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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...