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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Drones in the Arctic: Federico Borsari on Security, Surveillance, and NATO’s Strategic Frontier
On this episode of the Drone Radio Show: Federico Borsari, Non-Resident Fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis, talks with host Randy Goers about how uncrewed systems are being used in the Arctic, and the challenges and opportunities they present for security, monitoring, and protecting critical infrastructure in this increasingly strategic region. Listen … [Read more...] about Drones in the Arctic: Federico Borsari on Security, Surveillance, and NATO’s Strategic Frontier
