Chengyu Cao sees a day in the not-so-distant future when intelligent robots will be working alongside humans on a wide range of important tasks from advancing science, to performing deep sea rescues, to monitoring our natural habitats. Continue reading
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Dummy Missing Bushwalker Located in 40 Minutes in Australia’s Outback Rescue Challenge
The Outback Rescue Challenge, a competition for developers of unmanned aircraft systems, was held at Kingaroy in Queensland from Monday to Wednesday. An unmanned aircraft was able to find a dummy of a missing bushwalker with no human intervention in what CSIRO believes is a world-first for a non-military UAS. Continue reading
Indian Air Force Will Bring Harop into Service in 2013
The Indian Air Force is planning to induct its first self-destructing combat UAS from Israel by next year for enhancing its firepower. Continue reading
Japan to Use Unmanned Helicopter to Measure Radiation Levels at Fukushima
Japan has pressed into service an unmanned helicopter to measure radiation levels within a three-kilometer radius of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where detailed studies have not been conducted since the accident last year. Continue reading
UK Police Chief Welcomes UAS for Policing Duties
Unmanned aircraft should be used to police Britain’s skies, a senior police officer said yesterday. Continue reading
CANSO Announces Jeff Poole as Director General
CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, is pleased to announce that Jeff Poole will assume the role of Director General as from the 1st. of January 2013. CANSO shows its gratitude to Samantha Sharif for the good work she has done as Interim Director General. Continue reading
UAS on Display at International Association of Police Chiefs Convention in San Diego
One of the many high-tech gadgets being marketed this week at the International Association of Police Chiefs Convention in San Diego are small unmanned aircraft, that can fit in a police cruiser’s trunk. Continue reading
FAA’s Willis Provides Quick Update on Selection of Six UAS Test Sites
At a presentation at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in San Diego about law enforcement’s use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), Randy Willis, the air traffic control specialist who is spearheading the FAA’s oversight of the expanded use of these aircraft, laid out an approximate timetable for the establishment of six sUAS test sites across the country. Continue reading