by AUVSI News 

This week in the unmanned systems and robotics world, Domino’s is testing robotic pizza delivery, the U.S. Senate has greenlighted a plan for delivery drones and Stanford researchers have made robotic ants that work together to perform heavy-weight tasks. 



According to its website, the Federal Aviation Administration has now approved 4,041 commercial UAS exemptions.



Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 unmanned concept aircraft has reemerged, with the company pushing the reusable hypersonic vehicle as an affordable way to test new propulsion concepts. (Flightglobal)



A hearing this week from the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation revealed that Congress might be unwilling to move at the swift pace outlined by the U.S. Department of Transportation on driverless cars. (GovTech)



Stanford researchers have created six tiny robots modeled after ants that can move things 2,000 times their weight. (Quartz)



The U.K. Royal Navy plans to perform its first “robot war games” in October, with an exercise that will meld unmanned aircraft and underwater vehicles in operations with NATO troops. (Financial Times)



The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill to include establishing rules for delivery drones within the next two years. (Bidness Etc.)



Domino’s has announced the DRU, or Domino’s Robotic Unit, which it is prototyping for autonomous pizza delivery tests in Australia. (Gizmag)



Michigan-based driverless car nonprofit the American Center for Mobility, has selected a CEO and a board of directors. The organization plans to develop an $80 million autonomous car test site. (Automotive News)



Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is selling Boston Dynamics, the makers of the humanoid ATLAS robot, which it purchased three years ago. (Tech Times)

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