Hackaday Links: May 22, 2022
It looks like it’s soon to be lights out for the Mars InSight lander. In the two years that the lander has been studying the geophysics of Mars from its …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 22, 2022
Tag Archives: Autonomous
Autonomous container ship completes 790-km trip from crowded Tokyo Bay
Piloting a large ship through a heavy traffic area is no joke; there can be a huge number of hazards to keep track of, each traveling with its own speed and trajectory, and large ships are so slow to respond to control inputs that decisions need to be … Continue reading Autonomous container ship completes 790-km trip from crowded Tokyo Bay
Summer’s Coming – Let Mowerino Cut Your Grass
In the Northern hemisphere, summer is about to hit us full bore. While we love the season, we do dislike lawn maintenance. Apparently, so does [salmec] who developed the Mowerino …read more Continue reading Summer’s Coming – Let Mowerino Cut Your Grass
Lightning eMotors adds autonomous option to electric fleet vehicles
Colorado’s Lightning eMotors is adding Level 2 and Level 4 autonomous capabilities to electric medium-duty commercial vehicles thanks to a partnership with Virginia’s Perrone Robotics, and has already announced its first customer.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Lightning eMotors adds autonomous option to electric fleet vehicles
Automate the Freight: Autonomous Buses to Start Operation in UK
The UK will get its first full-size autonomous bus service this summer, if final road testing that begins in the next two weeks goes according to plan. Known as Project …read more Continue reading Automate the Freight: Autonomous Buses to Start Operation in UK
Robotic marine trash collector starts making waves in Hong Kong
Back in November 2020, startup Open Ocean Engineering launched an autonomous trash collector aimed at clearing plastic waste from harbors, lakes and canals. After partnering with games titan Razer last year for a radical redesign, a sleeker Clearbot ha… Continue reading Robotic marine trash collector starts making waves in Hong Kong
MarkSetBot robotic race marker buoys have no need for an anchor
In a typical sailboat race, the course is marked with a series of buoys that have to be anchored to the seabed, and which may get pushed around by winds or currents. MarkSetBot addresses those problems, with internet-connected robotic buoys.Continue Re… Continue reading MarkSetBot robotic race marker buoys have no need for an anchor
NVIDIA’s Drive Map to chart 500,000 km of roads for autonomous cars
NVIDIA has been lending its expertise in computing to the world of autonomous vehicles for some time now, and a newly announced platform is designed improve the safety of these vehicles as they hit the streets. Called Drive Map, the technology will off… Continue reading NVIDIA’s Drive Map to chart 500,000 km of roads for autonomous cars
Automated solar-panel-cleaning system doubles down on drones
In order to keep running at peak efficiency, solar panels regularly have to be cleaned of accumulated dust and other debris. Such panels can often be difficult to reach, though, which is why the Helios system uses not one but two drones to get the job … Continue reading Automated solar-panel-cleaning system doubles down on drones
Autonomous Mower Hits Snag
Interfacing technology and electronics with the real world is often fairly tricky. Complexity and edge cases work their way in to every corner of a project like this; just ask …read more Continue reading Autonomous Mower Hits Snag