Yuneec Typhoon H drone brings pro features at an affordable price

Equipped with high-end features normally found in professional equipment, the Yuneec Typhoon H is a 6-rotor camera drone dedicated to high quality aerial photo- and videography. With retractable landing gear, continuous 360 degrees panning gimbal, 4K 12-Megapixel camera, sonar based collision avoidance, and lots more, the standard version is priced at a very enthusiast-friendly US $1,299. The Pro version, which includes an Intel RealSense collision avoidance system and other extras, will set you back US $1,899.

Yuneec Typhoon H with Intel RealSense

Typhoon H with Intel RealSense | Image credit: Yuneec

The list of goodies is fairly extensive as we will soon discover, point being that Chinese company Yuneec promises to deliver a lot of drone for your buck. With the Typhoon H they aim to compete directly with other well-established aerial imaging platforms such as the DJI Phantom 4. Deliveries began at the end of July, and at the moment the drone can be ordered from major retailers.

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Lehmann Aviation Introduces new Professional Mapping Drones

Lehmann Aviation L-A series UAS

The all new L-A series fixed-wing professional mapping drones were recently announced by French company Lehmann Aviation. The lineup has been completely redesigned and consists of three types of UAS capable of fully autonomous operation, each of them sporting unique features for applications such as precision agriculture, mining and construction, terrain mapping and DEM, as well as other professional as well as personal usage scenarios.

The new drones promise to be even more efficient, easier to use and more reliable than previous models. Their entirely new unique modular design allows for interchanging or upgrading parts on-the-fly, further enhancing cost effectiveness for their owners.

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Visual Components Introduces Next Generation Simulation Software

Visual Components Essentials 4

This summer brings us the new Visual Components Essentials which is set to replace the current lineup of factory design and simulation products. The workflow has been completely redesigned with speed and simplicity in mind, complemented by new features such as automatic 2D drawing and bill of materials generation, new export formats and more. The software aims to be a complete tool not only from an engineering standpoint but also for marketing and sales purposes, being able to generate accurate and meaningful presentations.

There are a lot of changes under the hood as well, the simulation engine takes advantage of the latest hardware technologies for an increased level of realism, while the new open architecture and API make it easy for developers to create custom applications based on the Visual Components engine.

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ArtiMinds RPS: a Faster and More Intuitive Way of Programming Industrial Robots

ArtiMinds RPS

by Sven Schmidt-Rohr

Until recently robot programming was characterized by three different, typically very distinctively deployed programming techniques: teach pendant programming, graphical offline programming and textual programming.

Teach pendant programming is the simplest method, performed online directly at the location of the physical robot. By means of buttons and joysticks, a user can move the real robot into different states of its joints and/or pose of its end-effector. The user can record such poses one after another and then select different modes to connect these poses into a continuous robot motion trajectory (path).

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EasyEDA: Free Web-Based PCB Design and Simulation Tool

EasyEDA is a free online tool for drawing circuit schematics, designing PCB layouts and generating fabrication files. An integrated fabrication service allows users to print their PCBs, effectively supporting the entire workflow of designing a new electronics board. Vast libraries of components and models are available, additionally open source models can be loaded and customized. The integrated SPICE circuit simulator allows for quickly analyzing the circuit and generating reports.

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Little Robot Friends Are Back on Kickstarter

The smart and cute Little Robot Friends are searching for your attention on Kickstarter with more sensors, new features and even more cuteness. The robots are compatible with Arduino and can be easily customized from iOS and Android mobile apps. They are highly interactive and are ideal for STEM education being instantly appealing to kids who can learn about electronics and programming simply by playing and having fun.

The new Little Robot Friends

The new Little Robot Friends | Image credit: Aesthetec Studio

The cute electronic characters were created by Canadian company Aesthetec Studio and the first generation hit the market in 2014. Along the revised Curvy, Spikey and Ghosty comes Crafty — a new character geared towards rapid prototyping of new robots.

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