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WPI Students Build Autonomous Underwater Robot to Protect Caribbean from Lionfish Invasion

Undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Instituteare building an autonomous underwater robot that could help reduce the threat posed by an invasive species of fish that, unchecked by natural predators, threatens the well-being of coral reefs and other marine ecosystems in Coastal U.S. and Caribbean waters, including commercially and recreationally important native fish the region depends on.

23 Aug 2018

Asia’s First Fully Solar-Powered Quadcopter Drone

Aircraft that doesn't need a runway is appealing for commercial & military applications as they need less physical infrastructure & space.

23 Aug 2018

Blue Bear and Cranfield to Create Safe Corridor for Drone Experimentation

Under plans by Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd and Cranfield University, drones will have access to fly in the same airspace as manned aircraft.

13 Aug 2018

Flexible, Soft, Customizable Sampling Device to Collect and Study Deep Sea Organisms

Investigating deep sea organisms necessitates specialized equipment equipped on a remotely operated vehicle.

3 Aug 2018

Police Foundation Proposes Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Maintaining Public Safety

Public safety is a fundamental mission for all law enforcement agencies, using various types of tools; including new and upcoming technologies.

30 Jul 2018

Insect-Wing-Inspired Drone Turns Stiff or Flexible Based on Circumstances

Researchers have developed an origami-like drone that is sufficiently flexible to absorb shocks before returning to its original shape.

27 Jul 2018

Exploring Potential Governance Models for Civil Airspace Regulation

Robotic Skies is the first in a sequence of planned workshops at Oxford University’s Centre for Technology and Global Affairs, and will focus on drones.

9 Jul 2018

Innovative Robot Improves Safety of Rescue Operations

A special kind of robot not only views & navigates in smoke-filled areas but also detects gas leaks & plots maps of areas it has been in.

21 Jun 2018

Quad-Morphing Aerial Robot Quickly Alters Flight Course in Cramped Spaces

For the first time in the world, scientists from the Étienne Jules Marey Institute of Movement Sciences (CNRS/Aix-Marseille Université) have taken cues from birds to develop an aerial robot with the ability to change its profile during flight. It can reorient its arms, which are fitted with propellers that enable it to fly similar to a helicopter, to reduce its wingspan and navigate through cramped spaces.

1 Jun 2018

Sparrow Drone from Percepto Deployed at Enel’s Torrevaldaliga Nord Power Plant

On-site autonomous drone system developer Percepto announced that Enel has finished deploying Percepto’s Sparrow drone system for use at its Torrevaldaliga Nord power plant. Maintenance and operation activities at the site will be supported by this multipurpose drone platform.

23 May 2018