Subterranean Challenge will test how ground and aerial robots can map underground areas in rescue and other scenarios.

Challenges and opportunities for design of engines of unmanned aerial vehicles in order for large cargo delivery.

UAS Integration Pilot Program partners achieve milestone during pipeline inspection operation.

Cellular connectivity and powerful computing key for successful drone delivery test.

Developers are embracing all-in-one building block platforms for creating new robotics designs.

Participants battle tropical heat to conduct live UAS flight drills including maritime aerial reconnaissance, damage assessment, force protection, and other disaster simulations.

New research predicts $10 billion market by 2030, with a $101 billion overall market for drone services.

PX4 developers gather in Zurich to discuss new enterprise drone OS features.

MIT CSAIL system allows users to design drones that can switch between hovering like a traditional drone, and gliding like a fixed-wing airplane.

Expanded services planned for long-range deliveries to remote areas.

Operating underground aerial robotics for mining the first step in a broader journey.

Drone-stabilized system offers real-time tracking, object identification and data harvesting features.

European nations consolidate rules for commercial and personal drone usage.

Secure data communications for drones key for 2020 Olympics security operations, Israeli company says.

The FAA is offering new partnership opportunities to validate key drone technologies.

AI at the edge opens up new capabilities for enterprise drone operations, obstacle avoidance.

The FSTAR robot can quickly transform from aerial to ground mode and adjust its width to get into tight spaces.

Robotics companies in food, industrial inspection, agriculture and healthcare all score funding in recent weeks.

Investments will help company scale up AI systems for manned, unmanned aircraft.

Optimism abounded at last week’s AUVSI-sponsored event in the unmanned systems space, but they also acknowledged challenges ahead.

Elios 2 model features more intuitive flight, improved camera and lighting to detect flaws.

Hardware maker to use open-source, enterprise drone OS for its US-1 drone.

Drone delivery company Wing is the first to be granted an Air Carrier Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), opening up commercial flights to the company.

More than 8,500 attendees to gather in Chicago next week to discuss all things unmanned.

This week’s attempt to catch up on recent transactions in the robotics and AI space include investments in diagnostics, automotive, and some robotics acquisitions.