Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS

Kawasaki Unmanned Cargo System Combines Aircraft with Mobile Wheeled Robot

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has successfully completed proof-of-concept (PoC) testing for an unmanned cargo transport system. The system combines Kawasaki’s K-Racer-X1 prototype unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and what is commonly described in the industry as an autonomous mobile robot, and which the company describes as a “delivery robot”. Continue reading

Port of Hamburg to Introduce Automated Drones

HHLA Sky, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, and the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) have agreed to a comprehensive technology partnership. Together, the companies want to make it possible to use automated drones within the Port of Hamburg.

This technology will assist in finding many promising solutions for logistical, sensory or coordinative processes.

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World’s First Sea-to-Air Drone Redefines Offshore Operations

In recent weeks, Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI, commercial drone manufacturer PRODRONE, and underwater robotics firm QYSEA unveiled the world’s first ‘Sea-Air Integrated Drone’ during a flight showcase at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama. The revolutionary drone aims to modernize offshore and marine operations with its intelligent capabilities, high working efficiency, and minimized manpower required. Continue reading