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Professors and Student Provide STEM Expertise at FIRST World Robotics Championship

A High Point University graduate student and two professors provided their expertise in educational technology and teaching STEM at the FIRST World Robotics Championship conferences on April 22-25 in St. Louis.

12 May 2015

AUVSI's Unmanned 2015 Conference: Ohio Demonstrates Strong UAS Delegation

Through a well-rounded UAS delegation representing private industry, government, and academia, Ohio had a strong showing at AUVSI's Unmanned 2015 conference last week in Atlanta. These representatives of Ohio's UAS industry met with over 200 hundred people from companies both domestic and abroad from all points along the UAS ecosystem.

12 May 2015

FAA Selects Indiana State as Part of Alliance to Develop Rules to Regulate Commercial Unmanned Flights

Indiana State University is part of a team the Federal Aviation Administration has selected to help develop rules regulating commercial unmanned flights.

12 May 2015

University of Alabama in Huntsville Selected to Participate in New FAA UAS Center of Excellence

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is part of a team selected to conduct research as part of the new FAA Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Center of Excellence.

11 May 2015

NMSU’s UAS FTC Extends Relationship with the FAA into a Second Decade

The Federal Aviation Administration has transitioned its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, in place since 2007, with New Mexico State University’s Physical Science Laboratory, to an Other Transaction Agreement for the operation of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center.

11 May 2015

K-State Salina Experts Share Comments on FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Initiatives

The Federal Aviation Administration announced two new unmanned aircraft systems initiatives on Wednesday, May 6, at the Unmanned Systems 2015 conference in Atlanta.

11 May 2015

Gumstix Releases Update to AeroCore Series of MAV Electronics

Gumstix, Inc. today announced the latest update to its AeroCore series of MAV electronics, providing all the intelligence needed to build the next generation of microaerial vehicles. Comprising a full suite of hardware and software development tools, the AeroCore 2 is available in variants compatible with DuoVero or with Overo computersonmodule (COMs).

8 May 2015

Global Robotics Technology Market Forecast to Grow at 10.11% CAGR During 2014 - 2020

According to a new report by Allied Market Research entitled, "Global Robotics Technology Market- Size, Industry Analysis, Trends, Opportunities, Growth and Forecast, 2013-2020", the global robotics technology market is expected to reach $82.7 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 10.11% during 2014 - 2020.

8 May 2015

MIT Develops Autonomous Mission-Planning System for Underwater Robots

For the last decade, scientists have deployed increasingly capable underwater robots to map and monitor pockets of the ocean to track the health of fisheries, and survey marine habitats and species. In general, such robots are effective at carrying out low-level tasks, specifically assigned to them by human engineers — a tedious and time-consuming process for the engineers.

8 May 2015

Trimble Partners with MULTIROTOR Service-Drone to Expand UAS Portfolio

Trimble announced today that it is partnering with leading unmanned aircraft system (UAS) manufacturer MULTIROTOR service-drone, GmbH. The collaboration will allow Trimble to expand its existing UAS portfolio to provide its customers with additional solutions to choose from based on their aerial imaging project needs.

8 May 2015