Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
UAS in Precision Agriculture – Video Report Part 1/3
Agriculture.com’s Advanced Technology editor, Laurie Bedord investigates the latest in unmanned aerial systems, and how farmers can add them to their precision solutions. Continue reading
3D Printed Smart Phone-Controlled UAS for $2,000
Once, and not so long ago, the armed forces had all the best toys. America’s information-technology industry was powered by military budgets, and consumer electronics fed on the scraps. Now, the roles are being reversed. And there are few better illustrations of that reversal than an unmanned aircraft called Razor. Continue reading
Boeing’s Phantom Eye Upgraded to Experimental Status by US Air Force
Boeing’s Phantom Eye was promoted to experimental status by the U.S. Air Force 412th Operations Group based on the recommendation of officials at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. The liquid hydrogen-fuelled, high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is a prodigy of sorts, having earned experimental status after completing just six successful test flights. Continue reading
Second Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes First Flight
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the first time. Conducted at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California, the flight will allow the team to ramp up testing efforts to prepare the system for operations. Continue reading
AR Drone Demos Armband Control
Parrot AR Drone just published this video of a demonstration of a futuristic piloting mode with the next Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy product from Thalmic Labs. Continue reading
Qimarox Studies UAS for Product Palletising
UAS will soon offer a cost-effective and scalable alternative to traditional palletising methods, as demonstrated by this latest Demo3D video commissioned by Qimarox – a Netherlands-based manufacturer of components for material handling systems, including palletisers and vertical conveyors. Continue reading
Festo BionicOpter – Inspired by Dragonfly Flight
With the BionicOpter, Festo has technically mastered the highly complex flight characteristics of the dragonfly. Just like its model in nature, this ultralight flying object can fly in all directions, hover in mid-air and glide without beating its wings. Continue reading


