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The rise of ubiquitous computing
The concept of ubiquitous computing dates back to 1991, only two years after Marty McFly supposedly travelled to 2015 in Back to the Future Part II. The concept was first described by scientist, Mark Weiser who said: "The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it."
100 drones take off in pursuit of a world record
“One rarely experiences moments in which it becomes crystal clear how important and rewarding it can be to defy all the naysayers, to steadfastly pursue a vision and to work unwaveringly for years to bring it to fruition.” That’s how Horst Hörtner, Director, Ars Electronica Futurelab, summarised what was going through his head when 100 drones took off in pursuit of a world record in November 2015.
NXP hosts future secure connected car showcase
NXP Semiconductors hosted the 'NXP Connects Silicon Valley' event at the Club Auto Sport, on the 12th of January. Secure, connected self-driving cars require a vast range of technologies and expertise from different industries. The event brings together leading connected car influencers as well as innovative startups to showcase the latest innovations for the connected car.
Warning issued over hostile drones
A new report by a London-based think tank has warned that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, could potentially be utilised by terrorist groups as simple and effective airborne explosive devices, and as such has stressed that a number of measures should be introduced to mitigate that risk.
Air Mule 'drone ambulance' makes first flight
An unmanned air ambulance has been filmed taking off, untethered, for the first time. The AirMule, developed by Tactical Robotics and long proposed as a means of extracting soldiers from a battlefield without risking further loss of life, has been in development for close to a decade.
New sensing offering gets strong response from UAV manufacturers
LeddarTech is pleased to announce that its patented Leddar technology has been selected and deployed for use in drone navigation applications, answering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) manufacturers’ need to provide precise detection and ranging with an optimized cost-performance ratio.
Flexibility & power protection for industrial batteries
The first single-chip 100V high side FET driver for high power lithium-ion battery applications has been launched by Texas Instruments (TI). Delivering advanced power protection and control, the bq76200 high voltage solution efficiently drives high side N-channel charge and discharge FETs in batteries commonly used in energy storage systems and motor driven applications, including drones, power tools and e-bikes and more.
UK police forces to deploy unmanned aircraft
Following a successful trial, it has been announced that over a quarter of the police forces in England and Wales are to commence the use of drones in high risk operations and to track burglary suspects.
Multi-GNSS receivers concurrently track three constellations
Now supporting Galileo, in addition to GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS and SBAS, u-blox has released a new firmware, FW 3.01, for its M8 concurrent multi-GNSS platform. It can track up to three constellations concurrently and makes use of all SBAS and QZSS augmentation systems at the same time.
Drone training solutions to IRM industry
An exciting new joint venture has been announced between drone training solutions provider, UAV-Air, and Rigg-Access, to introduce drone training solutions to the survey industry.