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Blue White Robotics Establishes Command and Control Center in CNY

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the autonomous vehicle company Blue White Robotics is establishing a Command and Control center at the Tech Garden in Downtown Syracuse.

7 Oct 2020

New Interface Allows Users to Direct Drones Through Hand Gestures

Scientists from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have designed and developed a new interface that enables users to guide a small drone to light-paint patterns or letters via hand gestures.

24 Sep 2020

New Lightweight Polymer Panels can Help Drones to Change Color on Demand

In conjunction with Australia's Department of Defence, University of South Australia material scientists have developed a range of lightweight panels that can change colour on demand, allowing drones to match their appearance to the background colours of the sky.

7 Sep 2020

Lightweight Polymer Panels Allow Drones to Match the Colors of the Sky

In the late 18th century, the French had a great idea of utilizing hydrogen balloons for military surveillance, and since then, aviation capability has played a crucial role in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations.

4 Sep 2020

Study Reveals How Wintering Waterbirds can be Scared into Flight by Drones

Wintering waterbirds like ducks, swans, geese, and wading birds can easily be startled into flight by drones, reveals a research recently published in Bird Study. The research was carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in Scotland.

2 Sep 2020

Miniature Antenna Enables Robust Networking among Mobile Robots in Complex Environments

A new, miniature, low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots in complex environments.

2 Sep 2020

New AI System Helps Detect Damage Caused to Buildings by Hurricanes

Soon after Hurricane Laura ravaged the Gulf Coast on August 20th, 2020, individuals started to fly drones to capture the damage and even posted videos on social media.

31 Aug 2020

Using AI and Drone Technology to Transform Pipeline Monitoring

Often compared to the advent of electricity which transformed industries in the 1800's, AI is already transforming society and create huge economic value

13 Aug 2020

Swarming Method Helps Unmanned Vehicles Accomplish Various Missions

A reinforcement learning method developed by U.S. Army researchers will enable hordes of remotely operated ground and aerial vehicles to optimally achieve numerous missions while reducing uncertainties related to performance.

11 Aug 2020

ORNL-Developed Communication System Allows Users to Remotely Operate Drones

Horizon31, LLC, of Knoxville, Tenn., has exclusively licensed a novel communication system that allows users to reliably operate unmanned vehicles such as drones from anywhere in the world using only an internet connection.

7 Aug 2020