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Olis Robotics Selected to Explore Use of Robots in Low-Earth Orbit Commercial Habitats

Olis Robotics, a leader in next-generation remote robotics software, announced its selection today as a participating partner with NanoRacks to study and report on the viability of low-Earth orbit commercial habitats known as Outposts, which includes utilizing robotics to repurpose and outfit discarded in-space structures like the upper stages of spent rockets.

3 Oct 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

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

World-Leading Expert Says the UK Can Pioneer Space-Focused Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technology

A renowned expert in robotics & space-focused AI has outlined a vision for how the UK can be at the forefront of space AI & robotics technology.

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

MIT Engineers Build Albatross-Like Autonomous Glider

A team of MIT engineers have built a robotic glider that can skim along the surface of the water, riding the wind like an albatross and simultaneously surfing the waves like a sailboat.

23 May 2018

Artificial Intelligence Helps in Studying Habitability of Exoplanets

A study indicates that AI has now given hopes to researchers in investigating the habitability of planets. Their study relates to the so-called “Tatooines” and involves the use of machine learning methods to calculate the likelihood of such planets in surviving in stable orbits.

25 Apr 2018

Predicting Probability of Life on Other Planets with Artificial Intelligence

According to a new study performed by researchers, advances in artificial intelligence may help people to predict the likelihood of life on other planets.

4 Apr 2018