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A group of students at SRM University in Chennai, India, led by Sobin Santhosh, final year student in the Aerospace department have designed and implemented an autonomous copter equipped with an automatic face and person recognition system in a day. They have trained their intelligent software to detect a person irrespective of his/her attire, face orientation, posture and/or background. Continue reading
A European project led by the Center for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC) and the University of Seville created flying robots capable of reaching places too dangerous for humans and work independently in a wide range of tasks. The autonomy and skills of the robots is being developed to build or disassemble structures for a host of future applications, from rescue missions to inspection and maintenance in the energy and space sectors. Continue reading
Billionaire entrepreneur and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson just made it official on Monday that he became the latest investor in 3D Robotics, a commercial drone company founded by ex-Wired Magazine chief editor Chris Anderson. Continue reading
Research and development company Radar MMS is waiting for the Russian Navy to place orders for its Breeze, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned flying radar. Continue reading
The Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) told the Wiener Zeitung that it plans to use Schiebel UAS for its observer mission. Both the OSCE and Schiebel have their headquarters in Vienna.
Ajman University of Science & Technology and Ajman Civil Defence signed an agreement for a unique initiative. ACF called for 5 selected students of AUST Engineering College to design and build a drone. The successful handover of the “Civil Defence Support Drone” to Ajman Civil Defence was completed recently.
A Cleveland-area company has designed a new drone with shielded rotors that it hopes will make flying safer. Dronewerx LLC, an unmanned systems company based in Elyria, has developed a multi-rotor drone, the DWX PG-Y6 Guardian — a craft with six motors and a prop guard that protects the aircraft rotors.
The Iris+ looks pretty cool. Just dream of practically anything you’d like a drone to do, and chances are the new 3D Robotics quadcopter will do it. Autonomous flight? Check. Longer flight time? Check. Dynamic LED lights for directional awareness? Check. Crazy-ass “Follow Me” function? Check. Continue reading