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BAE Systems Predicts Aircraft Transformers
‘Transformer Aircraft Predicted. BAE Systems (British Aerospace Engineering) projects that future drones will fly as a single aircraft, split into parts to perform various sorties, then reassemble...
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Autonomous Drone Assists Naval Firefighters
A quadrotor autonomously navigates through compartments of the ex-USS Shadwell. (Photo Credit: ONR) Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute and spin-off company Sensible...
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New Aerial Robot Flies on Sight, Without Accelerometers
The eyes of the BeeRotor were inspired by those of insects. (Photo credit: Expert & Ruffier (ISM, CNRS/AMU)) A new system for aerial robots ensures flight stability using optic flow sensors instead...
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Lessons Learned Watching Untrained People Fly Drones
A Parrot AR.Drone.2, such as the one shown here, was used in the study. (Photo credit: Parrot) You can learn a lot watching someone who has no clue what they’re doing. That’s the basic premise behind...
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Inchworm Inspires Bridge Inspection Robot
CROC being deployed within the arch of the world famous Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia. (Photo: UTS CAS) Student researchers at Australia’s University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), have developed the...
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New Drone Launches from Underwater for Aerial Missions
CRACUNS, a submersible UAV, can be launched from a fixed position underwater or from an unmanned underwater vehicle. (Photo credit: Johns Hopkins APL) Researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied...
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Drone & UAV Engines of Xponential 2017!
Robot Online thanks Tom Atwood of the National Robotics Eduation Foundation and Lucien Miller of Innov8tive Designs for this exclusive look at some of the engines that keep large UAVs in the air: The...
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