Weekend Roundup

Photo courtesy Azorean

By Holly Gonzalez 

• Driverless tractors set to roam the farm soon. (Iowa Farmer Today)

• Cyberhawk UAS used for thermal inspection are drawing in investors. (BBC)

• Video is available of Volvo’s driverless car prototype; which parks itself through the use of a mobile phone. (phys.org)

• India’s National Disaster Response Force hopes to use UAS to help rescue 140 people stranded by landslides and floods in Kendarnath. (India Today)

• The Titans of Industry workshop will bring together UAS brands to discuss UAS higher education programs in Nevada. (Mesquite Citizen Journal)

• National University of Singapore’s Robo Carp uses 3-D movement for underwater archeology, military activities, pipeline leakage detection and more. (Nano Werk)

• Ireland’s RoboEireann takes on last year’s champion Germany’s B-Human in RoboCup 2013. (Silicon Republic)

• Azorean’s Ziphius UUV, capable of autonomous ball chasing and salt or fresh water underwater photography, is set for mass production. (Portuguese American Journal)