UAS

Emerging patchwork of regulation of UAS operations near critical infrastructure

Over the last couple of years, we have seen an increase in state regulation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A recent report published by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) titled “...

22 November 2016, by Diana Marina Cooper

1,407 FAA exemptions for UAS

In May 2014, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began accepting petitions for exemptions to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) commercially in civilian airspace. As of 1 September 2015,...

21 September 2015, by Frank Tobe

VLAB: Drones – The commercial era takes off, but breaking the law is going to blow-up in our faces

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending VLAB: Drones – The Commercial Era Takes Off at Stanford GSB. The event was truly fantastic and the panel was amazing. The moderator was Chris Anderson,...

26 March 2013, by Robert Morris

Don’t call ’em drones: The wide world of unmanned flying machines | NBC News

There are different types of unmanned flying machines, and no one agrees which are drones and which aren't. Some say drones are dumb, like the radio-controlled planes used for target practice in World...

20 March 2013, by Hallie Siegel

Which companies provide robotic systems to the military?

Robohub is running a week-long series of focused stories about robotics for defense, security and surveillance purposes. In an attempt to add to the conversation, here is a list of some of the compani...

18 March 2013, by Frank Tobe

Unmanned Vehicle University accredited to grant Doctorate and Masters degrees

Unmanned Vehicle University just received an Arizona state license to grant Graduate Doctorate and Masters Degrees in Unmanned (Air/Ground/Sea/Space) Systems Engineering. The Arizona school also offe...

13 December 2012, by Frank Tobe

Chris Anderson, Wired editor-in-chief, resigns to run 3D Robotics

... Anderson has held the editor-in-chief position for 11 years during which time, in addition to his work at Wired, he authored three books and founded DIY Drones and co-founded 3D Robotics. He also ...

05 November 2012, by Frank Tobe