Feb 3, 2022 | Aerial Vehicles, Energy, Robots
A small robot with wings like an insect can fly and generate more power than a similarly-sized animal in nature. Most flying robots, whether they use wings or propellers, have motors and gears – and transmission systems to connect the components together, but these...
Jan 13, 2022 | Aerial Vehicles, Featured, Michigan, Mobility
First-of-its-kind aerial mobility corridor study will test the feasibility of commercial drones and other aerial systems in three areas, including cross-border. Michigan’s aviation system contributes more than $22 billion to the state economy each year. In 2017,...
Jan 13, 2022 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Hydrogen
Of all the topics I have written about recently, autonomous flying taxis seem like the most far-fetched – or should I say pie-in-the-sky! However, the fact is that around 20 companies – from well-known names like Airbus and Hyundai, to new, inventor-led startups are...
Dec 16, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Drones
In Nordic countries, ice can form on the wings almost year round, even in mid-July. The NTNU researchers behind the drone company Aviant will soon be flying blood samples from remote hospitals in places like Røros to St. Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim. Two such...
Dec 9, 2021 | 5G, Aerial Vehicles
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a new rule on Tuesday that forbids pilots from using auto-landing and other certain flight systems at low altitudes where 5G wireless signals could interfere with onboard instruments that measure a plane’s...
Aug 19, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Space
Advances in commercial drone technology are opening up new growth opportunities for the space industry, which has an often underappreciated synergistic relationship with uncrewed aerial vehicles. The fast-evolving market for drones attracted $1.4 billion in venture...
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