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Puma 3AE
AeroVironment, Inc. announced its receipt of two firm-fixed-price orders totalling $9,804,448 from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The orders, received on March 5, 2020 and April 16, 2020, encompass the procurement of Raven and Puma 3 AE tactical UAS and spares. Delivery for the first order is anticipated by August 2020 and the second order by October 2020. Continue reading
A world-first scientific trial using artificial intelligence (AI) to help drone pilots identify shark species in real time has been completed at five beaches in northern NSW.
WiBotic, a Seattle company that specializes in advanced wireless charging and power optimization solutions for the rapidly expanding ecosystem of aerial, mobile and marine robots, announced that it has secured $5.7 million in Series A funding. Investors include Junson Capital, SV Tech Ventures, Rolling Bay Ventures, Aves Capital, The W Fund and WRF Capital, amongst others. Continue reading
Three drones were used as target drones in the experiments in order to evaluate the generalization capability of the model to different drone modalities
Recently, a team of researchers from Madrid Polytechnic University, MIT, and Texas A&M University produced real-world results in active collision monitoring and avoidance by building an integrated system of a simple camera and data processing setup well suited for smaller drones. Continue reading
Robots are flying over the massive Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor watershed. That’s because heat-seeking drones are hovering over the waterways in search of any pollutants lurking in the water. Continue reading
Last week Quantum-Systems GmbH and laboratory Becker & Kollegen tested the transport of samples, by drone, from the mobile corona test station on the Theresienwiese to the Munich laboratory. Continue reading
MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is looking to expand the application of metal and non-metal components created using additive manufacturing (AM) processes across its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) product lines to seek further production efficiencies. Continue reading
Debbie Saunders and Josh Bobruk from Wildlife Drones on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, New Zealand
Birdwatching drones are taking to the skies of New Zealand to help scientists track the endangered kākāpō, which teeters on the brink of extinction. Continue reading