The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in collaboration with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), and branches of the U.S. military, has named MatrixSpace Inc. the overall winner of the Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Low-Cost Sensing challenge. The company will receive $500,000 for its top-performing counter-UAS sensing … [Read more...] about DIU Announces MatrixSpace Winner of C-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge
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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
