Viewing radar technology as critical for developing its remote-autonomous flight system, California start-up Reliable Robotics has chosen industry expert Marc Pos to lead its radar design. “Radar is an all-weather sensor, unlike camera and lidar,” Pos tells FlightGlobal on 1 November. ”It’s the only non-cooperative sensor that works in any condition – fog, rain snow.” Reliable…
Chesky_W/Getty Images If I tell you that I saw a robot today, what comes to mind? What is a robot? This is not a trick question. Robots in science fiction Because we’ve seen so many robots. We’ve seen Robbie the Robot from the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet, Rosie the housekeeper from The Jetsons, the animated…
Updated Oct. 25 with an analyst quote A decade ago the DARPA Robotics Challenge pumped tens of millions of dollars of investment into American robotics innovation, stimulating development of everything from humanoid robots to self-driving cars. Today overall government investment seems to be slowing, putting U.S. robotics leadership at risk in a world that is…
According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which uses over 116,000 patents to analyze innovation intensity for the consumer industry, there are 30+ innovation areas that will shape the future of the industry. Autonomous delivery management is a key innovation area in robotics Autonomous delivery systems often use robotics for deliveries with minimal human intervention. These vehicles…
In July last year, Naver, maker of the search engine known as the “Google of South Korea,” opened its new second headquarters, Naver 1784. The building’s name refers to a year commonly associated with the Industrial Revolution. Inside you’ll find a testament to automation’s growing global influence, in the form of 100 autonomous robots. The robots,…
“Autonomous vehicles are a trend of the near future and those that hold intellectual property rights over the main technologies that enable these vehicles, at accessible costs to the public, are the ones that will have the greatest commercial advantage over their competitors.” Autonomous vehicles were designed with the purpose of minimizing accidents on urban…
A new truckport opened by Kodiak Robotics and Pilot near Atlanta is designed to fully support autonomous truck operations. Photo: Kodiak Robotics Kodiak Robotics and Pilot Company, which among other things operates travel centers in North America, have announced the opening of their inaugural truckport designed for autonomous trucks. The facility, located…
Autonomous aircraft firm Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight certification plan has been formally accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Reliable autonomous flight system enables continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of aircraft operation including taxi, take-off and landing. “Reliable is the only company that has reached this critical point, positioning them as the clear front-runner…
