This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World

Switzerland-based automobile manufacturer Rinspeed has developed an autonomous car concept known as the Oasis. The Oasis is appropriately named because the interior is built to feel like a living space, as it includes an armchair, sideboard, TV and a multifunctional steering wheel. While there are no plans at the moment to actually begin production of the concept, other automobile manufacturers might borrow certain concepts found in the Oasis for their own vehicles. (The Detroit Bureau)

The Kilgore Fire Department used their personal UAS, a four-rotor Emergency Response Information Collector known as ERIC, to inspect a suspicious object. Before determining that the object, a capped cylinder, was harmless, the authorities placed local citizens in the area behind a safe perimeter. (Kilgore News Herald)

Russia is considering using UAS as a part of the safety procedures for the 2018 World Cup. The United Instrument-Manufacturing Corporation has offered to provide electronic warfare systems mounted on minibuses and small UAS to Russian law enforcement agencies in an effort to protect the country during the popular sporting event. (Russia Beyond the Headlines)

BYU students and researchers have provided help in five natural disasters since 2012, using UAS. The latest scenario occurred in August, when the school used a UAS to help with inspections in Italy a few days after a devastating earthquake hit the country and surrounding areas. (KUTV)

The University of St. Thomas in Minnesota is enlisting the help of Media Services and its vendor, PictureFactory, in an effort to capture images and footage of the campus and its students using UAS. (University of St. Thomas)

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