At IROS in Macau earlier this month, researchers from Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) presented a prototype for a ballistically launched drone—a football-shaped foldable quadrotor that gets fired out of a cannon, unfolds itself, and then flies off. Continue reading
Category Archives: Launchers & Recovery Systems
Actuating Enclosure for Deploying Drones from Moving Vehicles
Patent illustration of the Army’s vehicle-mounted drone enclosure
A group of U.S. Army engineers have invented a mechanical box that can house a quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on top of a normal ground vehicle for instant deployment. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Systems Signs Nordic Region Distributor Agreement
Drone Delivery Systems has secured a distributor of their products including AirBox Home for the Nordic region plus India and Malaysia. This would also include DroneX, their fleet of delivery drones as well as AirBox Sky, the temperature regulated payload carrier. Drone Delivery Systems is the only company in the world that can provide an end to end drone delivery solution into a secured receptacle. Continue reading
Dog-Mounted Drone Launcher on Show
The French SSI Groupe is preparing to release to market its latest generation in K9 Vision Systems to support military working dogs in special operations. Continue reading
Target Arm Gets Research Grant from US Air Force
Target Arm has announced that the United States Air Force, through MD-5, recently awarded funding for research and feasibility analysis for adding Precision Navigation to Talon, while on the move, beginning February 4, 2019. Continue reading
FlytDock Drone-Agnostic Precision Landing Solution
Whether you are developing a solution for drone delivery, deploying an autonomous drone charging or docking station, hovering a drone for inspection, or even trying to land a drone in the back of your pickup truck, making a drone land (or hover) precisely at a given location has always been a challenge. Continue reading
Aeromapper Talon Amphibious UAV
Launched by hand from the shore or a boat, the fully-waterproof Aeromao Talon Amphibious is able to remain airborne for up to two hours on one charge of its battery pack, flying either autonomously or by remote control. It has a control range of over 30 km (19 miles), and will automatically return to its launch point if it loses radio contact. Continue reading
Robonic Delivers Third-Generation KONTIO Launcher to Leonardo
Robonic Ltd Oy, subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense has delivered a third-generation KONTIO pneumatic launcher to Leonardo. Continue reading