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by AUVSI News 

This week in the unmanned systems and robotics world, MIT built a drone with a computer algorithm that helps it avoid obstacles, a treasure hunt led to the invention of a low-cost, easy-to-use underwater robot and an unmanned surface vessel showed its capabilities at a Singapore naval exercise.



MIT has built a drone that can avoid obstacles automatically while flying at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. (ST Gist) 



The underwater robot Trident, an undersea version of a consumer drone, was born from a 1970s magazine article about an underwater treasure hunt. (Voice of America)



A new robot from China’s KEYi Technology lets users assemble their own unique robots out of orb-like building blocks. (PSFK)



A new drone, dubbed SnotBot, will help study whales by collecting secretions from their blowholes without bothering them. Such uses could help improve the reputation of unmanned aircraft. (Fortune)



A new automated UAS from CyPhy Works uses a microfilament for power and data, so it doesn’t have to land every few minutes to recharge its battery. (MIT Technology Review)



Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have developed a fire-starting drone that could help firefighters by creating prescribed burns in remote areas that are dangerous for firefighters to reach. (Discovery News)



The Venus 16 unmanned surface vessel was featured in the Singapore navy’s Highcrest 2015 exercise, where it chased after suspicious vessels until manned interceptor boats could arrive. (Today)

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