Flying from the other side of Lake Lagunita at Stanford University, a quadcopter approaches a group of students, lands on the ground, deposits a box and zips away. Inside the box is a cupcake. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
Colorado Students Create Drone for Studying Whales
Student researchers at the University of Colorado are planning to add the study of sperm whale communication patterns to the fast-growing list of tasks that can be aided by drone technology. And they — the students, not the whales — could use the public’s help. Continue reading
NASA X-56- The Future of Flight- Part 1
NASA is investigating the ways flexible, light weight, ultra-efficient lift wings may increase efficiency for aircraft, and how to address their challenge with flutter in flight. Continue reading
NASA Tests New Alloy to Fold Wings in Flight
NASA has successfully applied a new technology in flight that allows aircraft to fold their wings to different angles while in the air. The recent flight series, which took place at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, was part of the Spanwise Adaptive Wing project, or SAW. Continue reading
DroNet: Learning to Fly by Driving
Researchers at the University of Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research NCCR Robotics developed DroNet, an algorithm that can safely drive a drone through the streets of a city. Continue reading
Colorado Professor Shares $5M UAE Rain Enhancement Program Award for UAV Seeding Project
UAEREP Third Cycle Ceremony (Photo AETOSWire)
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the awardees of the Third Cycle of the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science were announced and honoured at an exclusive ceremony held as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2018. Continue reading
Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones
Seaplane Drones to Deliver Freight
Two years after World War II, billionaire Howard Hughes personally piloted his “Spruce Goose” troop transport aircraft on the first and only flight of the largest seaplane ever built. It lasted barely a minute. Now, more than 70 years later, a U.S. startup is testing a new seaplane concept—one that could evolve into huge cargo drones that fly 109 metric tons of freight across the Pacific, touch down autonomously over water, and unload at ports around the world. Continue reading