This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World




A USV called SeaCharger recently completed a trip from California to Hawaii on solar power alone. It took 41 days for the small vessel to travel almost 2,500 miles. (Energy Harvesting Journal)




The University of the Virgin Islands is using a “splash drone” to track and keep tabs on green sea turtles and hawksbill turtles. Both species of turtles are endangered. The drone was provided by the Virgin Islands Drone Services. (UVI.edu)




The Navy is preparing to work on teaching robots how to interact with humans and how to do the right thing. One of the ways that the Navy is doing this is by using stories to teach the robots what behavior is acceptable. (Stars and Stripes)




Airbus is planning to build an unmanned aircraft system for the primary purpose of transporting cargo. This system, known as Vahana, will also be capable of carrying passengers, similar to a taxi. (Clean Technica)




In the future, Domino’s customers might receive their pizza from an autonomous vehicle, or a robot, according to company CEO Patrick Doyle. Domino’s has already built its own autonomous vehicle called DRU (Domino’s Robotic Unit). (CNBC)




The U.K. Ministry of Defence ordered a third Zephyr-S UAS. The Zephyr-S can fly up to 70,000 feet and can fly for 45 days at a time. (Gov.uk)




Several Japanese companies are working on 3-D maps for autonomous cars. The goal of the companies is to have the maps completed by the 2020 Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo. (The Japan Times)

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