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Image sensors

One of the key tools for autonomous systems is the image sensor. To put that into perspective, about 30,000 people are killed on US freeways each year, and image sensor developers have the ambitious aim of reducing that to 300 using advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS)...

Digest

Ottonomy Ottobot

Many organisations will remember the difficulties the Covid-19 pandemic caused as they were trying to keep their businesses going amid the repeated lockdowns and social distancing advice...

Digest

Eurolink Systems Beluga

Since its founding in Rome, Italy, in 1994, Eurolink Systems has been known primarily as a value-added distributor and integrator of mission-critical electronics for defence applications. Its customers include companies such as Leonardo...

Insight

UGVs

Not so long ago, UGV developers were few and far between, but now there are hundreds of them, tailoring autonomous robotic solutions for organisations and markets of every stripe...

Show Report

IDEX 2023

The International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) returned to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in February 2023, along with its marine counterpart, the Naval Defence & Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX)..

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Cleo Robotics Dronut X1

In the past 2 years there has been a growth in uncrewed systems designed for autonomous operations in enclosed, indoor spaces, where GNSS cannot be relied on for navigation. Although SLAM (often the key to indoor autonomous navigation) might once have been confined to high-end military systems...

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Sonar systems

In the world of autonomous vehicles, demand has arguably grown faster for marine systems than for any other vehicle type...

In Operation

DroneWorks solar panel inspection

A small VTOL UAV fitted with a thermographic camera is a powerful tool for inspecting the integrity and energy efficiency of many kinds of installations that are difficult, time-consuming or dangerous to reach by methods that involve people working at height – and rooftop solar panels fit snugly into this category...

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CES 2023

Despite the slow lifting of international travel restrictions over the past 2 years, CES remains the biggest show for many tech companies worldwide, particularly those working towards the next generation of autonomous and robotic systems...

Dossier

Limbach 2400 DX and 550 EFG

We previously featured German aero engine manufacturer Limbach in UST 17 (February/March 2018). In that article, the company detailed its 7 kg L 275 EF two-stroke boxer twin that produces 18 kW and is aimed squarely at the kind of 25 kg MTOW UAV that has become the mainstay of aerial data and surveillance providers.