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Briefs: Unmanned Systems
The algorithms enable drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A survey of over 170 experts assessed the opportunities and challenges that drones, robots, and autonomous systems could have for urban nature and green spaces.
Briefs: Energy
The battery could be used for drones, cars, or underwater applications at low temperatures.
Question of the Week: Unmanned Systems
Could ‘Smellicopters’ Someday Support Search-and-Rescue?
Our second INSIDER story today highlights an innovative combination of autonomous drones and live moth antennae: The “Smellicopter.”
Blog: RF & Microwave Electronics
UW doctoral student Melanie Anderson explains how to make an autonomous 'Smellicopter' to navigate toward smells.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
A panel of experts explains how robots are playing a larger role in manufacturing.
Briefs: Communications
Any high-performance communication systems operating in RF or optical frequencies may benefit from this system.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
This system can be used for long-range or high-payload deliveries as well as search and rescue.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.
Articles: Propulsion
The NiobiCon™ underwater connector will not short out, corrode, or cause an electrical shock if touched while powered in harsh environments like saltwater.
News: Energy
Researchers in the Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center at Penn State University are searching for a reliable, quick-charging, cold-weather battery for automobiles. They say the...
Question of the Week: Unmanned Systems
Will Mobile Docking Stations Become an Essential Part of Underwater Exploration?
An INSIDER story this month highlighted an innovative way of supporting underwater robots: mobile docking stations.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The sensors can be built into the shells of aircraft, cars, or other machines.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A robot being tested at the University of California San Diego takes after an aquatic invertebrate that has a jet-like way moving through the water: The Squid.
Blog: Energy
Researcher Nina Mahmoudian is finding a new way for underwater robots to recharge and upload their data, and then go back out to continue exploring, without the need for human intervention.
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Aerospace & Defense - October 2020
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology, you'll learn about NASA's return to the moon with Apollo's twin sister Artemis, how autonomous...NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
NASA's UAS traffic management expertise leads to advances in drone navigation.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This system has a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The learning approach allows swarms of unmanned vehicles to optimally accomplish their mission while minimizing performance uncertainty.
Briefs: Aerospace
Taking a cue from birds and insects, the wing design helps drones fly more efficiently and makes them more robust to atmospheric turbulence.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This capability will optimize performance of the vehicle through different phases of flight.
Blog: Automotive
A reader asks our expert: When it comes to autonomous vehicles, what’s best: Radar, LiDAR, or cameras?
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new modeling tool from USC engineers generates automatic indicators when data and predictions from AI algorithms are trustworthy.
Podcasts: Aerospace
Before delivery drones start carrying packages (and passenger drones start delivering ourselves), engineers will need to keep refining an unmanned aircraft's ability to navigate and...
Special Reports: Automotive
Power Electronics - September 2020
This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for a range of applications...Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Aerospace & Defense - September 2020
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology, you'll learn about the technology driving the Mars 2020 rover, how NASA will use GPS to navigate...Briefs: Energy
The robots could fly silently for covert operations and stay steady through turbulence.
Facility Focus: Unmanned Systems
See how "APL" is developing ways to ensure the safety and performance of autonomous systems.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This method detects power line faults using a drone.
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