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This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World
Auburn University used a UAS to deliver the game ball for their game last weekend. The UAS is owned and operated by the university’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Program, which last year became the first program to receive authorization from the FAA to operate unmanned aircraft. (Auburn Undercover)
Sixty students from Australia, China and California will compete in a UAS life-saving medical challenge near Ipswich, England. Using a radio-controlled aircraft with novel delivery mechanisms, the students will be charged with the task of maneuvering the UAS directly over two hurdles that are laid out on the course in an effort to deliver an Epipen to a mannequin suffering a mock severe allergic reaction. (The Queensland Times)
Executives from major tech companies believe that to successfully integrate driverless cars onto highways, a lane specifically for these cars should be designed, starting with a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 5 between Seattle and Vancouver. The lanes would start off being a shared HOV lane, but eventually turn into a lane just for driverless cars. (Business Insider)
On Monday, Washington state officials completed their first industry council meeting regarding drones and related businesses. The council, named the Unmanned Systems Industry Council, is led by the head of Washington state’s Office of Aerospace, John Thornquist. (Geekwire)
Unmanned Life and Prime Competence have announced the creation of the world's first autonomous drone-based sorting center for the Post NL, a mail, parcel and e-commerce corporation with operations in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. (Robotics Tomorrow)
Vijay Kumar’s lab at the University of Pennsylvania has created a series of small UAS that are capable of flying through windows all on their own. The UAS accomplish this thanks to technology including an on-board camera, some sensors and a computer chip. (Quartz)
