With Department of Defense funding, Ashraf Qadir and colleagues at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks have built their own image-processing machine, which is small and light enough to be carried by a small UAS. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
3D Laser Cutting with a 2D System
Joseph Moster, a Masters Student at NC State University working towards a degree in aerospace engineerin loves working with electronics and programming in his limited free time. On his blog, he just posted this article on how to achieve 3D Laser cutting with a 2D system. Continue reading
University of North Dakota Co-Sponsors Sixth Annual Summit on UAS in Grand Forks May 22-23
How unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are used for both peaceful and military purposes will be the focus of the Sixth UAS Action Summit May 22-23 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Continue reading
UK Robotics Research Gets £16M Boost
UK research to develop smart machines that think for themselves will receive a £16 million boost thanks to a major partnership between the government and industry. Continue reading
Robotic Aircraft Lands Like a Bird
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have duplicated the control functions that allow birds to successfully perform a soft landing—in this case, perching on a human hand – as the video below demonstrates. Continue reading
US Army Wants Non-Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System
One part bazooka round; one part suicidal drone; one part stun round. What the U.S. Army hopes will emerge from that mix is a warhead that can loiter in midair while it hunts a human target — but won’t kill him when it finds him.
MAV Swarm For Search and Rescue Operations
Within the framework of the EU project sFly, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new type of flying robot that can be navigated using only on-board cameras and a miniature computer. The micro helicopters require neither GPS nor remote control, thus reaching a new level of autonomy. Continue reading
DARPA Seeks Radar That ‘Sees’ Through Clouds
DARPA is looking for partners to develop a radar detection system that can lock onto moving targets even through clouds and dust, according to a contracting document. Continue reading