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NASA Tests Drone Swarms

One of four drones, nicknamed a Hive, hovers at 1200 feet over Deer Park, Virginia.

More than 100 drones rained down in a spinning swarm over Beaver Dam Airpark, Virginia, March 19, 2019, as NASA researchers tested new autonomous data collectors. The test flight consisted of four larger unmanned aerial vehicles, nicknamed Hives, which are loaded pre-flight with more than 20 smaller drones. Continue reading

Sky Power Introduces Cost-Efficient High Performance Engine at Xponential 2019

The 2-cylinder engine SP-275 TS CR presented by Sky Power GmbH has been developed for affordable and high-performing applications, like drone training purposes. The carburetor of the SP-275 TS CR is located at the rear of the engine and is ideal for high speed applications among other things due to its flat design. Continue reading

Iris Automation Announces Casia Turnkey Collision-Avoidance Solution

Iris Automation, an artificial intelligence and safety avionics company, has announced the launch of Casia – the first commercially available computer vision detect-and-avoid solution to enable Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for autonomous vehicles. Continue reading