SkyNET is a stealth network that connects hosts to a botmaster through a mobile drone. The network is comprised of machines on home Wi-Fi networks in a proximal urban area, and one or more autonomous attack drones. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
Boeing Demonstrates iPhone Control of Micro Air Vehicle via Internet
Boeing just released this video of engineer George Windsor in a small room at a Boeing building in Seattle using an iPhone to control a small UAS that was hovering over a baseball field on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts – some 3,000 miles away. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Samarai Maple Leaf
Lockheed Martin released this video showing the latest, smaller version of its Samarai monocopter unmanned aircraft, now in flight test.
Drug Delivery by Quad-copter
Matternet's Andreas Raptopoulos Holds a Prototype - Photo Credit: Rafe Needleman/CNET
At the graduation ceremony of the Singularity University last week, Matternet proposed applying quad-copter technology by building a network of robotic drones to deliver medication quickly and very cost-effectively.
Middle Tennessee State University Partners with US Army to Develop UAS Technology
Sidney A. McPhee (left), President of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, and Army Colonel Timothy Baxter, Project Manager for the Army's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office
Middle Tennessee State University signed a MoU with the US Army’s UAS Program Office. The Army is partnering with MTSU to turn university-level research and development into technology applicable to UAS.
IAI Continues Search for UAS Fuel Cells
Israel Aerospace Industries is still looking for a fuel cell power system to replace the batteries currently used on its small unmanned aircraft systems.
Lockheed Martin Unveils Maple Seed UAS
Lockheed Martin’s Intelligent Robotics Laboratories has spent the last five years developing an unmanned craft to replicate the motion of maple tree seeds, whirring softly to the ground like silent one-winged helicopters. The device, called the Samarai, is scheduled to make its public debut next week at the AUVSI conference in Washington.
Sony Demonstrates the First Real-World Avatar Blimp
Sony’s Face to Avatar system, premiering at the SIGGRAPH interactive technology conference this week in Vancouver, combines UAS and telepresence technology to create the first real-world drone avatar.