Promising Momentum in Robotics Research
A new interdisciplinary research center will focus on developing autonomous systems that think, act and assist independently, expanding the scope of human possibility to...
Global Hawk – for Hurricane Forecasting Missions
The unmanned aircraft Global Hawk flew above hurricanes and transmitted important information and forecasts. This was achieved through a unique collaboration including Cherokee Nation...
Upgraded Rockets to Hit Targets Without Leaving Unexploded Ordnance
The US Army plans to fire an upgraded, precision-guided, ground-fired rocket which will pinpoint enemy targets at distances up to 70 or more kilometers...
Enhanced Authentication will Make Satellite More Resistant to Hackers
Researchers designed authentication features that will make it more difficult to send out false signals from the European Galileo satellite
The European Union activated its...
New Combat UAV to Be Equipped with AIr-to-Air Missiles
A new Russian combat UAV was recently developed. Russia’s Modern Aviation Technologies (SAT) Design Bureau has developed a UAV concept based on its SR-10...
WATCH: This Tiny Robot Could Save Hostages
The Picobug, as its name implies, is small. It weighs just 30 grammes, but it can do a whole lot: fly, walk, and (very...
New Anti-Surveillance Development Will Thwart Facial Recognition
A new project aims to reduce the confidence score of facial detection and recognition by providing false faces that distract computer vision algorithms.
A Berlin-based...
The Next Step In Smart City Apps
A new platform aims to provide deep learning analytics to video streams produced from smart city applications. Nvidia’s platform, Metropolis, takes data captured by...
WATCH: US Army’s Extremely Dexterous Robot
Robots have come a long way since their clunky beginnings. Long gone are the days of amusing automatons failing to do anything of significance,...
Weaponized Drones – Is It an ISIS Strategy?
ISIS supporters on social media were boasting that the terror group now has an air force after the Islamic State released on January 24th...
Joint Development of Future Unmanned Combat Aircraft
The British and French governments have signed an agreement to begin a new phase of the bilateral Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme. A...
Familiar Member of US Navy UAV Fleet Receives Facelift
The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, has completed formal lab testing and a successful first flight of an improved software...
WATCH: IAI’s Harop Kamikazes Near Azerbaijan Conflict
The Washington Post reports on “what appears to be an Israeli-made suicide drone” filmed “flying over the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh,” area of historic...
Watch: Insitu Launches ScanEagle Upgrades
Insitu is introducing a couple of new improvements for its SceanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that should significantly bolster its maritime surveillance capabilities general...
A New Anti-Jamming Protection of GPS Revealed
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is unveiling ADA – an advanced system that protects avionic systems from GPS jamming. ADA has already been integrated into...
Unmanned Re-Fuelling Abilities
The UAV industry is finding all kinds of new applications and ventures that can use the devices’ unique abilities. The US Army Aviation and...
Direction Change in Aerial Refueling UAV Development
The US Navy has modified the concept development contracts of the four aerospace companies competing to build the service’s MQ-25A Stingray aerial refueling UAV...
An iHLS Startup: Technology Saves Lives in Burning Skyscrapers
Few people know, but the reason fire procedures instruct people to refrain from elevator use in case of a fire in a high story...
First Responders’ New Best Friend – Tele-Medical Drone
Two new disaster drones delivered medical packages to victims and rescue personnel in a simulated mass casualty event recently at John Bell Airport in...
US Army Looking to Step Up Geospatial Abilities
An army contract for geospatial information services has been awarded to Leidos, a global company that offers geospatial solutions to support and gather GIS...
New Video Analytics Tool is Based on Artificial Intelligence
A new face and vehicle video analytics technology based on artificial intelligence (AI) will be exposed next month. Avigilon Corporation, provider of trusted security...
WATCH: SCAMP, The Robot That Flies, Climbs Walls Like An Insect
Meet SCAMP, the Stanford Climbing and Aerial Maneuvering Platform, a robot that can fly, land on vertical walls, and then scamper up them. SCAMP...
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