Robotics Education Journal
06/30/2023 Leading aviation firms are developing 1-Megawatt (1,300hp) full-scale electric aircraft motors that will potentially be used in large drones as well as passenger aircraft, opening a new era in electric flight.
06/27/2023 Unmanned-Network[dot]com posted an insightful overview of the presence (and absence) of key remote piloted air systems (RPAS) at the Paris Air Show: “The International Paris Airshow (PAS2023) is the world’s largest aerial festival & rightfully so.
06/26/2023 Bill Lovell recently invited us to join him virtually at a small school in New Hampshire to meet grade-school teacher Jennifer Flood, to learn about her use of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in the classroom.
06/24/2023 ICYMI, the latest generation of robots are highlighted in nearly 400 annotated photos of exhibits NREF photojournalists captured at the 2023 Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Xponential, which was held in May, in Denver.
06/22/2023 Robb Report.com posted that an unmanned Destinus Jungfrau hypersonic test engine prototype recently flew at an airport near Munich, Germany and successfully lit up hydrogen-pow
06/16/2023 Extraordinary RC airplanes were shown by a variety of firms at the AUVSI 2023 Xponential show.
06/13/2023 David Greenbaum, original proprietor of Robot Village in Manhattan in the early 2000s, has posted an online index of major robotics business sites at Robotvillage.com – in 18 robotics business categories, plus sections on events and news –that we highly reco
06/09/2023 The National Robotics Education Foundation (NREF) expresses its thanks to the team who covered Xponential ‘23! NREF’s volunteer photojournalists were, in descending order:
06/06/2023 The National Robotics Education Foundation (NREF) is proud to bring you nearly 400 carefully selected images taken at the 2023 AUVSI Xponential by our team of 5 photojournalists.
05/29/2023 Voice-controlled nano-scale “bug drones” will likely be deployed, according to Defenseone.com. U.S. operators began using the Black Hornet after seeing British forces flying them in Afghanistan in 2011.
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.