Autonomous aerial robotics investigates unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and related platforms that can sense, decide, and act with minimal human intervention in complex environments. Work in this area spans bio‑inspired airframes and control, multi-sensor and quantum-enhanced navigation in GNSS-denied settings, collaborative swarming and human–AI teaming, and mission-specific systems for search and rescue, disaster response, infrastructure monitoring, and precision strike. The field integrates machine learning, optimization, and robust control with communication, cybersecurity, and counter‑drone technologies to ensure reliable, safe operation under uncertainty and interference.
Telecom
Up to now, underwater navigation for divers has been limited primarily to orientation at distinctive points or compass navigation. Although there are concepts that, similar to a sonar, are intended to enable position determination ...
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Robotics
Whether strawberries, asparagus or apples: when it comes to harvesting, skilled workers are often in short supply. Many researchers are therefore working on harvesting robots that could provide welcome support to agricultural ...
Jul 23, 2025
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Engineering
Complex tubes with flanges, joints and other components, characterized by a large number of diverse shapes and complex structures, are key parts of aircraft engines, rockets and other equipment. In order to ensure the smooth ...
Jul 21, 2025
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Automotive
A new data-driven technique for obstacle avoidance in autonomous vehicles is reported in the International Journal of Vehicle Design. The approach might overcome many of the longstanding challenges in the development of self-driving ...
Jul 21, 2025
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Robotics
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are now widely used worldwide to tackle various real-world tasks, including filming videos for various purposes, monitoring crops or other environments from above, ...
Robotics
For search and rescue, AI is not more accurate than humans, but it is far faster.
Jul 17, 2025
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Engineering
A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel method to generate highly detailed three-dimensional (3D) city models using radar data, addressing ...
Jul 9, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Maxim Van de Wynckel, a researcher at the WISE lab of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), successfully defended his Ph.D. in computer science on 30 June 2025. Over six years, he explored a major challenge facing many modern ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed the SPADE (Simulator-assisted PerformAbility Design methodology for UAV-based Systems) approach for accurate quality assessments of uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) video ...
Jul 4, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers in South Korea have developed the nation's first hull-attached sensor-based system for predicting underwater radiated noise (URN), a key factor in naval stealth operations. The new technology allows real-time ...
Jul 2, 2025
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