Dropla mine countermeasures

In August 2023, much of the media surrounding the war in Ukraine was focused on an incipient counteroffensive, aimed at retaking occupied territories, including the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. By December, however...

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Robotnik RB-WATCHER

As uncrewed systems transition away from being little more than one-off science experiments and evolve into serious industrial tools that are as essential to industrial facility workers as a screwdriver, they are being designed with tougher reliability...

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Swarming

There are many types of swarm technologies for autonomous platforms, varying from dramatic displays of hundreds of UAVs to groups of driverless cars, to combined ground, air and sea platforms all working together autonomously...

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ACUA Ocean Pioneer-class H-USV

As an island nation, dependent on seafaring vessels for trade, defence and more, the UK’s traditions for innovative and robust shipbuilding date back centuries. Small wonder then that today, amid booming demand for automated ocean logistics...

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Professor Robin Murphy

Professor Robin Murphy is an expert in using robots to save lives and rebuild communities following a disaster. She wrote a book on the subject, Disaster Robotics, which has become a key reference work. She is also the Raytheon professor of...

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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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Autonomous sea-skimmer performs over 70 test flights

Flying Ship in the US has shown the design of an autonomous sea-skimming vessel that is 10 times faster than a boat and a quarter of the cost of an aircraft. It has performed over 70 test flights using ground effect, flying 2 m above water...

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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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Image controller synchronises data from seven visual sensors

eYs3D Microelectronics, a subsidiary of Etron, has launched a multi-sensor image controller for autonomous systems. The eSP936 supports the synchronous processing of data from up to seven visual sensors to provide high...

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