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MEMSIC has announced the availability of a whitepaper that spotlights and explains the various types of sensors and sensing technologies found in a typical drone product. The whitepaper’s infographic pinpoints the locations of the various sensors typically found in a drone and the whitepaper explains what they do.

Despite recent reports of near misses involving drones and commercial aircraft, a new study from the George Mason University, based in Virginia, has claimed that the risk of a collision causing damage to an aircraft is minimal.

EnSilica has launched a Kalman Filter acceleration IP core for use in situational awareness radar sensors for ADAS, such as electronic stability control systems, pre-crash impact mitigation, blind spot detection, lane departure detection and self-parking.

In an effort to counter unauthorised fishing and trawling, a 322,000m2 Pacific Ocean marine reserve has employed the use of drones to patrol the area and feed data back to a satellite watch room.

A new research project aims to develop the world's first flying robots capable of autonomously assessing and manufacturing building structures to help areas suffering from natural disasters. The four year collaborative research project entitled ‘Aerial Additive Building Manufacturing: Distributed Unmanned Aerial Systems for in-situ manufacturing of the built environment’ involves researchers from the University of Bath, Imperial Colle...

There are growing fears that the usage of UAVs, or drones, is increasing the chances of a security breach within the aviation industry. Although these threats are evolving, Tony Tyler, Head of aviation trade body, Iata, has called for regulations to be put in place now before a serious accident occurs.

The Silicon Valley innovation miracle that has ushered in dizzying new ways for people to live, work and play also has intensified the pressure to find environmentally responsible ways to dispose of gadgets rendered obsolete. "This is more complex than cans and bottles," said Jeff Hunts, manager of the CalRecycle electronic waste recycling program. "The bottle or can you drank from will soon become another bottle or can. E-waste is much more comp...

It’s no secret that the use of drones has been growing in recent years. A new study conducted by electronics protection plan company Square Trade revealed that drones made up 20% of the electronics wish-lists for Americans. Nicolette Emmino explains.

The Henn na Hotel (or 'Weird Hotel'), in southwestern Japan, features staff made up almost entirely of robots in an effort to save on labour costs. The hotel is run by Hideo Sawada, who insists that robots should not be treated as toys. "It is rather a serious move to use the full advantages brought about by technology to achieve efficiency. I wanted to highlight innovation," said Sawada. "I also wanted to do something about hotel prices going up...

Expanding the company’s robust, intelligent solutions designed to address the vast data generated by connected applications in automotive and industrial markets, SanDisk has introduced its latest gen automotive flash storage solution, an automotive grade SD card optimised to meet the unique storage demands of the 'connected car'.