by Emily Winter | Dec 18, 2017 | Industry, Legislation, Policy, UAV, Virginia Tech
As Hurricane Irma churned inland over the Florida peninsula in early September, photojournalist Brian Emfinger readied his drone. After the eye passed over Naples, calming the 100-mph-plus winds and torrential rains, he lifted off. “Five minutes later, I’m flying over...
by Emily Winter | Jun 19, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Industry, Virginia Tech
Working alongside a robot not futuristic enough for you? How about wearing a robot while you work? That’s an actual thing that’s happening at a Lowe’s store in Christiansburg, VA, thanks to a partnership between the home improvement retailer and...
by Emily Winter | Apr 28, 2017 | Curriculum, ODU, Research, UAV, Underwater Teleoperated Robots, Virginia Tech
(TNS) — Society currently has better maps of the moon, Mars and Venus than of the ocean, says Dan Stilwell with Virginia Tech’s marine robotics research. But he and others are attempting to paint a better picture of the sea floor, which may involve dropping...
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...
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...
by Emily Winter | Nov 28, 2016 | Curriculum, Event, Industry, UAV, Virginia Tech
The purpose is to begin the discussion on capabilities and needs for unmanned systems in the Commonwealth of Virginia. For more information and to register, click here.
