Shearwater Aerospace has been selected as a subcontractor for DARPA’s Albatross program, which is exploring the use of weather-informed mission planning and real-time sensing of dynamic wind ...

NASA’s little Ingenuity Mars Helicopter drone on Mars has been a complete success. Sent to the red planet strapped to the Perseverance rover in 2020, it’s now flown 27 times on short reconnaissance ...

The new robotic system – the UNAv – is very special, drawing on both nautical and biological designs although with capabilities that excel beyond the standard speeds for flight and sailing. The craft ...

A robotic albatross gliding at 200 mph is a dramatic demonstration of how wind power can be harnessed. But it is just one of several projects showing how unmanned aircraft can use air currents, from ...