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Tech students launch drone racing team | The Roanoke Times

Tech students launch drone racing team | The Roanoke Times

by Emily Winter | Apr 17, 2017 | Curriculum, Industry, Research, UAV, Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG – Nestor Folta’s drone sounded like a mosquito as it buzzed around an empty field on a recent afternoon, flying around 60 mph through a homemade obstacle course of PVC pipes. The practice course was designed to be identical to what Folta, 21, and two other...
Unmanned Systems Achieve Significant Successes in 2017 Virginia General Assembly

Unmanned Systems Achieve Significant Successes in 2017 Virginia General Assembly

by Emily Winter | Mar 30, 2017 | Curriculum, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Research, UAV

As the Commonwealth’s first and only association dedicated to lobbying on behalf of all sectors of the unmanned industry, the Unmanned Systems Association of Virginia (USAV) played a key role in the 2017 Virginia General Assembly, helping to protect the industry from...
Virginia students head to Drone Camp | Richmond Times Dispatch

Virginia students head to Drone Camp | Richmond Times Dispatch

by Emily Winter | Mar 29, 2017 | Curriculum, UAV

DANVILLE — Dozens of Dan River Region students flew drones, constructed planes and learned to code during their spring break last week as part of Drone Camp at the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research. The camp, a collaboration between the institute and the...
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement Drives Richmond Robotics Team | IdeaStations.org

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement Drives Richmond Robotics Team | IdeaStations.org

by Emily Winter | Mar 27, 2017 | Curriculum, General Robotics, Robotics Competitions

Each Spring, students across the country compete in robotics competitions. The initiatives develop proficiencies in STEM. But they also foster business skills, collaboration and community engagement. 88.9 WCVE’s Catherine Komp spent time with one Richmond team and...
Virginia Tech assessing injury risk from unmanned aircraft | sUAS News

Virginia Tech assessing injury risk from unmanned aircraft | sUAS News

by Emily Winter | Jan 9, 2017 | Curriculum, Ethics, Policy, Research, UAV

Researchers at Virginia Tech — home to both a Federal Aviation Administration-designated test site for unmanned aircraft systems and a world-renowned injury biomechanics group — are developing methods to evaluate the risk posed by small unmanned aircraft to anyone on...
PC scientist’s discoveries about jellyfish may propel future drones | Providence Journal

PC scientist’s discoveries about jellyfish may propel future drones | Providence Journal

by Emily Winter | Dec 19, 2016 | Curriculum, Research, UAV, Underwater Teleoperated Robots, Virginia Tech

PROVIDENCE – The journey that brought Jack Costello to futuristic technology began on the shores of Long Island, where he came of age in the 1960s. Costello loved swimming but hated jellyfish, which would become his adult passion – a passion of intense...
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