This brings a total of 10 FAA approved for automated BVLOS drone operations online for American Robotics.
Treeswift clears $4.8M for forestry drones
TreeSwift’s drones can collect individual tree metrics with cameras, LiDAR sensors and advanced machine learning algorithms.
MODEX 2022 Show Guide
Going to MODEX 2022? Our show guide is a filtered view to all of the important robotics product launches and highlights of the show as you plan your visit to the show floor.
Ondas Holdings acquiring Ardenna to boost drone technology
Ondas subsidiary American Robotics will leverage Ardenna’s analytics software to accelerate growth within the rail industry.
FAA begins testing drone traffic management capabilities
The UTM Field Test aims at improving standards, data exchange methods and cybersecurity capabilities in the drone community.
Percepto drones receive BVLOS approval at 2 U.S. refineries
Delek uses Percepto’s autonomous drones to maintain remote operations 24/7, automate day-to-day operations in its facilities.
Robots needed to repair satellites in orbit
The most cost-effective method for repairing a satellite is likely to involve robotics, to do so the USSF wants to invest in new technology.
FAA approves Virginia Tech’s drone testing methods
Now that the testing method is approved, Virginia Tech can work with drone manufacturers to conduct tests and design new models of aircrafts.
Robot Operations Group Announces RobOpsCon 2022
A gathering of the global community of robotics and operations experts will advance the best practices for scaling the use of autonomous robots across industries.
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.