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Icefin Robotic Vehicle Reads the Environment under Antarctica’s Ice Shelves

A team of scientists and engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology assembled the unmanned, underwater vehicle on Antarctica. They deployed (and retrieved) the vehicle through a 12-inch diameter hole through 20 meters of ice and another 500 meters of water to the sea floor.

3 Apr 2015

DroneDeploy Raises $9 Million in Series A Funding

DroneDeploy, a start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for commercial drone operations, announced today that it has raised $9 million in Series A funding led by Emergence Capital, with participation from previous investors SoftTech, DataCollective and Angelpad.

2 Apr 2015

Camber Corporation Creates Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Unmanned Systems Innovation

Camber Corporation announces today the establishment of Unmanned Systems Innovation (USI), LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary. The creation of USI supports Camber's focus on expanding its broad capabilities in the unmanned systems market.

2 Apr 2015

Southern Comfort Begins Beta Rollout of UAV Delivery Service for Caramel Comfort Beverage

Southern Comfort® announces the beta rollout of its new delivery service utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, to deliver its popular line of iconic beverages to thirsty customers in select markets nationwide, beginning with the all-new Caramel Comfort.

2 Apr 2015

DroneDeploy Creates Custom Mobile Application for DJI Phantom 2 Vision(+) Drone

DroneDeploy, a start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for commercial drone operations, today launched its mobile app, providing users with the fastest, easiest push-button solution available to automate drones and receive real-time, reliable, detailed aerial maps and images.

2 Apr 2015

Clearpath Robotics and Christie Collaborate to Create 3D Video Game Using Robots

Clearpath Robotics, a leader in unmanned vehicle robotics, has combined resources with Christie®, one of the most innovative visual technologies companies in the world, to create a three-dimensional video game using robots. The pairing of Clearpath and Christie bridges two technologies, from unrelated fields, to create an interactive experience in a way that has never been done before.

From Clearpath Robotics Inc. 1 Apr 2015

Remotec and AirRobot Enter Distribution Agreement for Small UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation's subsidiary Remotec Inc. and AirRobot US have entered into a distribution agreement for AirRobot's line of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Under the agreement, Remotec is the sole reseller of these products to the first responder and law enforcement market in the United States.

1 Apr 2015

UMD and FIRST to Host 2015 Chesapeake Regional FIRST Robotics Competition

The University of Maryland and FIRST will host the 2015 Chesapeake Regional FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) April 2-4, 2015, at the XFINITY Center on the university's College Park, Md., campus. More than 1,000 high school students from Maryland, around the country, and from three other countries will go head-to-head to secure a spot in the international competition.

1 Apr 2015

Solusia Air Awarded FAA Exemption to Deploy UAS for Wireless and Utility Infrastructure Safety Inspections

Solusia Air, LLC, an affiliate of Solusia Services, LLC, today announced it has been awarded an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to deploy unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to perform asset audits and safety inspections for wireless and utility infrastructure firms. Solusia Air began the application process in 2014, working with JDA Aviation Technology Solutions.

31 Mar 2015

Raytheon to Deliver Ground Segments to Support Global Hawk UAS in South Korea

Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract valued at up to $45.7 million by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems for ground segments in support of four Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems recently purchased by the Republic of Korea.

31 Mar 2015