By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill An international team of researchers plans to deploy Windracers’ dual-use heavy-lift drone technology to study the interactions of ice and ocean water in the frigid Arctic region of northwestern Greenland. The study, which is expected to get under way this summer, will be a critical part of the so-called GIANT (Greenland Ice sheet … [Read more...] about Windracers ULTRA to Map Greenland’s Petermann Glacier
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Drone, Software Startup Looks to Capture Growing Inspection Demand
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill A start-up Houston-based drone and software developer is aiming to serve a large looming market demand for drone infrastructure inspections, which could one day grow to involve tens of thousands of UAV flights every day. Horizon Aerobotics, which recently emerged from stealth mode to begin commercial operations, has targeted … [Read more...] about Drone, Software Startup Looks to Capture Growing Inspection Demand
A2RL Drone Championship Tests Autonomous Racing Performance
The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) Championship concluded January 21–22 during UMEX, evaluating autonomous racing drones across multiple competition formats. TII Racing recorded the fastest autonomous lap at 12.032 seconds in the AI Speed Challenge, while MAVLAB secured the Multi-Drone Gold Race title. Speed Challenge Sets Benchmark The AI Speed Challenge … [Read more...] about A2RL Drone Championship Tests Autonomous Racing Performance
Spaceport Cornwall and National Drone Hub Launch UK Autonomy Testing Project
Collaboration aims to create a combined civilian and military drone test environment Spaceport Cornwall has launched a new project with the National Drone Hub to create a unique testing environment for uncrewed aerial systems in the United Kingdom. The collaboration brings together civilian airport infrastructure and military-supported airspace to support advanced drone … [Read more...] about Spaceport Cornwall and National Drone Hub Launch UK Autonomy Testing Project
How Tiny Bat-Inspired Drones Could Transform Search and Rescue Operations
Fog, near-darkness, and colored lights create a nightclub-like atmosphere in Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) drone testing area. As a palm-sized drone hovers through artificial smoke and snow, it approaches a plexiglass wall autonomously and turns back, all without a single camera. This is the PeAR Bat, a revolutionary bio-inspired drone that "sees" the world through … [Read more...] about How Tiny Bat-Inspired Drones Could Transform Search and Rescue Operations
