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EPFL Campus Hosts Fleet of Six Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous shuttles are travelling everyday on the EPFL campus for a real-life trial. The fleet is managed remotely and in real time thanks to the software created by BestMile, a Lausanne based start-up.

25 Apr 2015

Exelis Introduces Airspace Situational Awareness Tool for UAS Operations in the US

Exelis has launched its first airspace situational awareness tool designed specifically for unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations in the US. Symphony®RangeVue™ puts real-time Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) surveillance data, flexible background maps and weather information in the hands of UAS operators and test range personnel.

25 Apr 2015

ADM Crop Risk Services Receives FAA Approval to Operate UAVs to Expedite Claims Processing

ADM Crop Risk Services (ADM CRS) announced today that it has received regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to expedite and improve claims processing, an industry-first addition to its cutting-edge suite of claims technologies.

23 Apr 2015

IGEM Awards ISU $179,000 Grant to Improve Agricultural Field Productivity Using Unmanned Aircraft Sensors

Idaho State University received a $179,000 grant from the state’s Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) to pursue a project with the J.R. Simplot Company to use unmanned aircraft sensors (UAS) to improve agricultural field productivity and grower profitability.

23 Apr 2015

Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS with Pratt & Whitney Engine Successfully Performs Autonomous Aerial Refueling Flight Test

Naval Air Systems Command -- The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) has successfully performed an autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) flight test off the coast of Maryland and Virginia powered by Pratt & Whitney's F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system. This test event marks the first time an unmanned aircraft has demonstrated mid-air refueling using the Navy's probe-and-drogue refueling method, and completes the final objectives of the UCAS demonstration program. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp.

23 Apr 2015

Remote-Control Experiments in Robotic Biology Cloud Lab

In the 1950s computers were giant machines that filled buildings and served a variety of arcane functions. Today they fit into our pockets or backpacks, and help us work, communicate and play.

23 Apr 2015

Expert Panel at sUSB Expo to Discuss Commercial Applications of Drones

Small Unmanned Systems Business (sUSB) Expo, San Francisco, CA---Drones are clearly capturing the attention of consumers as well as a variety of large commercial markets, and the sUSB Expo will highlight a number of thought leaders and experts in the burgeoning drone industry, April 29 through May 1, 2015 at San Francisco's Golden Gate Club in the Presidio. To register for $200, please visit sUSB Expo's website.

22 Apr 2015

Mouser Electronics Repeats Key Sponsorship of 2015 FIRST® Championship

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that once again it will be a key sponsor of the 2015 FIRST® Championship, set for this week April 22-25 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

21 Apr 2015

U.S. Navy Receives Ship Hull Inspection Systems from Bluefin Robotics under EOD HULS Program

Bluefin Robotics has successfully delivered new vehicles to the United States Navy that will increase the Navy's capability to remotely search and investigate ship hulls, harbor sea floors, and other underwater infrastructure for limpet mines, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other objects of interest.

21 Apr 2015

WSU and Kansas State Conduct Radiated Susceptibility Testing on Unmanned Aerial Systems

Two Kansas universities are working together with the FAA to minimize the risk associated with the operation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating in the National Airspace System.

21 Apr 2015