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.
Hexo+ Autonomous UAS Camera for Extreme Sports
HEXO+ is an intelligent drone that follows and films you autonomously. Aerial filming for everyone. With a Kickstarter campaign looking for $50,00 Squadrone System of Palo Alto already has $1,4M pledged… Continue reading
Armed UAV’s Watch Over Afghanistan
The 62d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan provide ISR over-watch. Continue reading
Autonomous 3D Robotics Drone
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
X-47B Completes Successful Week at Sea
The Navy’s unmanned carrier jet programme wrapped up a week of testing aboard the carrier Theodore Roosevelt on Aug. 24, flying the X-47B in a pattern with manned aircraft and testing the system’s ability to operate aboard an underway flat top. Continue reading
Homemade Inflatable UAS Reaches Speeds of 120mph
A Chinese engineer obsessed with the idea of reinventing the airship has unveiled an ‘indestructible’ inflatable plane that can be folded up and put in a suitcase when not needed. He says his plane could be used for a variety of missions and, what’s more, it won’t break if it falls out of the sky. Continue reading
Australian Unmanned Helicopters ResQu Rainforests from Purple Plague
Two Project ResQu helicopters developed by CSIRO completed trial flights near Cairns, locating weeds like the dreaded ‘purple plague’, or Miconia calvescens, faster and more reliably than ever. Developed by robotics researchers at CSIRO, in partnership with Biosecurity Queensland, the unmanned helicopters found weeds using sophisticated imaging technology. The helicopters are safer and a more convenient way of mapping weeds in remote and difficult terrain.
NATO’s Global Hawk Delivers Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) System
NATO is acquiring an Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system that will give commanders a comprehensive picture of the situation on the ground. NATO’s operation to protect civilians in Libya and recent global security crises show the importance of such a capability. Continue reading