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Morphing robot covers more ground

A robot can cover diverse environments as adeptly as animals by changing form on the fly. The GOAT (Good Over All Terrains) developed at the CREATE lab at EPFL in Switzerland can spontaneously morph between a flat ‘rover’ shape and a sphere...

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Driving dataset combines weather and road conditions

Vaisala Xweather and NIRA Dynamics have developed a dataset that combines weather forecasting and computer vision with real-time data. The integration draws on data from NIRA Dynamics from billions of data points gathered from connected vehicles...

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Surfing underwater currents to reduce power

Underwater vehicles have to manage a complex environment of currents, fighting against many flows as they attempt to stay on course. Peter Gunnarson and John Dabiri at the California Institute of Technology have designed an underwater robot...

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Data transmission test on a high

Tests in Japan have shown successful data connection with an autonomous high altitude platform station (HAPS) flying at an altitude of 20km for the first time. The trial with Space Compass and NTT DOCOMO connected a 4G LTE base station on the ground with the HAPS...

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Hybrid vessel for Arctic Ice

Researchers in Florida have developed a hybrid system that combines uncrewed underwater, sea and air vehicles to monitor ice in the Arctic. Direct observation of the ice is challenging as satellite sensors have a coarse spatial resolution and cannot detect the fine fractal...

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AI control for ballbots

Researchers in Asia have developed a new technique with machine learning for controlling ballbots. Ballbots are versatile robotic systems with the ability to move around in all directions. This makes it tricky to control their movement...

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Dual axle steering for autonomous tractor

A team from the University of Córdoba in Spain is developing an autonomous tractor with three different steering modes, allowing it to drive in straight lines, make turns efficiently, and shift modes in response to its trajectories. The Sergius robot tractor...

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Millimetre wave radar for UAV localisation

A new low power sensing technique allows a UAV to determine its position, in indoor, dark, and low-visibility environments for autonomous navigation. The MiFLy system developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) uses millimetre wave radio...

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Exploring collaborative autonomy on and below water

A specialist project is exploring collaborative autonomy in uncrewed vehicles on and below the water. The Collaborative Automations for Subsea Intervention (CASI) project, led by Robosys Automation, aims to address a...

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Discovering what passengers need to know in real driving scenarios

Researchers in Korea have collected data on how passengers interact with driverless vehicles to improve trust, which has been a challenge for the widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles operating at SAE L4 and L5...

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Detecting faults in autonomous vehicles 20 times faster

ABLIC has developed an analogue power system that can detect faults in autonomous vehicles 20 times faster than digital devices. These high-speed voltage regulators are key to the safety of autonomous vehicles, but creating...

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Algo enables precise object recognition without boosting bandwidth

An algorithm can double the resolution of a radar system without replacing the equipment. In Korea, the algo developed by researchers at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology enables precise object recognition using existing hardware...

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3D printing isn’t lost in space in zero gravity

Researchers in Scotland have developed a 3D printer that can operate in zero gravity in orbit. Instead of the filaments used in 3D printers on Earth, the printer uses a granular material, designed to work effectively in microgravity and the vacuum of space....

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Powered descent guidance algos for reusable rockets

Blue Origin and Space X have shown how rocket launchers can return autonomously to Earth, and now researchers in China have published algorithms for powered descent guidance (PDG) for reusable rockets to accomplish high-precision landing...

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Organic photovoltaic solar cell works in space

Researchers in the US have developed a flexible, organic, photovoltaic (OPV) solar cell that functions well in space. Space missions often decide on gallium arsenide for its high efficiency and resistance to damage from protons, but it is expensive...

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NASA report on Ingenuity rotorcraft’s failure on Mars

US space agency NASA has published its accident report into the failure of its Ingenuity rotorcraft on Mars, showing early designs for its successor. Ingenuity lasted 72 missions on Mars and flew 30 times further than intended Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment...

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3D-printed rotor actuator

Flying-Cam has used 3D printing to develop a tail rotor actuator for its latest UAV. The actuator is built using a powder bed fusion (PBF) process with the Windform XT 2.0 carbon fibre-reinforced composite from CRP Technology. This has been used for the Discovery single rotor uncrewed helicopter, which has a 75 kg MTOW to carry payloads...

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Modular solution to conversion

ABD Solutions has developed a modular platform that can turn existing mining, agricultural and military vehicles into driverless ones. Indigo Drive is a complete autonomy solution that converts a vehicle to driverless operation...

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One platform fits all

As uncrewed systems become larger and more powerful, a growing number of endusers want to be able to carry multiple payloads simultaneously...

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Rescue team

A team from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, is developing a fully autonomous UAV system for rescue operations at sea...

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Cross-border data comms

A European project is set to demonstrate secure data comms across multiple national borders for driverless cars. The moveID project, led by Bosch...

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Cobot battery swap system

UAV maker Manna is using a collaborative robot (cobot) for an automated battery swapping system. Vikaso used a UR10e cobot from Universal Robotics...

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Atomic clock fits in UAVs

Orolia has developed an atomic clock that is small enough to fit into a UAV. The mRO-50 Ruggedized is a microwave optical double-resonance...

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Combo boosts radio range

Researchers at the ETH in Zurich have developed a combination of ultra-wideband (UWB) and wake-up radio (WUR) technologies for UAVs. An open source hardware and software...

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Autonomous tow tractors

Bradshaw Electric Vehicles is to use technology from Fusion Processing to develop fully autonomous uncrewed tow tractors. The tractors are used extensively in factories...

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In-flight 3D printing team

Researchers at Imperial College London and Empa in Switzerland have developed 3D printers that can build structures while in flight. The technology could be used to build structures in difficult-to-access or dangerous...

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Space gyroscope aims to surpass navigational grade

The Resonator Laser Gyroscope is being created for the US Air Force Research Laboratory and SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the US Space Force. The gyro will be used in space missions to navigate autonomous systems...

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Shielding spacecraft from heat in re-entry

The thermal protection system (TPS) is based on silicon carbide. Developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory...

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Mini gyro will explore Phobos moon

Two of the CRM200 gyros will be used by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for use in the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)...

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Robot care for orbiting satellites

The team at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Centre for Space Technology (NCST)...

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The power of four driving solutions

The software will run on the latest DRIVE Thor platform from Nvidia, which is based on the new Blackwell GPU architecture..

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Removing risk from AV manoeuvres

BSI Flex 188 gives guidance for selecting the minimal risk manoeuvres (MRMs) and minimal risk conditions (MRCs)...

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Enhancing MANET radio tech for uncrewed systems

Silvus Technologies has launched its StreamCaster LITE 5200 (SL5200), designed and developed...

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Detecting real-time vehicle dynamics

The IMU provides reliable motion data for decision-making algorithms, and it can accurately detect...

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Layered approach and backup power supply essential

As autonomous driving systems advance, ensuring functional safety is critical...

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Automating image collection and analysis with AI

Overwatch Imaging is known for its intelligent multi-sensor payloads for airborne survey operations...

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Water sampler can plunge to depths of 2500m

The sampler collects discrete volumes of water at depth for later analysis using the ecoSUB range of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)...

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Detectors enable robots to pre-empt complex waves at sea

Wave-detecting devices are tethered to the seafloor, and measure the direction and height of incoming waves...

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MEMS timer

A differential oscillator is providing more accurate timing for autonomous vehicles. The oscillator, developed by SiTime, uses a MEMS architecture to provide more accurate timing than existing oscillators that use quartz crystals.

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Modular-payload UUV

The Mission Technologies division of HII in the US is developing a medium-class UUV with a range of 200 nautical miles and carrying a sonar payload.

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Marine autonomy network

A laboratory at the University of Plymouth is setting up a £1.2 million project to create an underwater data network in Smart Sound Plymouth.

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Safer landings promised

UAV Navigation has enhanced the internal algorithms of its autopilot during the landing phase to include differential braking control of the undercarriage for fixed-wing UAVs.

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Iterative ECUs tester

NI has created a unified test system architecture that allows engineers to move iteratively between data replay and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing.

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Navigation by neural net

Researchers in Belgium have developed the first UAV navigation architecture to fuse an event-based camera and a frequency modulated continuous wave radar.

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Listening out for sirens

Microphones from Infineon Technologies are being used to detect the sirens of emergency vehicles to ensure that autonomous cars move out of their way.

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SDR resists interference

Atlas has developed a software-defined radio (SDR) module for UAVs with a reliable anti-interference mode. The 3W radio module supports frequency hopping as a key part of the anti-jamming algorithm in UAVs. It measures 31 x 37 x 4 mm and weighs only 7 g.

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AI system detects UXBs

The system uses large, unlabelled survey datasets to aid automatic...

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Spot the dog’s survey skill

Trimble has teamed up with Exyn Technologies to develop an autonomous robotic system that can be used for surveying complex environments where existing positioning technologies won’t work.

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AI rivals human drivers

Researchers in Germany have developed an autonomous AI system that is comparable to a human driver for detecting pedestrians and other road users.

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‘SuperGPS’ for urban roads

Researchers have developed an alternative positioning system using mobile phone networks and an atomic clock that is more robust and accurate than satnav in urban settings.

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Wi-fi loophole warning

Researchers in Canada have developed a UAV that can use wi-fi signals to see through walls. The device, nicknamed Wi-Peep, can fly near a building and identify and locate all the wi-fi-enabled devices inside it in a matter of seconds. 

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Neural net nano-UAVs

A group of researchers has developed neural network algorithms that can work on nano-UAVs weighing as little as 10 g. The nano-UAVs are increasingly useful for monitoring applications, but struggle with complex autonomous operations with multiple objectives.

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Fast, low-power vision

Rather than using general-purpose high-performance vision processors for autonomous vehicles, Recogni and Renesas have developed an embedded platform, which can deliver up to 2000 TOPS.

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Data memory boost bid

A project called Memtonomy at Fraunhofer IESE, Germany, is aiming to tackle the memory storage challenge in driverless vehicles. The constantly growing use of sensors and AI components in driverless cars is creating the need for large amounts of data to be recorded, merged and analysed in real time.

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Easier driver takeover

Researchers at the EPFL in Switzerland have developed algorithms to allow people to take over control of driverless cars more easily. The team has used haptic shared control on the steering wheel to create a different way for the vehicle to interact with the driver.

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Ray-tracing sensor tests

Simulation firm rFpro has used ray tracing to develop software that can accurately reproduce environments to test sensors in autonomous vehicles. he company develops high-fidelity software for driver-in-the-loop (DIL) simulators, and 6 years ago started extending its technology to testing driverless cars.

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Green light for bus trial

An electric driverless bus is set to start operating on the city streets of Dunfermline, Scotland. The CAVForth 2 project will use the CAVstar Automated Driving System, which combines sensor fusion for cameras, Lidar and radar with a machine learning system. It was developed by Fusion Processing in Bristol, England.

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UAV is a heavy lifter

Flowcopter, in Edinburgh, Scotland, is developing a UAV that can carry up to 160 kg. The 500 kg UAV uses Digital Displacement transmission technology that is much lighter, more robust and less costly than an equivalent electric transmission.

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Level 4 shuttle unveiled

Vehicle systems supplier ZF has developed an autonomous shuttle for SAE Level 4 operation. The shuttle was launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in the US in January, and is designed for autonomous driving in urban environments and mixed traffic, rather than segregated lanes.

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Fog-proof coating

An optical coating that combines anti-fogging and anti-reflective properties to boost the performance of Lidar systems and image sensors has been unveiled.

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White light for traffic?

Researchers in the US are proposing adding a fourth light to traffic lights for driverless cars. The idea, from transportation engineers at North Carolina State University, is that a ‘white light’ would enable autonomous vehicles to help control traffic flow, and let human drivers know what’s going on.

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Through the grapevine

An autonomous system for spraying grapevines is rolling out in the champagne and wine regions of France. The YV01 smart vineyard robot was developed by Yanmar with wine makers and the CIVC, the organisation that manages the production, distribution and promotion of champagne.

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Solid-state Lidars boost

Researchers in Japan have developed a new type of laser diode that can boost the performance of solid-state Lidar sensors. Photonic-Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers (PCSELs) are built from two different types of materials with a large refractive index contrast, such as air and semiconductors. 

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Real-world test model

AB Dynamics (ABD) has developed a pedestrian modelling system to improve the effectiveness of sensors in autonomous vehicles. ABD worked with Dynamic Research on the ‘Soft Pedestrian 360’ system to support tests for improved sensor perception and categorisation.

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Thruster lifespan tester

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a technique that will help determine the lifetime of electric propulsion systems for autonomous space vehicles. The team used data from low-pressure chamber experiments and large-scale computations to develop a model...

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Air traffic optimiser

Rohde & Schwarz has designed a mounting adapter for installing its UHF wireless analyser on a medium-sized UAV. The R&S EVSD1000 VHF/UHF analyser is intended to work on a UAV to provide the accurate and reliable navigation required for optimising air traffic control.

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Rice counter crops up

Researchers in China and Singapore have developed an automated method of counting rice plants using UAVs. Rice is cultivated on nearly 162 million hectares of land worldwide.

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Simple way to make AUVs

A scalable, modular system for developing underwater autonomous robots is aiming to speed up their design process. The system, developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), builds deformable ‘aquabots’ using simple repeating substructures instead of unique components.

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Neural net’s night crashes assistance

A spiking neural network built using memtransistors can help prevent collisions between autonomous vehicles at night. Almost half of fatal accidents occur at night. As vehicles become autonomous, the ways of detecting and avoiding these collisions must evolve too, but current systems are often complicated, resource-intensive or work poorly in the dark.

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Avionics design uses ML

Intel and Daedalean have developed the first multi-core reference design for certifiable avionics using machine learning, or ML. The design provides vision-based situational awareness using neural networks with high-resolution, high-throughput camera inputs based on Intel’s 11th Gen Core i7 and Agilex F-Series FPGAs.

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Own-model simulator

UAV Navigation has developed a model-agnostic hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) simulator that...

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‘Shape-shifting’ UAV

Elythor has developed a UAV that can adapt its wing shape to wind conditions and flight position...

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Robot fish with a twist

A coil-powered robot fish could make underwater uncrewed systems easier to develop...

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Rugged MEMS gyro

TDK has developed a high-stability and vibration-tolerant digital MEMS gyroscope for dynamic...

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‘Ethical’ street risk code

Researchers in Germany have created an algorithm they say can handle the ethical requirements...

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SIOP system adds radar

Echodyne’s radar system has been added to a single integrated operating picture (SIOP) platform...

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Low-noise ducted motor

A UK company has developed an electric ducted fan (EDF) motor with a specialist blade...

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Solar UAV flies by wire

Skydweller Aero has completed the first autonomous flight of its solar-powered aircraft...

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CE-certified 5G UAV

Nokia has developed the first UAV with 5G connectivity that is CE-certified for industrial operations...

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Mars ‘copter reaches 50

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its 50th flight on the Red Planet...

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Defence and Security Equipment International

As conflicts around the world drive up defence and security budgets...

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The shape of things?

Researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering in Switzerland have created an origami-like robot that...

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Beam steering for Lidars

Researchers in France have developed a 256-channel beam steering device for Lidar sensors in driverless cars...

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AI boosts collision tests

The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has combined its Dolphin simulation...

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ML helps ocean surveys

Saildrone is using Jetson modules with machine learning (ML) for its USVs to study weather, marine...

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Chips have long memory

Infineon Technologies has qualified its ferroelectric memories for more reliable data logging...

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3D surveys simplified

Researchers in Germany have developed a technique for more accurate mapping of lakes and rivers...

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Control complexity cut

Two reconfigurable serial transceivers have been developed to reduce the complexity of control systems...

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In-orbit swarming test

NASA is launching a quartet of six-unit (6U) CubeSats into orbit to test swarm technologies...

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Flexible cells advance

Researchers in China have developed a lightweight foldable solar cell intended for UAVs...

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Reflections on imaging

Researchers in the US are developing ways to analyse reflections for more effective vision systems...

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Digital FOGs cut errors

Advanced Navigation has developed two digital fibre optic gyroscopes (DFOGs) with different...

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Imaging for any system

Recogni has developed an imaging card for its Scorpio AI chip for any autonomous system...

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Virtually real-world

Researchers in the US have developed software to test the operation of a complete driverless car...

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First integrated imager

SCD has developed the first short-wavelength IR (SWIR) detector that integrates event-based IR...

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Long-range subsea array

A low-power underwater comms system that can transmit signals across kilometres...

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Spectrum of threats

A radio receiver system that can detect all kinds of agile signals across 40 GHz of spectrum...

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No entry’ UAV software

UAV Navigation has developed software that can keep UAVs away from restricted or excluded...

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Low-latency telematics

Beam Connectivity has developed a low-latency telematics system for all kinds of autonomous...

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Vehicle fleets guardian

Angoka, in Belfast, has developed a security system specifically for fleets of autonomous vehicles...

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Can you take the wheel?

Researchers have announced a method to determine whether a driver can take back control...

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Eight robots from one

A team of engineers in the US has developed a robot that can reconfigure itself into eight different...

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Better models projects

Two UK projects are aiming to improve the sensor and data models used for simulations to develop...

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AI wins out in UAV racing

Researchers have developed an AI system for UAVs that can beat the best human operators in competitive racing...

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ISS craft nears launch 

Sierra Space has completed a key step in its preparations for the launch of its Dream Chaser...

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Portable UAV killer

MARSS is developing a portable version of its UAS countermeasures aircraft...

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UTM study goes quantum

Researchers in the US and France are using quantum computing to tackle the computational...

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SLEDS add stability

Exalos has developed superluminescent LED (SLED) modules that are less sensitive to wavelength...

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High-pixel cars sensor

Sony Semiconductor Solutions has developed an image sensor with over 17 MP for emerging...

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UAV payloads on rails

Anduril Industries has enhanced its Ghost UAV platform with a new mechanism to vary the position...

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All-weather tag guidance

Researchers in Japan have developed a battery-less tag to guide UAVs in all weather conditions...

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eVTOL-glider UAV plan

A network of German research labs is developing a UAV that combines an eVTOL with...

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New small UAVs standard

The VNX+ standard is designed to fit into UAVs that can be launched from 5 in-diameter tubes...

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Autonomous farm hand

Three farms in the UK are testing autonomous robot technology for carrying out various tasks...

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HEAP builds stone walls

Researchers in Switzerland have taught an autonomous excavator to construct dry-stone...

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Gathering speed

Inertial Labs has developed an accelerometer range suitable for uncrewed navigation systems...

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Thermal imaging using metasurfaces

Researchers in the US have developed a new technology that uses meta-optical devices...

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Navigating safe paths at sea

Researchers in Korea have developed a new path-following technique for autonomous...

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Lower latency photonics

Researchers in the US have used silicon photonics rather than electronics to tackle dynamic...

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Real-time 3D object detection

Researchers in Korea have adapted the YOLO 3D machine-learning framework for 3D object detection...

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Imaging radar’s safety cocoon

Provizio in Ireland has developed an imaging radar able to provide data from an area...

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Smart robot sees the light

Researchers in the USA have developed a tiny, autonomous robot carrying sensors to perform...

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Low-risk line checkers

Researchers in Japan have developed a low-cost UAV for inspecting transmission lines...

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Space-air-sea connectivity

Researchers in China have created an all-light real-time communications network to enable seamless...

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Finding the optimum route for large-scale UAV inspections

Researchers in China are finding ways around the limitations of UAV battery life for large-scale monitoring...

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Space tests for rollable solar cells

Rollable perovskite photovoltaic (PV) solar cells are being tested in orbit to provide power for satellites...

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Plastic protection for smart Lidar

Blickfeld in Germany has used a new plastic material for its latest light-detection and ranging...

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Noise suppression to improve search and rescue

Researchers in Japan have developed a noise-suppression system using AI for more effective victim...

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5G orchestrates robot parking manoevres

Stanley Robotics has used a private 5G network to control its automated parking robots...

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Helping operators track bigger swarms

Researchers in the USA have shown that one operator can manage up to 100 autonomous ground...

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Common UAV platform for sensing systems

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has flown its Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) autonomous...

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AI vision exposes cracks in concrete

US researchers are looking to use AI vision algorithms on autonomous vehicles...

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Two-stroke converted to run on kerosene

Suter Industries has developed a new engine for UAVs...

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Computing at high altitudes

VersaLogic has developed a rugged, embedded computer with a high-performance Intel Xeon processor for uncrewed systems..

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A hull of a boat

Seven teams have competed for the title of the world’s best autonomous boat at Njord Challenge 2024...

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Working swarms under sea ice

NASA is developing an undersea robot that can operate in a swarm under sea ice in Antarctica...

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Sensing it all

North Carolina State University, US, has developed a technique for creating sensors that function in air and water...

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Shooting UAVs

Allen Control Systems (ACS) has developed an AI system to detect and shoot down UAVs. The Bullfrog...

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IRIS uses AI to spot land mines

Fenix Insight and Ace High in the UK have developed an AI system for detecting land mines...

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SSD stores 2 TB, boosts power

Samsung Electronics has developed a SSD with storage of up to 2 TB for autonomous driving vehicles...

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Ship inspector finds faults

The EverClean IQ robot can be used by marine surveyors and shipyards as part of the cloud...

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The edge on spotting explosives

Greensea IQ is developing a commercial, undersea autonomous system that can detect explosives...

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AI/radar combo checks plants

Researchers in Switzerland have developed a combined AI and radar technology...

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Bringing the temperature down

TDK Tronics has developed a single-axis accelerometer with an industrial temperature...

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Test cell gives pre-flight data

VisionAir has developed a test cell for UAV engines that can provide accurate data on performance...

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Servo actuator’s safety boost

Ultra Motion has developed its first commercial linear servo actuator with a redundant architecture...

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Sports glider becomes hardened military air vehicle

DZYNE is working with the US Air Force Research Laboratory...

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Enabling robotic arms to tie knots in cables

Researchers have developed a technique for UAVs to pick up large objects using knotted cables...

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Curved heat exchanger opens new world of cooling

Intergalactic in Utah has developed a curved heat exchanger that can be used to cool...

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Enhancing underwater photography with AI

Researchers in China have developed an AI technique to improve the quality...

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Single-photon Lidar maps challenging terrain

Researchers in China have developed a compact, lightweight single-photon airborne Lidar..

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Neuromorphic vision tracks images at high speed

Researchers in the US have developed a high-speed, neuromorphic vision sensor for robotic applications...

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Sensor switches from edge detection to infrared fast

A compact, lightweight sensor system with infrared imaging can be fitted easily to a UAV for remote...

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3D-printable superalloy survives extreme temperatures

A new generation of superalloys is opening up new opportunities for UAV and space system design...

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Savouring design flexibility with scalable chiplets

Scalable chip architectures for self-driving cars will require new, automated design tools...

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Sensor detects surroundings in real-time 3D

A 3D ultrasound sensor is being used to improve the safety of driverless vehicles. Bendex Robotics...

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Simplifying live video streaming beyond visual line of sight

Satellite communications and ultra-low-bandwidth video streaming can be used with long-range...

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Wireless charging of larger battery packs for AMRs

Wibotic in Canada has developed 1 kW wireless charging for larger, autonomous mobile robots...

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Mapping a power plant

Createc has used a robot dog and a mesh radio network to create a real-time map of a radioactive...

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Navigating with image sensors and machine learning algos

Researchers at the University of Missouri are developing algorithms for autonomous visual navigation...

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AI processing board for UAV thermal cameras

Teledyne FLIR has developed a video processor for AI algorithms to use in its thermal cameras...

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Lightweight perovskite solar cells meet stability challenge

Researchers at the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) in Linz have developed a lightweight solar cell...

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Radar detects non-cooperative air traffic

INVOLI has teamed up with MatrixSpace to add a non-cooperative air-traffic radar detector...

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Four-legged robots explore Moon-like terrain

Researchers are teaching dog-like robots to navigate craters of the Moon and other challenging...

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AI centre in US guides inaugural flight of UK UAV

Windracers, a UAV developer in the UK, has made its first autonomous flight in the US...

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Autonomous experiment on heavy tracked vehicles

US research agency DARPA has been testing autonomous operations on heavy tracked vehicles...

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Autonomous robot makes beeline in a swarm

Festo has developed a miniature bee that can fly autonomously in a swarm...

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Satcom test for orbiter

The Exploration Company is using a mid-band satellite terminal for a key test of its autonomous reuseable space capsule. The Nyx capsule is designed...

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Tanker’s pan-ocean debut

SK Shipping has demonstrated the first autonomous operation of a super-large liquid natural gas (LNG) carrier in a month-long transoceanic voyage...

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Imaging AI fitted to UAV

Mythic has ported its low-power analogue machine learning chip to the Sentinel UAV reference design from Modal AI...

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L2/L5 satcom receiver

Trimble has launched a dual-frequency OEM GNSS receiver module that supports its RTX correction services for autonomous applications...

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Super-light autopilot

Modal AI has launched a Qualcomm-based autopilot for its UAVs that weighs just 16 g. The VOXL 2 autopilot integrates a PX4real-time...

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AI speeds up 3D surveying

Researchers in Switzerland have used machine learning to develop a way to make 3D mapping more cost-effective...

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Trans-Atlantic inspection

Skypersonic has demonstrated a UAV being remotely piloted across the Atlantic Ocean using a standard mobile phone...

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IR lens for new-gen sensors

MKS Instruments has developed a motorised infrared zoom lens optimised for the new generation of 10 μm pixel SXGA/HD FPA (focal plane array) and 15 μmVGA FPA detectors...

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Low-cost radar on one PCB

Engineers at Plextek in the UK have developed a low-cost millimetre-wave radar on a single PCB. “Radar operating in the 60 GHz band offers...

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Sub has sensors on its skin

Researchers in Germany are developing a submarine robot with specialist sensors. The Bionic RoboSkin project, supported by Germany’s Ministry of Education...

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Maritime rescue system

Smith Myers has developed a mobile phone detection, location and comms system with maritime connectivity. Its Artemis system can detect...

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AI-based testing for UAVs

Microsoft has launched a software-in-the-loop tool to build, train and test autonomous aircraft through high-fidelity simulation. The AirSim tool was...

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Two-part radar design

Cambridge Sensoriis has developed a radar architecture that can be used for light weight, highly sensitive, all-weather sensors on UAVs.The architecture is split...

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Auto-cables

Researchers in Germany have developed a process for the automated manufacture and assembly of cable harnesses. The process, developed at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences...

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Off-road UGVs simulator

Intel has won a project to develop simulation technology for uncrewed off-road vehicle development. The Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency – Simulation (RACER-Sim) project has two phases over 48 months...

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AutoSar Ethernet switch

Vector has developed the first Ethernet switch for driverless car designs that uses the safety-critical AutoSar standard software. The veSwitch software runs on the Brightlane switches from Marvell, and follows the AutoSar methodology with respect to model definition...

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Countdown starts for cells

GS Yuasa Lithium Power (GYLP) is developing a small but scalable battery for space systems. The small form factor lithium-ion battery has completed the Preliminary Design Review and is now moving to the critical design phase....

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Peristaltic liquid/gas pumps

Conical revolution pumps are providing new ways to propel fluids around uncrewed systems. The pumps, called the R-series and developed by TCS Micropumps in the UK, work on the peristalsis principle to pump both liquids and gases...

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Code spots possible trouble

Researchers in the US have developed a way to predict the behaviour of pedestrians and cyclists around a driverless car. The algorithm, developed at MIT, breaks down the problem of predicting the action of multiple users, each represented as an individual...

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Real-time fuel level data

A capacitive fuel level sensor from Reventec is being used to provide realtime level data from a Martin UAV V-BAT tactical UAS. Reventec’s LS200 has a solid-state capacitive sensor with no moving parts and measures the full depth of the fuel tank to an accuracy of ±0.5% to provide critical fuel level data to operators...

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Safety-critical standard

The Khronos Group has released a standard for safety-critical GPU graphics and computing. The group has already developed a range of standards for graphics used by key developers such as Nvidia, but the Vulkan Safety-Critical...

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Data helps stop spoofing

Cambridge Pixel has developed a technique for using radar data to support global satellite navigation systems, protecting USVs or ASVs at sea against GPS spoofing, jamming and interference. Spoofing is where a GNSS signal from a GPS or Galileo satellite...

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Anti-radiation shield

Researchers in Japan have developed a 3D-printed radiation shield to allow mainstream low-cost UAVs to be used to gather vital data on climate change. Numerical weather predictions (NWPs) rely on mathematical models that use data collected by...

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Miniature flapping drive

A new drive system for flapping-wing autonomous craft has been developed at the University of Bristol, in the UK, using a new method of electromechanical zipping that removes the need for conventional motors and gears (writes Nick Flaherty)...
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