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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

Drones Spy on Hippos to Help Conservation Efforts

A new UNSW study has shown that using a drone to film hippos in Africa is an effective, affordable tool for conservationists to monitor the threatened species’ population from a safe distance, particularly in remote and aquatic areas.

11 Dec 2019

Effective Method to Use Underwater Robotic Glider to Measure Ocean Noise

Ocean noise has been gaining more and more global attention. Scientists from Oregon State University and NOAA have devised an effective technique to employ an underwater robotic glider to measure sound levels across wider areas of the ocean.

22 Nov 2019

New Technique Allows Direct Testing of UAV with Autopilot Software

An international team of researchers has contributed research efforts to make unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) smarter.

7 Nov 2019

New Platform Developed for Scalable Testing of Safety in Autonomous Vehicles

Manufacturers competing to build autonomous vehicles (AVs) have occasionally overlooked the safety feature, which has been indicated by a few headline-making accidents.

25 Oct 2019

Olis Robotics Selected by Maxar to Provide New Levels of Precision Control for Lunar Lander Robotic Arm

Olis Robotics, a leader in next-generation AI-driven software for remote robotics in dynamic environments in subsea, terrestrial, and space applications, today announced that it has been selected by Maxar Technologies, a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, to provide robotic operator planning software for Maxar’s Sample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering, and Probing of Lunar Regolith (SAMPLR) robotic arm.

24 Oct 2019

Swarm of Miniature Drones Successful in Exploring Unfamiliar Settings

Scientists have developed a swarm of miniature drones that can investigate unfamiliar environments totally by themselves. This study, published in the October 23rd issue of the Science Robotics, forms a major step in the domain of swarm robotics.

24 Oct 2019

Researchers Develop Autonomous Drone-Based Aerial Cinematography System

Commercial drone products are mainly designed to tackle certain automated tasks. They, however, do not include artistic filming. A team guided by Carnegie Mellon University scientists has suggested a comprehensive system for aerial cinematography that studies humans' visual preferences.

16 Oct 2019

Multimillion-Pound Robotics Hub Unveils Latest Research for the Inspection, Maintenance and Decommissioning of Offshore Energy Infrastructure

A consortium of five universities, working with 35 industrial and innovation partners, has unveiled the latest results from its multimillion-pound research collaboration.

16 Oct 2019