This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World




USVs are now patrolling the waters for jellyfish in South Korea. The boats are initially controlled by a human, but once they reach their target destination, they work autonomously. One boat costs nearly $41,000 in US dollars. (English.donga.com)




An unmanned space craft will be launched next month to explore an asteroid called Bennu. The spacecraft is expected to reach Bennu by August 2018. (ABC News)




Swiftships LLC and ICS Nett Inc. are partnering to make the Special Operation Craft Riverine (SOCR), named the Anaconda, fully autonomous. The new, autonomous version will be known as Anaconda 2.0. (Marine Log)




Pennsylvania is working on developing policies that allow for fully autonomous vehicles to be tested on the road. Current rules allow for autonomous cars to be on the road, as long as there is a driver behind the wheel. (Penn Live)




Moon Express is seeking to send a small unmanned aircraft system, via a rocket, to the moon in 2017. The two-week mission was approved by the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation. (BBC)




UAS might soon be used to paint murals on buildings in Canada. This process is known as stippling. The UAS, which will be small enough to fit into the palm of someone’s hand, are being developed by McGill University’s school of computer science. (India Live Today)




According to its website, the Federal Aviation Administration has now approved 5,538 commercial UAS exemptions.

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