According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a mosquito’s key defence when struck by a plummeting drop is its tiny mass. Researchers say the findings could one day help to improve the durability of ‘micro-airborne vehicles’, insect-sized flying robots developed for applications such as surveillance or rescue operations. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
University of Tennessee Thesis Project on Humanitarian Response Unmanned Aircraft System (HR-UAS)
Catia Version 5 Isometric view of the Model Aircraft
The Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange at the University of Tennessee has just published an Honours Thesis Project on Humanitarian Response Unmanned Aircraft System (HR-UAS). Continue reading
University Helps Develop UAS to Improve Wind Turbine Placement
Clarkson University graduate student Jordan Janas has been part of a research team that has developed an unmanned aircraft that will be used to measure wind speeds and turbulence. Continue reading
US Air Force Seeks Engineers for Collaborative Target Tracking by UAS
The US Air Force is looking for engineers who can develop technology to help different unmanned aircraft collaboratively track targets, according to an announcement on grants.gov. Continue reading
US Air Force Considers Voice Control for UAS
The next decade could see a huge shift in the way armed unmanned aircraft and their human controllers interact, with potentially profound effects on future battlefields.
Lockheed Martin’s Maple Seed Inspired Samarai – Video
This video explores the innovation behind Lockheed Martin’s maple seed-inspired Samarai. Continue reading
University of Nevada, Reno Scientists Design Low-Cost Indoor Navigation System for Blind
University of Nevada, Reno computer science engineering team Kostas Bekris and Eelke Folmer presented their indoor navigation system for people with visual impairments at two national conferences in the past two weeks. Continue reading
Cornell Engineers Develop Algorithm for Robot Hand
When Cornell engineers developed a new type of robot hand that could pick up oddly shaped objects it presented a challenge: It was easy for a human operator to choose the best place to take hold of an object, but an autonomous robot, like the ones we may someday have helping around the home or office, would need a new kind of programming. So they have developed a procedure — an algorithm — that allows a robot to learn grasping skills from experience and apply them in new situations. Continue reading