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NSF’s $1.5 Million Grant for Creation of Gas-Sensing Drones by Rice U. Engineers

Researchers are creating a fleet of autonomous aerial drones that coordinate with each other to detect, track, and model the environment.

29 Aug 2018

Bio-Inspired Algorithms and Machine Learning Used to Develop Fault-Tolerant Robotic Swarms

As part of an innovative project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), scientists from Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) at the University of Southampton will use machine learning and bio-inspired algorithms to create fault-tolerant robotic swarms.

26 Feb 2018

Innovative Floating Robots to Gain Knowledge of Blooming of Phytoplankton in Oceans

The ERC remOcean project created a category of robots - biogeochemical profiling floats, with the ability to gather data from the ocean through the year.

16 Jan 2018

Innovative CO2 Measurement Device for Unmanned Robotic Boats

Researchers are working to develop an innovative device for measuring the amount of carbon dioxide in distant parts of the oceans around the globe.

24 Nov 2017

Scientists Use Drones to Measure Albedo and Control Climate Change

A new research offers insight into ways through which cities and forests can be managed to cool planet Earth. Scientists at the Cornell University have employed drone technology to more precisely estimate surface reflectivity on the landscape—a technological progress that can provide an innovative technique for managing climate change.

9 Aug 2017

Researchers Develop New Robotic Eel that Could Help Find the Source of Pollution

EPFL Researchers, in collaboration with other institutes, have developed a robotic eel that can swim through contaminated water to locate the source of the pollution. This sensor-equipped robot can be controlled by a remote control or move on its own.

26 Jul 2017

Researchers Use Robots to Measure Environmental Variables of Greenhouses

Researchers from UPM use a multi-robot team to measure environmental variables of greenhouses and to ease the continuous monitoring of crop conditions.

8 Nov 2016

Artificially Intelligent Computer Software Could Help Combat Climate Change

Artificially intelligent computer software that can learn, adapt and rebuild itself in real-time could help combat climate change.

2 Nov 2016

Mapping Solutions with Drones Outlined in Workshop

The growth in improved mapping solutions provides new opportunities to carry out research work in the monitoring of built and natural environments. Obtaining access to high quality data on the territory enhances the understanding of complex phenomena, such as the influence of climate change on the environment.

8 Aug 2016