Researchers at the Hybrid Systems Laboratory at Stanford University have developed an autonomous multiple vehicle “testbed” designed to demonstrate new methods of multi-agent control systems. The Stanford Testbed of Autonomous Rotorcraft for Multi-Agent Control (STARMAC) consists of six quad rotor ...

Boeing recently completed a test flight of a new unmanned helicopter currently under development for the U.S. Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Special Operations Command. The new drone will be able to perform long range high ...

Is it a plane? Is it a rotorcraft? No! It’s the CarterCopter. This unique craft is a hybrid between an airplane and a rotorcraft which uses its main upper rotor for take offs, landings, lows speed flying and hovering and ...