Australian start up Stoprotor have an interesting concept that has moved from X Plane simulation to real world testing. Good for them! The Hybrid RotorWing is the first VTOL aircraft to employ the use of high alpha flight controls to achieve a profile that is suitable for stopping and starting the rotor system in flight. Aircraft designed for high...
OppiKoppi beer drone technology v1.1: This is the sort of ordnance drones should really deliver all over the world. More updates to follow, but you will be able to order beers from your phone to the District 9 campsite in 2013. At the moment it is hand guided, but it will eventually fly on a gps grid. We will...
Second entry of the day for UAS got Talent, an interesting project very handy for perch and stare operations. SolarCopter is project undertaken by seven Masters students at Queen Mary University of London. The team has developed the world’s first solar powered helicopter and discusses their process and the rationale behind this project. The final design is complete and...
Yet more simply amazing work from the folk at Festo. A robotic dragonfly takes to the air. These folks are beyond clever. The mechanics of dragonfly flight are unique: dragonflies can manoeuvre in all directions, glide without having to beat their wings and hover in the air. Their ability to move their two pairs of wings independently enables them...
Tailor Toys LLC, innovators of the PowerUp™ – Electric Paper Airplane Conversion Kit, will unveil their 2013 product line-up at the American International Toy Fair, February 10-13, 2013 in New York City. The new line is featured with the PowerUp™ 3.0 smartphone controlled paper airplane, the PowerUp™ 2.0second generation of the Electric Paper Airplane Conversion Kit, PowerUp™ Boat - Power Paper Boat Conversion Kit. PowerUp™ Templates - Color Templates for the Electric Paper...
Caisey Claiborne Its sUAS News podcast co-host Gene Robinson shining light in this dark time for North American UA folks. Caisey Claiborne Gene Robinson with the non-profit RP Search Services in Wimberley prefers not to use the “D-Word” — Drone. He prefers “Unmanned Aircraft” and even though the technology is getting a bad rap, he’s hoping that will change....
In this video the application of a Visual-Inertial (camera & imu) localization algorithm on a Quadrotor is demonstrated. The quadrotor used in this experiment is the Parrot AR.DRONE, and it is equipped with a sensing package that consists of an InterSense NavChip IMU operating at 100 Hz and a Point Grey Chameleon camera at 7.5 Hz. MARS Lab ( http://mars.cs.umn.edu )...
The long arm of the law has finally caught up with the operators of the Columbia Packing Company. In January 2012 we were sent the images that exposed the level of pollution occurring. They were taken by an sUAS News reader that still wishes to remain anonymous. The story went viral and continues to receive hits nearly a year later. I...
This fresh from the I really want one department.Thought provoking work from James Bridle. This kit consists of three models of contemporary military drones: the MQ-1 Predator, the RQ-170 Sentinel, and the RQ-4 Global Hawk. Human figures are included for scale. The kit was produced using 3D modelling software and desktop 3D printing technologies, with the assistance of Digital...
The first images that I saw of this Lego quadrocopter frame raised a smile. On contacting Ed Scott, C#/C++ developer by day and Lego flying robot wrangler by night I was impressed. I also recognised a pattern, last week one of my sUAS was engaged in parachute dropping duties for my sons 9th birthday party. Credit must go to...
