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Drones Help Identify Dangerous, Hard-to-Locate Unplugged Oil Wells

The United States has an unlimited number of unplugged oil wells, which pose a major threat to the environment.

23 Feb 2021

Researchers Use Drone-Based Photogrammetry to Estimate Plant Biomass

In the past few decades, remote sensing technology has turned out to be a significant tool for researchers for tracking variations in ice cover, land use, and vegetation worldwide.

15 Feb 2021

Draganfly Advances Field Testing of EagleEye™ Land Mine Detection Solution

Draganfly Inc., an award-winning, industry-leading developer of drone solutions and systems, recently reported that it has achieved progress in the field testing of the EagleEye™ land mine detection solution in collaboration with Windfall Geotek.

12 Feb 2021

Bush Uber But for Blood and Meds: Australia’s First Drone Trial for Life-Saving Medical Supplies for Remote Communities

Custom-made, state-of-the-art medical drones with a flying range of up to 250 km will be developed and trialled for delivery of potentially life-saving medicines in the Northern Territory - Australia’s first ever healthcare drone trail for regional Australia.

10 Feb 2021

2D Camera-Based System for Automated Drone Landing

Initially earmarked for covert military operations, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones have since gained tremendous popularity, which has broadened the scope of their use. In fact, "remote pilot" drones have been largely replaced by "autonomous" drones for applications in various fields.

22 Jan 2021

FLIR Systems Joins the Exciting Sponsor Line-Up at the Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems

In recent news, The U.S. Army's heavy common ground robot has reached full-rate production, less than a year after FLIR Systems won the contract to deliver the system. Under the current order, FLIR is delivering 34 systems, however, if all options are exercised in the contract, the firm could deliver approximately 350 robots.

18 Jan 2021

Ubihere Wins $150,000 Air Force Contract to Develop Autonomous Navigation for UAS Platforms

Ubihere, a technology company that develops real-time location systems (RTLS), on December 3 won a $150,000 contract from the US Air Force to develop autonomous navigation for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and electric vertical takeoff and landing (EVTOL) vehicles.

17 Dec 2020

Autonomous Drone Uses a Live Moth Antenna to Navigate Toward Smells

One huge advantage of drones is that these little robots can go places where people can't, including areas that might be too dangerous, such as unstable structures after a natural disaster or a region with unexploded devices.

9 Dec 2020

Army Researchers Aim to Improve Quadrotor Drone Performance

When an aircraft veers upwards too much, the decrease in lift and increase in drag may cause the vehicle to suddenly plummet. Known as a stall, this phenomenon has prompted many drone manufacturers to err on the side of extreme caution when they plan their vehicles' autonomous flight movements.

9 Dec 2020

Soybean Maturity Date Predicted with High Accuracy Using Drones and AI

Walking rows of soybeans in the mid-summer heat is an exhausting but essential chore in breeding new cultivars. Researchers brave the heat daily during crucial parts of the growing season to look for plants showing desirable traits, such as early pod maturity.

8 Dec 2020