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...
Maritime rescue system
Smith Myers has developed a mobile phone detection, location and comms system with maritime connectivity. Its Artemis system can detect...
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...
Lidar Sensors
Lidar sensors are a key element in the design of many uncrewed platforms. A near-infrared laser, invisible to surrounding people, can provide detection of obstacles at distances of up to 300 m for driverless cars and trucks, or at ranges of 10-50 m for industrial robots...