An interesting flying robot has been created called Gimball that is specifically designed to be able to crash and recover quickly. The creators of the robot designed it to be used in situations that might be hazardous for humans. The flying device has a spherical roll cage mounted on pivots that allows the helicopter to stay upright, as well as to handle cramped spaces where other aircraft would likely crash. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
New Unmanned Aircraft Research Centre Opening in Texas
Texas A&M University has approved the establishment of a new facility for research and testing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center (LSUASC), a joint collaboration of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), will provide research, testing and training to support the integration of UAS into civil airspace. Continue reading
Australian Scientists Study Bee Landing Techniques for UAS Applications
Australian neuroscientists studying bees’ flight have uncovered a surprisingly simple guidance strategy which could be used by UAS, stealth fighters and even spacecraft. Continue reading
DARPA Spends $26M on UAS Laser Defence Weapons
US military researchers are hiring two defence companies to develop technology for pod-mounted laser weapons to protect manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR)-guided surface-to-air missiles.
UAS Maps Lost Pyramids In The Andes
Using a small, hand-launched, Unmanned Aircraft Sytem (UAS) equipped with a downward facing camera and a sophisticated autopilot system, archaeologist Mark Willis documented the site of the Pyramids of Zuleta as it has never been seen—from extremely low altitude and at high resolution. Continue reading
University of Texas Develops Auto-Pilots for NASA
A University of Texas professor and some of his students are giving new meaning to auto-pilot. They are leading the effort to help send unmanned aircraft systems to the arctic to collect important scientific data for NASA. Continue reading
Biobot Insects Swarm to Explore Dangerous Environments
A research team from North Carolina State University has developed insect-like cyborgs, or “biobots”, which can penetrate foreign environments like collapsed buildings. Continue reading
Queensland University of Technology to Research Integration of UAS into Civil airspace
The Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA), lead by Queensland University of Technology, has been commissioned by Thales, Australia’s leading provider of Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems, to advance Australian research into the implications for air traffic management of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in non-segregated civil airspace. Continue reading