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Feb 4, 2017
Navy Knifefish undersea drone finds mines in test
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: drones, robotics/AI
The Navy’s Knifefish underwater mine hunting drone recently helped identify and destroy a number of targets in a key test of the system’s development, service officials said.
During a recent assessment in Narragansett Bay, R.I., the 21-foot Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) used low-frequency broadband synthetic aperture sonar to find stealthy undersea mine targets, said Capt. Jon Rucker, program manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems, PEO LCS.
“We put eight targets down across a range. The vehicle went around to detect the targets,” Rucker explained.
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Feb 1, 2017
Drone Landing Pads For Apartments
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: drones, habitats
Feb 1, 2017
Meet Bat Bot: The First Flying Robot
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: drones, robotics/AI
Could we see Humanoid robots with wings someday?
Bat Bot, a lightweight flier with thin silicone wings stretched over a carbon fiber skeleton, can cruise, dive and bank turn just like its namesake, researchers report February 1 in Science Robotics, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Science News.
San Francisco-based research company Otherlab is developing a new concept for disposable delivery drones made of cardboard.
The project is funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA), and it aims to develop drones which can be used to deliver medical supplies and other cargo to remote or hard-to-reach locations.
The drone is designed to make only an outward journey – no returns – and then be discarded. The fact that the drone only has to make a one-way trip will extend its range. The vehicle’s primary method of propulsion will be gliding.
Feb 1, 2017
Whoosh! Swish! Meet Bat Bot, the new flying batlike drone
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: drones, nuclear energy, robotics/AI
WASHINGTON (AP) — Holy drone, Batman! Mechanical masterminds have spawned the Bat Bot, a soaring, sweeping and diving robot that may eventually fly circles around other drones.
Because it mimics the unique and more flexible way bats fly, this 3-ounce prototype could do a better and safer job getting into disaster sites and scoping out construction zones than bulky drones with spinning rotors, said the three authors of a study released Wednesday in the journal Science Robotics. For example, it would have been ideal for going inside the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, said study co-author Seth Hutchinson, an engineering professor at the University of Illinois.
The bat robot flaps its wings for better aerial maneuvers, glides to save energy and dive bombs when needed. Eventually, the researchers hope to have it perch upside down like the real thing, but that will have to wait for the robot’s sequel.
Jan 30, 2017
Boeing ‘base station’ concept would autonomously refuel military drones
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: drones, military, robotics/AI
Jan 27, 2017
Pilots report more near-misses with drones over UK
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: drones
Hmmm; Have a feeling the over crowed satellite junk problem in the upper atmosphere is nothing compared to what we see with this in the next 5 years as we look at Amazon, UPS, FedEx, USPS, PizzaHut, Dominos, Local delivery services via drone, EMS drone responders, comcast troubleshoot & repair drones, etc.
Description: Collision ‘only narrowly avoided’, Author: Linsey McNeill — TravelMole Media Group LLC, Publish Date: 27 January 2017, Image:, Category: Travel News.
Jan 27, 2017
New Mexico Bill Would Place Limits on Drones; Hinder Federal Surveillance Program
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: drones, law enforcement, surveillance
And, the laws are slowly try to catch up to tech.
SANTA FE, N.M. (Jan. 27, 2017) – A bill introduced in the New Mexico Senate would limit the warrantless use of surveillance drones. The legislation would not only establish important privacy protections at the state level, it would also help thwart the federal surveillance state.
Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D-Albuquerque) introduced Senate Bill 167 (SB167) on Jan. 19. Titled The Freedom from Unwanted Surveillance Act, the legislation would prohibit federal, state and local law enforcement from using a drone with the intent to gather evidence on private property without a warrant in most cases.