National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, announced today that it has signed a $1.6 million contract with Sandia National Laboratories to continue the development of the Harvester project, a program authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy dedicated to monitoring nuclear emissions in the atmosphere through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also called drones.
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The fifth China Arctic research expedition trip has witnessed the first field test of robotic fish in Polar Regions ever in the history of China.
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The RQ-7 Shadow 200 reconnaissance UAV has launched a weapon for the very first time: Lockheed Martin's Shadow Hawk munition.
The RQ-7 Shadow is manufactured by US firm AAI Corporation. First flown in 1991, it's a well-...
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Scientists from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Tech and The The University of Texas at Dallas have developed a self-powered and pollution-free undersea vehicle based on nanotechnology.
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iRobot has launched the latest version of Seaglider UUV, which can be outfitted with a bigger set of fairings. The latest version supports payloads of higher volumes and weight.
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Liquid Robotics has announced that the Pacific Crossing Challenge (PacX) is now open to all the scientists across the world. As part of the PacX challenge, four wave gliders will be launched during the fall of 2011 from the North California coast.
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The Savannah Ocean Exchange has declared Liquid Robotics as the winner of the Gulfstream Navigator Award for the year 2011. The Gulfstream award is conferred to a solution that has contributed positively towards shaping the future of the coastlines.
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Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder will be showcasing the Tempest unmanned aircraft at the Capitol Hill event which is scheduled on September 7, 2011 in Washington.
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Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry inaugurated the new applied underwater robotics (AUR) laboratory on the 23 August at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
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By Andy Choi
Troubled by invasions from Somali pirates, international scientists are seeking help from Australian and U.S navies for deploying 19 robots in the Indian Ocean for collecting important data pertaining to c...
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