by AUVSI News 

This week in the unmanned systems and robotics world, the FAA changed its long-standing rules for hobby and recreational drone use, Dartmouth College has added robotic dummies to its football practices, and NASA is developing a rolling robot to escape sinkholes on comets. 



According to its website, the Federal Aviation Administration has now approved 1,439 commercial UAS exemptions out of over 2,700 requests. 



A British photographer used a DJI Phantom 2 to create satellite-style videos from above. (Gizmodo) 



The National Park Service is using ScanEagles to fight the Paradise Fire in Olympic National Park. (KUOW)



A man in Oklahoma City, known as the “Video Vigilante” is using a GPS-guided drone to capture people in criminal acts, sometimes working for lawyers as a private investigator. (NewsOK)



India’s army is considering purchasing 600 small UAS to bolster its sea and land patrols. (Want China Times) 



Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology have created an underwater robot that will sniff out the invasive crown-of-thorns starfish. (UPI)



The Federal Aviation Administration has updated its regulations on hobbyist and recreational use of unmanned aircraft. (Aviation Today)



Google’s self-driving cars are having issues determining how to anticipate the movements of fixed-gear cyclists. (Business Insider)



Dartmouth College is employing remote-controlled robot dummies in its football practices. (Discovery News)



The University of California San Diego has created micro robots that can deliver drugs and assist in surgery. (Forbes)



NASA is developing a Hedgehog robot that will tumbled around comets and asteroids. Its design will help it escape sinkholes. (Quartz)



Germany’s Eurobike has invented a smartphone-controlled three-wheeled bicycle. (Gizmag) 

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