LIDAR

Researchers at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) introduced new high-tech tools that improve the safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles...

Firefighters frequently operate in environments where collapsing structures, intense heat, toxic smoke, and rapidly changing conditions pose significant risks. Entering these areas to extinguish...

Are you developing a ground-breaking technology in the fields of unmanned systems, counter drones, terror tunnel detection, border security, safe city? We invite you to...

Ground-penetrating radar may soon be the sensor that makes cars autonomous in all weather conditions. Developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the technology has proven...

Today, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies, through which vehicles can communicate with their surroundings, are considered to be the future of safer roads...

As autonomous vehicles continue to evolve, ensuring their safety in low-visibility conditions has become increasingly critical. A team from Fraunhofer IOF is addressing this...

Drone-based light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems are being used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians for 3D mapping.  Six LiDAR systems were delivered to...

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic entails social distancing. Retail stores and public spaces can now perform accurate counting of people in compliance...

As drones are increasingly used for tasks such as making deliveries and taking aerial photos, the ability to detect and classify those that are...

Smartphone LiDAR sensors have become common in high-end devices, mainly supporting augmented reality features and depth sensing for photography. But despite their growing capabilities,...

South Korea has been upgrading perimeter security at sensitive sites from legacy camera-based systems and traditional ways of preventing intrusion. A LiDAR-based security solution...

iHLS is delighted to host for the first time the prestigious Startup Competition for innovative technologies in the security, defense and homeland security fields,...

The SETI Institute and Astrobotic Technology have managed to successfully 3D-map the interior of a lava tube in Iceland using a drone with LiDAR...

Organizations responsible for logistics, infrastructure, and critical facilities are increasingly required to inspect, map, and monitor enormous areas — sometimes hazardous or inaccessible —...

New autonomous solar-powered blimps will be used to collect long-distance aerial data. Mothership Aeronautics will build and deploy its new TerraSoar Aerial Intelligence Airship. TerraSoar’s...

The converging trends of robotics, self-driving cars, and e-commerce are leading to an explosion of interest in the last-mile delivery challenge. Consumers are ordering...

Flying autonomous drones through unpredictable environments remains one of the biggest technical challenges in robotics. In confined spaces such as collapsed buildings, industrial sites,...

Engineers from the University of Hong Kong have introduced a groundbreaking aerial robot, SUPER, designed to navigate high-speed environments with exceptional agility. This new...

Are you developing a ground-breaking technology in the fields of unmanned systems, coping with COVID-19 pandemic, counter drones, border security, safe city? We invite you...

Weather sensors are required for a vast array of defense and security missions. The U.S. Air Force has recently awarded a multi-million dollar contract...

Inertial navigation systems (INS) provide surveyors with absolute position, timing and inertial measurements (heading and pitch/roll) that they can integrate into their survey projects....

The growing number of low-flying drones, together with the emergence of more advanced platforms—including fiber-optic-guided UAVs—is creating an increasing challenge for detection and surveillance...