This week in the unmanned systems and robotics world, DJI is calling for more clarity in European skies, an insurance company is taking on driverless cars and a startup invented a laundry-folding robot. 



According to its website, the Federal Aviation Administration has now approved 5,309 commercial UAS exemptions.



Though robots are making huge gains in being able to understand the world around them, object manipulation is still a huge roadblock for their integration into everyday scenarios. (Wired) 



DJI is asking Europe to work together to create a centralized database of European drone regulations to create more harmonization. (IB Times)



IRobot CEO Colin Angle projects that widespread home robotics is five to seven years away. (Upstart Business Journal)



A California-based startup has invented a robot, FoldiMate, which can fold 15 to 20 items per load. It retails for about $800. (PC Mag)



British insurer Adrian Flux has created a policy for people that own driverless cars. It also caters to car owners with vehicles that are semi-autonomous like Tesla’s AutoPilot-enable cars. (Car Keys) 



Luminati Aerospace of New York is demonstrating a solar-powered optionally piloted aircraft. (CBS New York)



A new research vessel with an underwater robot is aiding in the search for the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean last month. (News 24)

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