by AUVSI News 

This week in the unmanned systems and robotics world, Fukushima’s robots are dying, the Navy is taking the stealth out of the former UCLASS program and GM is ramping up its autonomous vehicle efforts. 



According to its website, the Federal Aviation Administration has now approved 3,900 commercial UAS exemptions.



Volvo has teamed up with three universities to develop a robot that can take out the trash. (Techly)



Five years after the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, the robots sent to repair the site are dying from radiation destroying their circuits. (First Post) 



Silicon Valley startup Brain of Things is working on inventing a fully automated home, and currently offers “robot apartments” for $125 a month in addition to normal rent prices. (Engadget) 



Navy officials have confirmed the MQ-25 Stingray — the carrier-based aerial refueling UAS formerly known as the UCLASS program — will not have a large of a stealth component and will be more tanked up than previous requests for proposals have imagined. (Flightglobal) 



General Motors has purchased startup company Cruise Automation to enhance its self-driving car efforts. (Driving) 

Lamar University is developing an autonomous underwater vehicle that will help battle the invasive lionfish presence in the Gulf of Mexico. (Beaumont Enterprise) 

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