Johnny from Nitroplanes takes us on a quick tour of the Academy of Model Aeronautics recent AMAEXPO 2014 which took place on Januray 10-12 at the Ontario Convention Center in California. Continue reading
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Parrot Launches MiniDrone & Parrot Jumping Sumo at CES
Parrot‘s been offering up relatively small updates to its AR.Drone line each year at CES, and while the quadcopter is, without question, one of the most immediately recognizable in the space, we’ve been waiting to see a genuinely fresh take on the product. Continue reading
FAA and AMA to Sign a Landmark Agreement at AMA Expo 2014
James Williams, Executive Manager of the FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, will join AMA President Bob Brown on the main Expo stage at 3 p.m. PST, on Saturday, January 11, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding. This agreement institutes a formal relationship between the FAA and the Academy of Model Aeronautics and establishes the platform upon which the AMA and the FAA will jointly work to ensure the continued safe operation of model aircraft in the National Airspace System. Continue reading
Eight Teams Earn DARPA Funds for 2014 Robotics Finals – Google’s Schaft Team Ahead
On December 21, at a racetrack complex near Miami, eight robots took their first steps into the future, one that scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency envisioned for them as the world watched the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster unfold in 2011. Continue reading
NASA’s New Robotic Challenge to Explore UAS Airspace Operations
Teams of aerospace researchers across the USA are signing up to compete for $500,000 in prize money by demonstrating the ability to fly unmanned aircraft through an airspace obstacle course. Continue reading
North American Aerospace Defense Command Prepares to Track Santa
In 1958, the governments of Canada and the United States created a bi-national air defence command for North America called the North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as NORAD, which then took on the tradition of tracking Santa. Continue reading
Precision Farming Forum in Oregon to Examine UAS Technology in Agriculture
Jeff Lorton believes UAS technology is the next big thing in agriculture, and he’s determined to make sure it lands in Yamhill County, the center of Oregon’s world-class wine industry. Continue reading
European RPAS Operators Prepare for Expansion of Civil RPAS Market
RPAS CivOps 2013 is totally dedicated to the fast growing European RPAS operators community. In this sense, operator should be understood as a company supplying commercial flight services with an RPAS. It should be noted that there are currently more than 1000 legally approved or authorised RPAS operators in Europe. Continue reading