SwRI’s drone was tasked with entering Austria’s Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant and detecting radiation sources without the aid of a human pilot or previous knowledge of the environment.

Exyn drones are now capable of free-flight exploration of highly complex spaces like mines with no necessity for fallback-ready human operators. This capability opens up new markets including search and rescue operations.

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Exyn Technologies said its new ExynAero drone sensor system can map industrial environments in real time without a human pilot.

Exyn Technologies, which provides a full stack of software and drones for GPS-denied environments, shared the results of a feasibility study on the use of UAVs for disinfecting large areas with UV-C light.

Exyn Technologies’ new Scoutonomy behavior enables its self-piloting drones to participate in ground intelligence and search-and-rescue missions in places too dangerous for people.

Ascot Resources geologists knew from surface drilling programs that there was still some gold in a mine that had been inactive since the 1940s. But they needed more information to determine how much resource remained. Surveying a previously active mine typically would be done by a specialist with handheld laser tools, but areas of the…