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Reef Fish Inspires Robotic Fin-Based Low-Speed Propulsion System for AUVs

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have taken inspiration from nature -- from fish, in particular -- to design and develop novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for near-shore and littoral zone missions.

30 Jan 2015

Valmie to Acquire UAV Technology Startup, Vertitek

Valmie Resources Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vertitek Technologies, a privately-held technology frontrunner in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sector. With this acquisition, Valmie obtains rights to Vertitek’s entire portfolio of investigational next-generation UAV designs and autonomous flight controllers. The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks, subject to the customary closing conditions.

30 Jan 2015

Students to Test Robots Against Each Other in MSU College of Engineering First Robotics Championship

Students from Montana, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming will test their robots against each other on Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31, in the annual Montana State University College of Engineering First Robotics championship.

29 Jan 2015

Fusion Joins Virginia Tech and News Media Coalition to Test Small UAS

The coalition of news media partnering with Virginia Tech to test small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is pleased to announce that Fusion has joined its ranks.

29 Jan 2015

UBC Students to Showcase Engineering Talents in Driverless Robotic Vehicle Competition

UBC students will showcase their engineering design talents in a robotic vehicle competition on Wednesday, January 28. Driverless, remotely controlled vehicles not much larger than a cereal box will navigate the playfield in search of magnetic devices representing buried unexploded bombs and land mines.

28 Jan 2015

UAVs are the Newest Instruments in Precision Agriculture

Comparing an unmanned aerial vehicle to a magnetic resonance imaging machine may seem odd, but that is how the director of the Mississippi State University Geosystems Research Institute sees it.

28 Jan 2015

Leidos Prototype Maritime Autonomy System for DARPA's ACTUV Completes First Self-Guided Voyage

Leidos, a national security, health, and engineering solutions company, announced today that its prototype maritime autonomy system for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program recently completed its first self-guided voyage between Gulfport and Pascagoula, Mississippi.

27 Jan 2015