Weekend Roundup: August 14, 2020
This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World.
News
Sierra Turbines discusses its case study on microturbines
A new microturbine venture called Sierra Turbines is seeking to revolutionize UAV engines with 3D printing. Using the metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology from manufacturer VELO3D, Sierra Turbines reduced part count in a critical component from 61 to 1 and saw a variety of important performance gains as well.
Oneida County, New York awarded task order for Advanced Air Mobility development
Through a NASA contract with its UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport, Oneida County, New York has been awarded an $897,000 task order for Advanced Air Mobility development.
Cellula Robotics joins NOC Marine Robotics Innovation Centre’s community of partners
Cellula Robotics is joining the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre's community of partners.
PrecisionHawk awarded two patents for its UTM technologies
PrecisionHawk has been awarded two patents for technologies it has developed for UAS traffic management (UTM).
UAS used to remotely inspect runway at Cranfield Airport in England
For the first time, UAS were used to remotely inspect the runway at Cranfield Airport, which is located just outside the village of Cranfield, in Bedfordshire, England.
Yandex selects Ann Arbor, Michigan as next testing location for its self-driving cars
Yandex has selected Ann Arbor, Michigan as the third urban testing ground for its self-driving cars.
Weekend Roundup: August 7, 2020
This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World.
Brain Corp’s manufacturing partners deploy autonomous delivery tugs across the U.S.
Artificial intelligence software technology company Brain Corp has announced that its manufacturing partners are involved in several pilots and initial deployments of autonomous delivery tugs powered by BrainOS, which is Brain Corp’s cloud-connected operating system for commercial autonomous robots.
AVS speakers emphasize importance of uniform legislation, safety for autonomous vehicles
From helping address the driver shortage currently plaguing the trucking industry to transporting passengers to and from their destinations, autonomous vehicles (AV) have no shortage of potential use cases for the present and beyond.