Restaurant chain YO! Sushi has claimed it is trialling a flying tray gadget to speed up the delivery of food to its customers’ tables. The Japanese firm says its waiters can now whizz the bizarre iPad-controlled iTray over tables and between chairs at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour, or six times faster than they usually walk. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
Testing Unmanned Helicopters for Pesticide Spraying in California
To some, the sight of a small helicopter hovering a few feet over a Napa Valley vineyard may be just a curiosity. To others its the future of California farming. One of those is Ken Giles, professor of agricultural engineering at UC Davis. Continue reading
Brain-Computer Interface Technology to Control UAS
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In a gymnasium in Minnesota, a small quadrocoptor flies effortlessly through hoops. But look for its pilot, and it’s not obvious who it is, because it’s being flown by someone’s brain. Continue reading
Leica Teams with Aibotix for UAS 3D Inspection and Mapping
Swiss airborne mapping company Leica Geosystems has teamed up with German UAS manufacturer Aibotix to create a one-stop shop for infrastructure inspection and mapping. Continue reading
Inaugural Flight of a Fire-Control UAS over North China
China announced an inaugural flight of a fire-control UAS over the Greater Hinggan Mountains, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on June 3, 2013. Continue reading
Полет БПЛА Гранат ВА-1000 – UVS Avia Russia Builds Quadcopters for Nuclear Sites and SAR
Russia’s UVS Avia is building higher-end sUAS to examine nuclear reactors and waste sites, along with doing search-and-rescue in remote areas. Continue reading
ING Robotic Aviation announced as Canada’s Reseller for Huginn X1 UAS
ING Robotic Aviation has announced that it has just entered into a partnership with Anthea Technologies in Denmark to become the sole Canadian reseller of the Huginn X1 ‘quad rotor’ vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft (UAS). Continue reading
IAI Develops Electric Tethered Observation Platform for Homeland Security
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing a line of Hovering Air Vehicles (HAV’s). Continue reading