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Platform One

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...

Platform One

Space tests for rollable solar cells

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

Platform One

Two-stroke converted to run on kerosene

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

PS

Powerplant options for BVLOS UAVs

While UAV operations conducted BVLOS are not yet routine around the world, the regulatory framework...

Digest

Zero USV Oceanus12

The future of uncrewed systems hinges on the future of their regulation. Many anticipate that establishing...

Show Report

Eurosatory 2024

As conflicts continue to rage inside Europe’s borders and beyond, demand for uncrewed systems is surging...

Dossier

We Ride Robotics Robobus

The French Open is one of the largest tennis tournaments in the world, held every year at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The 2024 event ran from May 26 to June 9, with not only a plethora of head-to-heads between elite athletes but, most unusually, a driverless minibus shuttle service for taking VIPs and media to and from the stadium...

Platform One

Test cell gives pre-flight data

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

Show Report

Xponential Part 2

The biggest show in the world for autonomous systems, AUVSI Xponential, landed at San Diego...

Insight

UAVs

While the words ‘drone’ and ‘UAV’ still conjure up images of toy multirotors in the mind of the average person...

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