Unmanned vehicles

Outer Space Comes Closer To A Regime – Analysis

Source: Eurasia Review

The Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures (TCBMs) in Outer Space Activities is an important United Nations (UN) platform for space security. The UN had established the present GGE in 2011 and during July 201 ...
Full article at: Eurasia Review  More like this  3 days ago, 11:04pm CDT

Israel said to be world leader in UAV exports

Source: iStockAnalyst

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 20 (UPI) -- Israel's high-tech defense industry leads the world in exporting unmanned aerial vehicles, a new study says, while UAV designers are reported to be moving toward developing drones so ...
Full article at: iStockAnalyst  More like this  3 days ago, 12:20pm CDT

ONR develops one drone controller to rule them all

Source: Government Computer News

The Office of Naval Research has developed software that acts as a universal remote control for unmanned vehicles, whether they be in the air, on the ground or under water. ONR’s Universal Character Set (UCS-2) ...
Full article at: Government Computer News  More like this  3 days ago, 12:13pm CDT

Universal Software To Control Robotic Equipment Set for Commercial Release

Source: Engineering News-Record

Like a real-life Tony Stark—the engineer-protagonist of the "Ironman" movies—software developer Nelson Paez has created a technology that could help augment and automate operations of everything from military weapons to construction machinery, pushing ...
Full article at: Engineering News-Record  More like this  3 days ago, 11:50am CDT

Humans will retain key role in robot use

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment

With an army-green paint job and six knobby tires, Crusher rests inside Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville. A metal easel nearby touts its attributes: “Quiet, patien ...
Full article at: Pittsburgh Entertainment  More like this  5 days ago, 10:25pm CDT

Spaceport Georgia

Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)

On April 28, history was made high above the California desert. For the first time, a vessel designed specifically to take tourists into space fired its engine and achieved rocket-powered flight, breaking the so ...
Full article at: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)  More like this  5 days ago, 2:11pm CDT

Senate votes to restrict use of drones in Texas

Source: Dallas Morning News - Blogs

Use of drones to capture photographs and video images on private property without permission of the owner would be prohibited under a bill passed Friday by the Senate. Supporters of the ban say it is needed because of th ...
Full article at: Dallas Morning News - Blogs  More like this  6 days ago, 4:17pm CDT

It’s a Sad Day in America When the Navy Launches a San Diego-Built Drone off a Carrier

Source: Ocean Beach Rag

It’s a sad day in America. The US Navy launched the first carrier-based drone off its deck the other day, off the coast of Virginia. It’s an even sadder day for us in San Diego, as the drone was manufactured – in part, at least – by plants and eng ...
Full article at: Ocean Beach Rag  More like this  6 days ago, 2:06pm CDT

Navy software engineer ensures success of multi-robot controller

Source: DVIDS

SAN DIEGO - Unmanned vehicles (UxVs) deliver enhanced information dominance capabilities to the fleet, increasing the utility of robotic systems employed in military operations. Such military operations can range from combat to ...
Full article at: DVIDS  More like this  May 16 2013, 1:32pm CDT

Top Five Things Wrong With Texas' Drone Bill

Source: Grits for Breakfast

The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions, but apparently airspace will also get you there. Grits admires the good intentions behind Lance Gooden's HB 912, better known around the capitol as the "drone bill," and I readily grant t ...
Full article at: Grits for Breakfast  More like this  May 14 2013, 10:47am CDT



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