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SwRI demos drone autonomy inside nuclear power plant
SwRI’s drone was tasked with entering Austria’s Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant and detecting radiation sources without the aid of a human pilot or previous knowledge of the environment.
Flytrex raises $40M in Series C funding for drone delivery
Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Flytrex has operated its drone delivery service since 2017 in Reykjavik, Iceland. In 2020, it began deliveries in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Dronut X1 drone designed for GPS-denied environments
The key to the drone is Cleo’s patented thrust vectoring technology that enables the ducted fan design to remain stable during flight.
Reliable Robotics raises $100M for autonomous flight tech
Its technology handles all phases of flight, including taxi, takeoff, landing and parking. Licensed pilots remotely supervise each flight from a control center.
DARPA Subterranean Challenge pushes AMRs deep into the earth
The first of its kind, DARPA SubTerranean Challenge 2021 comes to an end this week.
Perceptual Robotics closes $2.1M funding round
Perceptual Robotics offers a fully autonomous, wind turbine blade inspection solution using drones. The company is expanding its market.
The Flying Ship Company to operate autonomous, low flying, marine based cargo logistics
The Flying Ship Company is on the path to bringing semi-autonomous, ground effect aircraft to market and improve cargo delivery options in coastal areas.
Foresight enters autonomous drone market with POC project
Foresight Automotive announces that Wonder Robotics has started a proof of concept project and the evaluation of Foresight’s QuadSight vision system.
Offshore Aviation demonstrates flight time of more than 90 minutes with LaunchPoint’s Hybrid UAS propulsion system
LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions collaborated with Offshore Aviation for a successful 90 minute flight trial of the Dragonfly quadcopter.
WiBotic launches a new lineup of power chargers for drones and autonomous mobile robots
WiBotic launches new passively cooled onboard charger and two transmitters that use the latest GaN technology for maximum efficiency
Honeywell and Infinidome jointly develop GPS signal protection with GPS Dome
Honeywell and Infinidome announce a joint solution that will combine advanced sensors and ultra-strong GPS resilience technology to protect signals used by a wide array of vehicles
Training drones to avoid obstacles at high speeds
MIT developed a high-speed flight-planning algorithm that combines simulations and experiments, in a way that minimizes the number of experiments required to identify fast and safe flight paths.
DroneDeploy acquires robotics software startup Rocos
DroneDeploy said the Rocos acquisition will allow its customers to deploy and coordinate both aerial and ground robots on their job sites.
Red Cat Holdings acquiring Teal Drones
Salt Lake City-based Teal Drones, founded in 2014, makes aerial drones and related technologies for commercial and government applications.
Open-source software powers Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
Created at NASA’s JPL, the open-source flight software called F Prime powered humanity’s first interplanetary helicopter.
Zipline raises $250M to scale drone delivery services
Zipline said the new funding raises the company’s valuation to $2.75 billion.
American Robotics uses acoustic sensors for autonomous drones
American Robotics announce a partnership that fulfills the FAA requirements for the safe operation of drones beyond the line of sight.
American Robotics acquired by Ondas Holdings for $70.6M
American Robotics’ commercial drone system will be integrated into Ondas’ FullMAX platform, a standards-based networking solution designed to enable enhanced data communications for field operations.
How Ingenuity Helicopter performs state estimation and localization
NASA is eager to share the technical details of its accomplishments, unlike the typical commercial robotics venture trying to outpace its competitors.
Hear the first sounds of Ingenuity flying on Mars
Perseverance Rover captured audio of the Ingenuity flying on Mars, adding another new dimension to the historic Mars 2020 Mission.
Drone helps disinfect Churchill Downs before Kentucky Derby
The race was on – safely – for more than 50,000 spectators Saturday at the 147th Kentucky Derby in part thanks to Pittsburgh-based AERAS. The company used its patented charged-electrostatic drone technology to sanitize Churchill Downs against COVID-19. This in part helped allow fans to return to the oldest sporting event in the United States.…