocean Parameters for Hurricane Tracking

For the third consecutive year, the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) has collaborated with research groups from Florida, Mississippi, and Texas to monitor and share data from a “glider picket line” in the Gulf.

27 Aug 2020

New Algorithm Teaches Autonomous Ground Vehicle to Improve Navigation

A team of researchers, from the Army Research Laboratory of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and also from The University of Texas at Austin, has created a new algorithm that enables a self-driving ground vehicle to enhance its prevalent navigation systems by observing the way a human drives a vehicle.

13 Aug 2020

AI Algorithms to Enable Autonomous Drones to Perform More Sophisticated Missions

Fatemeh Afghah, an associate professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University, has received a $550,000 grant through the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program, one of the foundation's most prestigious awards.

28 Jul 2020

Drone Prototype Mimics the Maneuvers of World’s Fastest Bird

Swift is one of the world’s fastest birds. Now, an international group of aerospace engineers is developing a drone prototype that imitates the aerobatic maneuvers of this bird in the new example of biologically-inspired flight.

23 Jul 2020

Tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles can Improve Cellular Phone and Internet Networks

The use of tethered unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) has been modeled as a powerful new tool for improving cellular phone and internet networks. When employed as flying base stations with a cable connection, multirotor drones promise to quickly ramp up coverage, increase the efficiency of urban networks and provide much needed access in remote rural areas.

16 Jul 2020

Artificial Intelligence and Drones can Help Conserve Farmland Bird Species

Mechanical operations, like sowing and plowing, inadvertently destroy a huge number of ground-nests of farmland birds every spring.

15 Jul 2020

New Method can Enable Effective and Accurate Training of Tracking Systems

For safety's sake, a self-driving car must accurately track the movement of pedestrians, bicycles and other vehicles around it.

17 Jun 2020

ANRA-Led Consortia Receive Approvals to Operate Drones for BVLOS Operations

ANRA Technologies, a leading provider of end-to-end drone operations and traffic management solutions, today announced that the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted exemptions to two consortia led by ANRA Technologies to operate drones for BVLOS operations in the country.

12 Jun 2020

Trial Sees Uninhabited Aerial System Operated from a C-130J

A first-of-its kind trial to remotely pilot a small Uninhabited Aerial System (UAS) from the back of a C-130J has taken air-land integration to new heights. This collaboration between Plan Jericho, 3SECFOR, 37 Squadron and Army has the potential to open up a range of capability options for the joint force.

11 Jun 2020

New Unmanned, Mobile Platform to Recharge Air and Underwater Drones

Young engineers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) are working on inventing the wing-in-ground-effect vehicle supported by the AI system.

11 Jun 2020