Université de Sherbrooke researchers demonstrate a new approach to landing multirotors on steep, irregular ice surfaces Cats may seem an unlikely source of inspiration for drone landing gear. But retractable claws helped researchers at Canada’s Université de Sherbrooke address a difficult problem: landing a drone on steep, slippery ice. The result is the Ice Dart, a … [Read more...] about Cat-Inspired Claws Help Ice Dart Drone Land on Steep Ice
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NOAA Sends Autonomous Surface Vehicles Into Hurricanes to Study Rapid Intensification
Long-running partnership with Saildrone aims to improve hurricane forecasting and rapid intensification models Saildrone announced plans to deploy 10 Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) during the 2026 hurricane season in partnership with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The mission will support hurricane forecasting and storm research … [Read more...] about NOAA Sends Autonomous Surface Vehicles Into Hurricanes to Study Rapid Intensification
Urban UAV Operations Need More than Drones
Cloud Century has implemented more than 200 drone docks in China, learning what urban drone operations require. In this guest post, Cloud Century’s Meng Xu says the future low-altitude economy depends on infrastructure, autonomous operations, drone docks, and AI-assisted operational intelligence. DRONELIFE does not accept or make payment for guest posts. Urban UAV Operations … [Read more...] about Urban UAV Operations Need More than Drones
UNOS and NASA Partner to Study Drone Organ Transport
UNOS and NASA launch a joint study to examine how UAV flights affect organ viability and how drones could improve transplant logistics nationwide. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and NASA have announced a new research partnership. The two organizations signed the agreement at UNOS' Richmond, Virginia headquarters. The study examines how drone technology could make … [Read more...] about UNOS and NASA Partner to Study Drone Organ Transport
ePropelled Opens UK Hub to Scale UAV Propulsion
ePropelled has opened its new Global Innovation Centre in Coventry, expanding capacity for UAV propulsion and power systems. The facility is designed to support a production ramp to more than one million propulsion systems annually by 2027. The site places the UK at the centre of the company’s global strategy for electric and hybrid propulsion, high efficiency motors, and … [Read more...] about ePropelled Opens UK Hub to Scale UAV Propulsion
