Weekend Roundup

• The RQ-21A UAS by Insitu has reached Milestone C low-rate production for the STUAS program. (AIN Online)

• California start-up company Matternet wants to use quadcopter unmanned systems to deliver medicine and vital goods to Haiti and Africa. (USA Today) 

• Google has acquired Manki, a company that uses unmanned aircraft for wind power generation. (DVice) 

• Obama explained Thursday his stance on the use of unmanned systems. (Los Angeles Times)

• Survey reports over half of global consumers open to the idea of driverless cars. (The Province)

• China’s desire to grow its unmanned aircraft industry is booming. (People’s Daily Online)