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KEF Robotics takes a modular approach to aircraft navigation and autonomy

Robotics Business Review

Source: KEF Robotics While autopilots have helped fly aircraft for nearly a century, recent improvements in computer vision and autonomy promise to bring more software-based capabilities onboard. KEF Robotics Inc. “Think of us as an alternative to GPS,” said Olga Pogoda , chief operating officer at KEF Robotics.

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Interview: Bryan Dean, CEO and co-founder, Dragonfly Aerospace

E&T

Bryan Dean is describing his personal mission for Dragonfly Aerospace that designs and manufactures satellite cameras for monitoring what’s happening on Earth from orbit. EOS SAT-1 will form the first of a seven-satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit for Dragonfly’s client EOSDA (EOS Data Analytics). It’s going to be quite sci-fi.

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Fortius Metals Raises Seed Round of $2M from AM Ventures to Bring Advanced Metal 3D Printing to the Aerospace Industry

Additive Manufacturing

Fortius Metals is a large format additive manufacturing company that specializes in advanced materials to help customers develop solutions previously not possible with robotic 3D printing.

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Machina Labs

NCMS

Machina Labs’ manufacturing platform is the first and only commercially available robotic sheet-forming technology. By combining the latest advances in robotics and AI, the company rapidly forms and finishes large, complex, curved sheet metal parts without any custom tooling.

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Machina Labs

NCMS

Machina Labs’ manufacturing platform is the first and only commercially available robotic sheet-forming technology. By combining the latest advances in robotics and AI, the company rapidly forms and finishes large, complex, curved sheet metal parts without any custom tooling.

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How Strong is Ultrasonic Welding?

Robotics Automation News

This type of welding creates localized heat at the interface of the materials, which melts the materials and forms a strong bond. The resulting joint is robust and can be used in various applications; from consumer products to aerospace […]

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NASA convenes government, academia, industry for in-space servicing, manufacturing consortium

AU Manufacturing

NASA has formed a consortium to make in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities a routine part of space architectures and mission lifecycles. NASA appointed The Aerospace Corporation in February 2023 to operate the group. A kickoff meeting is slated to be held in the fall.