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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity to Surpass Marathon Race Distance

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is nearing a location on Mars at which its driving distance will surpass the length of a marathon race.

11 Feb 2015

New Report on the Future of Mobile Robots

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of Mobile Robots " report to their offering.

11 Feb 2015

SOLIDWORKS Industrial Design Enables Design of Complex 3D Shapes for Future Drones

Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Parrot, developer and marketer of advanced technology wireless products for consumers and professionals, has used its SOLIDWORKS Industrial Design application to successfully design complex 3D shapes for a future line of drones.

11 Feb 2015

Winners of First 'UAE Drones for Good Award' Announced

The winners of the first 'UAE Drones for Good Award', the largest award of its kind in the world, were announced today in the presence of His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE ministers and international dignitaries.

9 Feb 2015

New Plan to Study How Reporters Could Use Unmanned Aircraft for Gathering News

Leaders with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech have outlined a research plan to study how reporters could use unmanned aircraft to gather news.

9 Feb 2015

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Performs Low-Percussion Drilling

The second bite of a Martian mountain taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover hints at long-ago effects of water that was more acidic than any evidenced in the rover's first taste of Mount Sharp, a layered rock record of ancient Martian environments.

6 Feb 2015

Deformable Octopus-Like Robot Zooms Through Water with Ultra-Fast Propulsion

Scientists have developed an octopus-like robot, which can zoom through water with ultra-fast propulsion and acceleration never before seen in man-made underwater vehicles.

6 Feb 2015

Northrop Grumman to Begin Production of RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS for Republic of Korea

Northrop Grumman Corporation will begin production of four RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Republic of Korea's Air Force. The systems will provide valuable wide-area intelligence gathering capabilities to military commanders so they can make more informed decisions.

3 Feb 2015

Strategic Acquisition Enables Huntington Ingalls Industries to Compete in Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Market

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that it has acquired the Engineering Solutions Division of The Columbia Group, a leading designer and builder of unmanned underwater vehicles for domestic and international customers. The value of the transaction is not being disclosed.

31 Jan 2015