In late 2020, Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division announced their technological breakthrough of global RTK From the Sky, demonstrating a future where instantaneous PPP and global RTK-level accuracy is possible. Continue reading
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Tyto Robotics to Distribute WindShape Drone Testing Technology in North America
WindShape Ltd has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Tyto Robotics, a Canadian manufacturing company specializing in drone testing equipment. The goal of the partnership is to give wider audiences access to WindShape’s custom wind generation technology (the “WindShaper”), designed to enhance drone testing methods for improved safety and reliability. Continue reading
Ingenuity – NASA’s Mars Helicopter
https://youtu.be/gR2XrEpzEx4
Ingenuity, which weighs about 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms) on Earth and has a fuselage about the size of a tissue box, started out six years ago as an implausible prospect. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California knew it was theoretically possible to fly in Mars’ thin atmosphere, but no one was sure whether they could build a vehicle powerful enough to fly, communicate, and survive autonomously with the extreme restrictions on its mass. Continue reading
X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Assembly Presses On
NASA continues to make progress on the assembly of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, aircraft, while overcoming challenges presented by the global pandemic. Continue reading
Qualcomm Launches World’s First 5G and AI-Enabled Robotics Platform
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has announced the Qualcomm Robotics RB5 platform – the Company’s most advanced, integrated, comprehensive offering designed specifically for robotics. Building on the successful Qualcomm Robotics RB3 platform and its broad adoption in a wide array of robotics and drone products available today, the Qualcomm Robotics RB5 platform is comprised of an extensive set of hardware, software and development tools. Continue reading
Revised Aerodynamics Makes Golden Gate Bridge Hum
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The eerie sound now emanating from the Golden Gate Bridge is in the result of new sidewalk railing slats, just installed, meant to better handle the wind. Funny thing about wind: when it passes through certain open spaces, it creates a hum. Continue reading
NASA Develops Unique Materials for Next Generation of Aircraft
Jetoptera’s J-55 Unmanned Aerial System uses parts created with NASA Glenn’s silicon carbide materials
As NASA looks to the future of flight, the agency is investing in technologies aimed at changing the aviation industry as we know it. These developments vary from basic materials to full-scale experimental aircraft, all designed to increase efficiency and reliability, while decreasing weight and cost. Continue reading
Schiebel Enhances Production with State-Of-The-Art Metal 3D Printer
Schiebel further enhances its production capabilities by investing in a state-of-the-art EOS M 400-4 metal 3D printer for additive manufacturing. Continue reading