Drones Rovers

The State of Robotics, May & June 2022

Monthly robotics news blog. Discover the latest products, research, tutorials, and security news for robotics.

Gabriel Aguiar Noury

 from 

Canonical

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Updated on 04 Jul, 2022

6 minutes read

Navigation without GPS: Carnegie Mellon University's autonomous submarine

with Xsens MTi-200

Remco Sikkema

 from 

Movella

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Updated on 15 Jun, 2022

4 minutes read

Saving Resources with Precision Agriculture

Using smart sensor and measurement techniques to make farming more efficient and sustainable is the goal of a team of researchers at TUM.

Cornell, US Navy raise bar for autonomous underwater imaging

Tests conducted by Cornell and the U.S. Navy used new algorithms to outperform state-of-the-art programming for autonomous underwater sonar imaging, significantly improving the speed and accuracy for identifying objects such as explosive mines, sunken ships, airplane black boxes, pipelines, etc.

Syl Kacapyr

 from 

Cornell University

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Updated on 27 May, 2022

2 minutes read

The missing piece to faster, cheaper and more accurate 3D mapping

Engineers at EPFL and the University of Geneva believe they hold the key to automated drone mapping. By combining artificial intelligence with a new algorithm, their method promises to considerably reduce the time and resources needed to accurately scan complex landscapes.

Team EPFL

 from 

EPFL

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Updated on 27 May, 2022

3 minutes read

Rapid Adaptation of Deep Learning Teaches Drones to Survive Any Weather

To be truly useful, drones—that is, autonomous flying vehicles—will need to learn to navigate real-world weather and wind conditions.

Robert Perkins

 from 

Caltech

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Updated on 25 May, 2022

4 minutes read

A move to ultrasonic acoustics for wireless energy transmission could power implants, underwater sensors, and more

A team of researchers in Korea has been working on functional acoustic energy transmission (AET) systems, and their latest paper details a major breakthrough: Prototypes capable of powering LEDs, sensors, and Bluetooth transmitters at range and through materials include metal, tissue, and water.

Podcast: Feet Pics Saving The Planet & Fly Eye Inspired AI

In this episode, we talk about how an app leveraging 3 sets of machine learning algorithms aims to reduce waste and emissions by creating 3D models of feet and the hoverfly inspired AI that will be keeping airfields safe from small drones via acoustic mapping and filtering.

Farbod Moghaddam

 from 

The Next Byte

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Updated on 16 May, 2022

Remote ID promotes drone flight safety and compliance

Beyond leisure, drones offer enormous potential for developing a wide array of innovative applications that benefit society.

Alf Helge Omre

 from 

Nordic Semiconductor

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Updated on 16 May, 2022

3 minutes read

Transport drones for offshore wind farms

Could drones provide a safe and effective alternative to sending out ships, helicopters and cranes in future, and could they take some of the pressure off of maintenance staff?

Katja Lenz

 from 

DLR

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Updated on 22 Apr, 2022

3 minutes read

Automated ocean waste retrival the target for new, specialized open-source EfficientDets

With growing concern over microplastics from ocean waste, autonomous underwater vehicles — AUVs — have been proposed as a tool for cleaning up our seas, but only if they can pick the plastics out from the fish: Enter these tweaked EfficientDets, boosting accuracy for the task.

What is an ROV camera?

An ROV camera is any visual imaging system that can be used on underwater ROVs to provide the operator with a perception of the operating environment. The depth rating for an ROV camera usually starts at 300m.

Team Blueprint Lab

 from 

Blueprint Lab

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Updated on 08 Apr, 2022

3 minutes read

HeRo 2.0, an ultra-low cost 3D-printed robotics platform, could open swarm robotics experimentation up to all

Designed using off-the-shelf parts, a low-cost microcontroller, and a 3D-printed chassis, the HeRo 2.0 robot costs just $18 to build — and is at the heart of an effort to open swarm robotics up to a broader audience.

Top Uses of Underwater ROV Manipulators

The aim of this article is to provide a high-level answer to the question: “What do people use underwater robotic arms for?” If you’ve worked with Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) before, this article probably isn’t for you. For everyone else, let’s go.

Team Blueprint Lab

 from 

Blueprint Lab

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Updated on 31 Mar, 2022

6 minutes read

Modeling, Design, and Control of a Hosing-Drone Unmanned Aerial System

This is a multicopter that can fly close to bridges, overpasses, and other pieces of large infrastructure to perform high-pressure washing. Water is pumped to high pressure on the ground, then sent to the drone via a hose.