The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center has just published a report discussing the use of blockchain for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
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MIT Develops Drone Control by Muscle Gesture
A team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) came up with a method that dials us closer to more seamless human-robot collaboration. The system, called “Conduct-A-Bot,” uses human muscle signals from wearable sensors to pilot a robot’s movement. Continue reading
Airbus Simulation Tool for UTM Systems of the Future
At Airbus UTM, we use our unique simulation tool to explore and evaluate concepts, services, and architectures that will serve as critical foundation pieces of a robust and future proof UTM framework. Continue reading
US Navy Officially Releases UFO Videos
The US Department of Defense has authorized the release of three unclassified Navy videos, one taken in November 2004 and the other two in January 2015, which have been circulating in the public domain after unauthorized releases in 2007 and 2017. Continue reading
Rise in Illegal Drone Flying Near RAF Bases in Scotland
Drones have increasingly been flown illegally near two military bases in Moray, the RAF has said. Fight restriction zones are in place at RAF Lossiemouth and nearby Kinloss Barracks. Continue reading
DARPA Awards Nine Contracts for Fifth Swarm Sprint
DARPA has awarded contracts to nine performers to begin work on the fifth swarm sprint for the agency’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. The program envisions swarms of up to 250 collaborative autonomous systems providing insights to ground troops as they operate in dense urban environments. Continue reading
SkySkopes in Successful Missing Person Search in North Dakota
A missing child has been found safely in Minot, North Dakota today, in no small part due to the swift actions of the partnership between the Minot Police Department, the Minot Fire Department, SkySkopes’ UAS teams, and others. Continue reading
Drones to Deliver NHS Supplies to Isle of Wight
Drone designed and built by the University of Southampton
Solent Transport, a partnership of four councils including Portsmouth City Council, will carry out the first UK trials using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to transport vital medical equipment between Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, Southampton General Hospital and the Isle of Wight’s St Mary’s Hospital.