A mission was carried out at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with the aim of determining whether there was nuclear waste in reactor 5. At the time of the disaster, there was no record of whether the Reactor Five storage … Read More
Environment
Why we use carbon fiber in our design.
Our original prototypes were aluminum, which was affordable, but weight became a critical requirement. The gimbals needed to have the lowest inertia possible, and yet be very strong and rigid. At this point, we decided to use carbon fiber. It … Read More
New research: drones could be the best tool to fight wildfires
Forest fires are devastating, and the smoke from the fires spreads rapidly, causing poisoning and evicting more people from their homes, not to mention the damage to the forests and the biodiversity that inhabits them. Drones have been helping to … Read More
A bald eagle intercepted a drone during a flight
An Michigan’s upper peninsula bald eagle launched an airstrike to a mapping drone operated by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) pilot, breaking a propeller and sending the aircraft to the bottom of Lake Michigan. It … Read More