Robotics Education Journal
05/21/2023 The recent announcement by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that his government will supply Ukraine with “hundreds of new long-range attack drones” despite not having any such known fleet of aircraft in regular inventory has sparked more than a little intrigue among defense analysts.
05/17/2023 PteroDynamics has been making waves in the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft market with its innovative Transwing platform. And now, the company has released fresh video footage of its latest prototype.
05/14/2023 AUVSI’s Xponential 2023 show, celebrating the event’s 50th year, was held at the Denver Convention Center in Denver, CO, Monday, May 8 – Thursday, May 11. Xpo ‘23 was hosted by The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) in conjunction with Messe Düsseldorf North America (
05/05/2023 WiBotic specializes in advanced charging and power optimization solutions for aerial, mobile, space and industrial robots.
04/30/2023 The Xponential show and convention (Xpo), features the latest uncrewed systems technologies developed by commercial businesses, academic researchers, entrepreneurs and government organizations. Xpo is hosted this year by The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) in conju
04/29/2023 Gcaptain.com reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a ceremony showcasing a new military carrier to burnish his defense credentials ahead of close-run general elections next month.
04/28/2023 Hydrogen fuel cells are steadily catching on in ground-based transportation, but could they soon be a fixture of our airspace? That appears to be the goal for Virginia Beach-based drone delivery firm DroneUp.
04/25/2023 infiniDome, a leading provider of anti-jamming solutions, has secured $9M in Series A funding led by Hanwha Aerospace, one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea, alongside Honeywell Ventures, and Next Gear Ventures.
04/24/2023 Dead birds preserved with taxidermy and powered with micro-size UAV electronics and servos are being converted into flying ornithopters at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro.
04/22/2023 On 29 October 2022, Ukraine attacked Russia’s Sevastopol naval base with eight UAVs and seven USVs. This reportedly damaged an Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate and a minesweeper.
04/17/2023 The highest-resolution global image of Mars ever created is now available for viewing in B&W by armchair astronomers. View the planet’s surface and track the paths of Mars rovers. No special 3D glasses are needed.
04/14/2023 Defenseone.com reported that a breakthrough that enables a human to guide a robot merely by thinking could help troops on a future battlefield to communicate with a wide array of sensors, vehicles, and robots—all while the enemy is looking to intercept radio communications.
04/11/2023 The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), as part of its ongoing Every Day Counts initiative, along with the Utah Local Technical Assistance Program are offering an interactive workshop on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), to be held at the Dixie Convention Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St.
04/10/2023 Space transport startup Dawn Aerospace flew its Mk-2 Aurora robotic spaceplane with a rocket engine for the first time in March, a major step toward the company's goal of building a fully and rapidly reusable spaceplane. Dawn Aerospace plans to begin gradual envelope expansion flights of its sub
04/09/2023 UAS Asset Recovery Management, LLC has developed a combination of short stroke landing systems for fixed wing UAV’s as small as 10 kg upward to 3200+ kg. Each system can be custom configured for the individual application. One combination includes a tailhook system with a deceleration regulator.
04/02/2023 As reported by IEEE Spectrum, a novel combination of a metal detector and a drone with 5 degrees
03/26/2023 Zipline is a rapidly growing company based in Africa that is expanding to global markets.
03/22/2023 By Lucien Miller, President, Innov8tive Designs
03/20/2023 As reported by Defenseone.com, the venerable Reaper UAV could become a mothership for a single-operator drone swarm, the head of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) said recently.
03/17/2023 The Saildrone Surveyor (Saildrone), the world’s largest uncrewed ocean mapping uncrewed surface vessel (USV), has mapped more than 45,000 square kilometers (17,375 square miles) of previously unexplored ocean floor during a months-long survey around Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and off the coast of
03/16/2023 Defensenews.com reported that the Air Force is studying whether drone wingmen flying alongside piloted fighter aircraft could be controlled by operators in nearby battle management aircraft or refueling tankers
03/15/2023 A new Chinese drone, the TJ-FlyingFish, is gaining attention as it looks like something straight out of a Hollywood movie. It is a transformer robot capable of autonomously navigating underwater as an uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) and flying in the air as a quadcopter.
03/14/2023 --By Brian Nave
03/10/2023 WiBotic, a Seattle-based manufacturer of advanced charging and power solutions for aerial, mobile, space and industrial robots, has announced a partnership with ResGreen Group, which develops mobile robot and software solutions.