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Chinese Researchers Sketch a 2,000-Drone Plan to Knock Starlink Offline

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China may have just found a way to take aim at Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite constellation: a massive swarm of special signal-jamming drones. Researchers at Zhejiang University and the Beijing Institute of Technology modelled how roughly 1,000 to 2,000 coordinated jammers could overwhelm the satellite network. Each drone would broadcast noise at varying power levels, […]

US Researchers Develop Sound-Based Navigation for Tiny Drones

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When Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Professor Nitin Sanket watches birds weave through forests or bats fly effortlessly in the dark, he sees more than nature’s marvels—he sees the future of robotics. That vision has now earned him a major milestone: his first National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, awarded through the highly competitive Foundational Research in […]

Durham University Scientists Pioneer New Drone Swarm Technology

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– Durham University scientists have unveiled a major advance in drone swarm technology that could transform the way unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used in real-world missions. Their newly developed system, known as T-STAR, allows swarms of drones to fly faster, safer, and with unprecedented coordination, even in highly complex and obstacle-filled environments. Drone swarms […]

Chinese Engineers Design Missile-Dodging Drones that Survive 87% of Attacks

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A team of aerospace engineers from China has proposed a new evasive maneuvering technology that would allow combat drones to increase their survivability rate to almost 90 percent. The concept involves fitting lightweight, side-mounted rocket booster to drones. This would allow them to perform high-speed evasive maneuvers, allowing them to avoid air defense missiles and […]

Teaching Drones to Fly Through Air Ducts

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A new article published in npj Robotics addresses the challenge of flying small quadcopters in ventilation ducts with a maximum diameter of 35 cm. This research, conducted by a team of researchers from Inria, CNRS, the University of Lorraine, and Aix-Marseille University, opens up a new field of possibilities relating to the accessibility and inspection […]

Bat-Inspired AI Gives Drones Ultrasonic Sight

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Research supported by the U.S. Army has developed a synthetic echolocation system that blends biology-inspired engineering and artificial intelligence (AI). This new sensor system allows machines to “see” in complete darkness without cameras, radar, or LIDAR. By taking cues from bats and dolphins, this state-of-the-art technology has the potential to transform how military drones, autonomous […]

Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting in Quadcopter UAVs

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles play a crucial role across multiple sectors, particularly in tasks like surveillance and reconnaissance . As the demand for longer flight times and increased autonomy continues to grow, one of the primary challenges is ensuring a reliable and sufficient power supply for the onboard systems. Conventional battery power sources often present limitations […]

Self-Healing Drone Skin Prevents Ice, Enables Monitoring

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In the rapidly evolving landscape of aerospace and unmanned systems technology, researchers continuously seek innovative materials and designs to enhance the safety, efficiency, and longevity of unmanned aerial vehicles. A groundbreaking development has emerged from a team led by Xu, Li, Tian, and colleagues, introducing a revolutionary “self-healing UAV skin” that not only prevents icing […]