Search results for unmanned ground vehicle

Biotechnology Feb 29, 2024

Cyber-physical heating system may protect apple blossoms in orchards

Spring frosts can have devastating effects on apple production, and a warming climate may be causing trees to blossom early, making them more susceptible to the damaging effects of extreme cold events. Growers' attempts to ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jan 16, 2024

The role of ExtSpecR in streamlining UAV-based tree phenomics and spectral analysis

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have revolutionized forestry by enabling high-throughput data collection of tree phenotypic traits. Despite advances in remote sensing and object detection technologies, accurate detection ...

Space Exploration Jan 8, 2024

Private US lunar lander faces failure after 'critical' fuel loss

A historic private mission to land on the moon faced near-certain failure Monday after the spacecraft suffered a "critical loss" of fuel, dealing a major blow to America's hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface ...

Molecular & Computational biology Dec 29, 2023

Revolutionizing wheat yield prediction: Introducing SPSI for enhanced panicle number estimation using UAV imagery

Wheat is crucial for global food security, and panicle number per unit ground area (PNPA) is key to its yield. Traditional manual counting methods are accurate but inefficient, prompting a shift towards remote sensing and ...

Molecular & Computational biology Dec 11, 2023

AI-enhanced model predicts wheat health across diverse soils using drone data

In agricultural and remote sensing research, accurately estimating wheat's Leaf Area Index (LAI) using unmanned aerial vehicle-based multispectral data is essential for monitoring crop health and growth. Traditionally, LAI ...

Social Sciences Nov 21, 2023

Gaza war: How investigators would go about finding and verifying underground military complexes

Following the raid on the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza by units of the Israel Defence Forces on October 15, the IDF claims to have uncovered evidence of tunnels underneath the hospital. A video released on November 19 showed ...

Plants & Animals Jul 20, 2023

Better synthesis of geospatial data may help combat poachers, scientists say

Poaching wild animals poses global environmental risks, from threatening the survival of keystones species to potentially spreading animal-borne diseases to humans. Technology like unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, can ...

Space Exploration Jun 29, 2023

After long wait, Virgin Galactic begins commercial spaceflights

Virgin Galactic is set Thursday to finally begin commercial spaceflights, a major milestone for the company founded in 2004 by British billionaire Richard Branson.

Optics & Photonics Jun 12, 2023

Spectropolarimetric imaging: A magical way to get multidimensional information

In the world of optics, capturing high-dimensional optical information is crucial for understanding and characterizing various targets across different scenes. This includes important aspects like irradiance, spectrum, space, ...

Ecology Jun 8, 2023

Robotic vehicles track dengue-carrying mosquitos in Taiwan sewers

Unmanned ground vehicles can be used to identify and eliminate the breeding sources of mosquitos that carry dengue fever in urban areas, according to a new study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases by Wei-Liang ...

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