Draper Wins $26M Pentagon Contract for Remote CBRN Detection Using Autonomous Teaming Drones Draper announced it has been awarded a $26 million (all options) contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to further expand the capabilities of its unmanned autonomous systems (UAS) software to perform chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance … [Read more...] about Remote CBRN Detection with Autonomous Teaming Drones: Draper Wins Pentagon Contract
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Draper and DoD Work Together on Next Generation of Small Drones
MA-based engineering firm Draper and DoD are working together on the next generation of small drones - developing technology to improve autonomous navigation that could rapidly move into the commercial space. Under a three-year contract with the Department of Defense, Draper is focused on addressing the hardest parts of autonomous navigation - demonstrating how they can … [Read more...] about Draper and DoD Work Together on Next Generation of Small Drones
Draper Equips High Speed UAVs with Vision for GPS-denied Navigation
The following release is from Draper, an engineering firm based in Cambridge, MA. The company is developing technology that will enable UAVs to navigate autonomously through indoor environments where GPS signals are unavailable. CAMBRIDGE, MA—Aug. 4, 2017—When a firefighter, first responder or soldier operates a small, lightweight flight vehicle inside a building, in urban … [Read more...] about Draper Equips High Speed UAVs with Vision for GPS-denied Navigation
Is Genetically Modified Dragonfly The World’s Smallest Drone?
There's a first for everything in the growing world of all things UAV. Today we've discovered what seems to be the first combination of drone and flying insect. Although drones are based on the same laws of motion and dynamics that govern the natural world, Draper's modified dragonfly is the first to bring technology and nature together so completely. Take a look for … [Read more...] about Is Genetically Modified Dragonfly The World’s Smallest Drone?
Cambridge Researchers to Develop Insect Drones
Two Cambridge groups have been awarded a $3.4 million grant to develop insect drones: tiny, autonomous, and fast-flying drones that mimic the flight capabilities of birds and insects. Draper, Inc. and MIT researcher Nicholas Roy have been granted the funds by DARPA as part of the "Fast, Lightweight, Autonomy" (FLA) program. The two teams will collaborate on the … [Read more...] about Cambridge Researchers to Develop Insect Drones
