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Drones can Help Image Most Dangerous and Active Volcanoes

Scientists have presented the outcomes of a range of repeated survey flights with thermal and optical imaging cameras at the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala.

26 May 2020

One Small Step for BladeBUG, One Giant Leap for the Wind Industry

Walking test success for novel inspect-and-repair robot as team announce integration into the ambitious MIMRee system for autonomous operations at offshore wind farms.

28 Apr 2020

Optimizing Underwater ROVs to Collect More Scientific Data

An Australian-led study has shown that robots could be tuned to collect additional scientific information, optimizing the capabilities of environmental and resource management.

16 Apr 2020

Open Drone Database to Design Detection Techniques

Scientists from Aalto University (Finland), New York University (USA), and UCLouvain (Belgium) have collected comprehensive radar measurement data, with the intention to enhance the identification and detection of drones.

19 Mar 2020

Drones Use Sound Waves to Locate Walls and Flat Surfaces

All that is required to ascertain the position of walls and similar flat surfaces inside a room are a drone, a loudspeaker, and four microphones.

9 Mar 2020

AI Takes Over Human-Controlled Drones that Scan and Measure Terrain

Drone pilots are predicted to become unnecessary in the days to come. Aarhus University conducted a new study that has enabled artificial intelligence to take over the drones to scan and measure terrain.

6 Mar 2020

Global Underwater Robotics Market Expected to Grow at a CAGR of 15.1% During 2018-2025

As per the report published by Fior Markets, the global underwater robotics market is expected to grow from USD 2.30 Billion in 2017 to USD 7.08 Billion by 2025 at a CAGR of 15.1% during the forecast period 2018-2025.

28 Feb 2020

U.S. Army Convoys Could be Made Safer by Autonomous Vehicle Technology

New research performed at the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, shows that it is possible to make U.S. Army convoys safer for soldiers by applying autonomous vehicle technology to minimize the number of service members required to run the vehicles.

13 Feb 2020

SkyDrive Launches Test Flights of First-ever Cargo Drone that will Boost Productivity in Hard-to-Reach Places

SkyDrive Inc., a leading flying-car developer, has successfully launched test flights of a cargo drone which could revolutionize the way heavy goods are transported and speed up the movement of equipment in remote locations.

From SkyDrive Inc. 20 Dec 2019

IDTechEx Asks: How Close Are We to Autonomous Cars?

In the past decade, progress continues in the development and deployment of autonomous driving technologies, as we see market leaders like Google’s Waymo have achieved the milestones in on-road testing of their self-driving fleets, and companies like Tesla announced ambitious plans to commercialise robotaxi services in geo-fenced areas by 2020.

17 Dec 2019