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WiBotic, a Seattle company that specializes in advanced wireless charging and power optimization solutions for the rapidly expanding ecosystem of aerial, mobile and marine robots, announced that it has secured $5.7 million in Series A funding. Investors include Junson Capital, SV Tech Ventures, Rolling Bay Ventures, Aves Capital, The
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The P-51 does have low drag, but why? Is it really because it has a laminar flow wing and a thrust producing radiator. The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean
Commercial
Recently, a team of researchers from Madrid Polytechnic University, MIT, and Texas A&M University produced real-world results in active collision monitoring and avoidance by building an integrated system of a simple camera and data processing setup well suited for smaller drones. The Challenge What efforts across the
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Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital class reusable rocket. Reusability allows SpaceX to refly the most expensive parts of the
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Robots are flying over the massive Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor watershed. That's because heat-seeking drones are hovering over the waterways in search of any pollutants lurking in the water. The environmental conservation group Friends of the Bay teamed up with the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor
Liteye Systems, Inc, is a world leader in Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS), ruggedized thermal cameras and helmet mounted displays with over $100M in Government contracts. With recent success and growth, Liteye is pleased to announce the addition of Matt Pflieger as VP of Finance. With over 20 years in
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Nicolas Gaillard's latest FPV edit is four minutes of exceptional drone work. Nicolas says: For those of you who know me, you know how much I love skiing. So when freeski legend Richard Permin called me to come shoot with my FPV drone on a ski trip in
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Last week Quantum-Systems GmbH and laboratory Becker & Kollegen tested the transport of samples, by drone, from the mobile corona test station on the Theresienwiese to the Munich laboratory. Timely results may have major influence on chain of infection Urgent samples must be delivered to the laboratory as quickly
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is looking to expand the application of metal and non-metal components created using additive manufacturing (AM) processes across its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) product lines to seek further production efficiencies. “AM integrates seamlessly with other technological expertise we have been developing for
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Birdwatching drones are taking to the skies of New Zealand to help scientists track the endangered kākāpō, which teeters on the brink of extinction. A few hundred years ago they were one of New Zealand’s most common birds before being hunted, killed by introduced pests and losing their forest
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GKN Aerospace delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction-welded Ruddervators and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured from reused thermoplastic waste material to Bell in June 2019. The newly installed components have now flown more than 12 hours on V-280 test flights, including during the recently completed autonomous
Military
The Taiwanese military announced that in response to the January 2019 drone crash and other mechanical failures, its entire fleet of Albatross unmanned aerial vehicles is to be upgraded. To prevent future crashes, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCIST) has developed what it is calling the