drones

How to prepare for the next Hurricane Dorian

Scientists, engineers, and city planners need to work together in order to prepare communities to withstand and recover from natural disasters of this magnitude, says Stephen Flynn, who directs the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern.

• by Roberto Molar Candanosa   September 17, 2019

Here’s how your desk could be turned into a wireless charger

Kaushik Chowdhury, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is developing technology that transforms any surface into a smart wireless charger to power several devices simultaneously. This system can also be used to power more complex gadgets, such as airborne drones.

• by Roberto Molar Candanosa   September 2, 2019

A Shark Tank-style showcase for new drone technologies

The U.S. Air Force is looking for companies with ideas for detecting and defeating drones that pose a security threat, and doing it through a competition in which developers will make their pitches at Northeastern’s state-of-the-art drone-testing facility on Wednesday.

• by Khalida Sarwari   July 22, 2019

‘This is how we want the world to see us’

A new state-of-the-art research building, to be named EXP, will be built along Columbus Avenue. In the context of the neighboring Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, it will deepen Northeastern’s commitment to research and integration across disciplines, said Provost James C. Bean.

• by Ian Thomsen and Khalida Sarwari   June 11, 2019

State-of-the-art drone-testing facility opens on the Burlington campus

Northeastern formally opened a groundbreaking research facility at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday that was attended by military and business leaders who will partner in cyber-security testing on drones.

• by Ian Thomsen   April 8, 2019

Northeastern's Burlington campus expanding with new mixed-use research building

The three-story, 104,000 square-foot building will feature research labs, a meeting area for workshops, and a makerspace with a suite of high-tech equipment.

• by Greg St. Martin   June 6, 2018

Drones for research: Explaining Northeastern’s policy

Researchers across disciplines are increasingly turning to unmanned aerial vehicles to advance their work. Here, we outline the steps necessary to operate drones on university campuses and highlight how some faculty are already using drones in their research.

• by Greg St. Martin   March 14, 2018

Supercolony of penguins discovered using Northeastern researcher’s drone system

Using an autonomous aerial drone system developed by Northeastern professor Hanumant Singh, researchers have discovered a colony of more than 1,500,000 Adélie Penguins on the Danger Islands—more than the rest of the entire Antarctic Peninsula region combined.

• by Allie Nicodemo   March 2, 2018

Professor designs algorithms to make robots better collaborators

Rifat Sipahi designs algorithms to take AI to the next level. Here he explains some of the projects he’s working on, including an algorithm that could help reduce traffic jams among self-driving cars and human drivers.

• by Jason Kornwitz   January 17, 2018

In the sky, on the roads, and in the home: Robotics and AI in 2018

New year, new tech. Northeastern experts in robotics and artificial intelligence say the trends to watch for in 2018 include more sophisticated drones, progress toward self-driving cars, and home robots.

• by Allie Nicodemo   January 5, 2018