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Lockheed Indago VTOL Features Foldable Airframe and Hot-Swappable Payloads
Todd Sedlak from Detroit Aircraft Corp., a full service Authorized Distributor in partnership with Lockheed Martin, shows us the Indago VTOL, a quadrotor that features a folding design for...
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Androne UAV Uses Android Phone to Identify Targets on the Ground
The Androne UAV, developed for AUVSI's Student Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS) Competition, uses an Android phone to identify targets on the ground. Addison Ford shows us around the Androne and shares...
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Stabilized Image Turrets for UAVs from Hood Tech Vision
UAVs are often used for reconnaissance or search and rescue operations, but factors such as aircraft movement and vibration must be compensated for so these "eyes in the sky" can gather accurate...
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InvertiX 400 Quadrotor Can Flip Over and Fly Upside Down
The InvertiX 400 quadrotor, designed by Bobby Watts, can be flipped over quickly while in flight, and continue maneuvers while while flying upside down, enabling the operator to engage in some unique...
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Latitude's Hybrid Quadrotor UAV Combines VTOL and Long Endurance Flight
The design of the Hybrid Quadrotor combines the vertical take off and landing (VTOL) capabilities of a traditional quadrotor with the range and speed of a traditional fixed-wing aircraft. Bayani...
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Liquid Robotics Wave Glider SV3 on Display at AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2014
Bill Vass, CEO & President of Liquid Robotics, gave us in-depth look at their Wave Glider SV3 sea-faring robot. The larger Wave Glider SV3 complements the smaller SV2 model. By going large, Liquid...
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How Does a Microturbine Engine Work?
Locust Power's microturbine engines can rotate at speeds in excess of 200,000 RPMs to generate significant power in a very compact space, which makes them ideal for portable power solutions or for use...
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Parrot Bebop Drone and Oculus Rift Combine for a Virtual Bird's-Eye View
Parrot recently unveiled it's newest drone, the Bebop, which boasts stabilized HD video capabilities and can be combined with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and the Parrot Skycontroller to...
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TP-100 Turboprop Engine is Perfect Fit for Light Aircraft and UAVs
What makes this turboprop engine uniquely suited for small piloted aircraft as well as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles)? The TP-100, developed by PBS Velka Bites, boasts a compact design and excellent...
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Pointman Tactical Robot Climbs Stairs with Ease
The Pointman Tactical Robot from ARA is a Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) that can climb stairs, roll under cars, and be tossed through windows. André Shipp, Prinicpal Engineer, tells us how the...
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Hummingbird UAS Combines Multi-rotor and Ducted Fan Propulsion
Reference Technologies has designed the Hummingbird UAS (unmanned aerial system), which uses both multi-rotors and ducted fans for VTOL capabilities and maneuvering. The Hummingbird boasts flight...
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Make an Underwater Robot out of a Water Bottle and a Syringe with SeaGlide
The SeaGlide autonomous underwater robot can be created using a water bottle, a syringe (as its buoyancy engine), and some electronics that come with the kit, which is targeted at high school students...
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How Do Turbochargers Work?
How does a turbocharger work? Reggie Wynn from Turbonetics explains the operation of a turbocharger using this cutaway model of their patented Angular-Contact Ceramic Ball Bearing design, which can be...
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"Centaur" Robot from Virginia Tech Combines THOR Torso and Wheeled Platform
Virginia Tech has combined two robotic platforms: the THOR (Tactical Hazardous Operations Robot) and the the Turtle wheeled platform to create this hybrid "Centaur" robot. Adam Shoemaker, a student at...
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Humanoid THOR Robot Designed to Fight Fires at Sea
Virginia Tech's THOR (Tactical Hazardous Operations Robot) is a humanoid robot that they are developing as part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge. One of their goals with the platform is to create a...
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