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UK Advanced Drone System Wins New Government Funding to Protect Workers in the Construction Industry During Covid and Beyond

Advance drone system sees.ai, leading a consortium of eight partners that includes global leader Skanska, has won a share of £30 million from the Future Flight Challenge, a proportion of which has been allocated to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

10 Nov 2020

SOR Autonomous Security Drone Collaboration

Strategic Elements Ltd subsidiary Stealth Technologies has signed an agreement to collaborate with leading US based Autonomous Drone technology Company, Planck AeroSystems. The Companies will work to enable dro...

From Strategic Elements 5 Nov 2020

Drones Could Help Monitor Environmental and Ecological Changes in Forests

Sensors for forest monitoring are already used to track changes in temperature, humidity and light, as well as the movements of animals and insects through their habitat. They also help to detect and monitor forest fires and can provide valuable data on how climate change and other human activities are impacting the natural world.

4 Nov 2020

Multimillion-Pound Research Project Announced to Explore Trust in Autonomous Systems

A distinguished academic consortium dedicated to researching trust in autonomous systems has been announced. Led by Heriot-Watt University, home to the National Robotarium, the £3 million project brings together expertise in robotics, cognitive science and psychology with colleagues from Imperial College London and the University of Manchester.

3 Nov 2020

NAU Researcher Working to Make Drones Smarter and More Autonomous

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have opened the door for an unprecedented number of uses for unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs). Groups of drones now can work together in networks for purposes such as traffic control, smart agriculture, surveillance and security systems, law enforcement, public safety and much more.

2 Nov 2020