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“TO THE MOON” AND BACK WITH RIEGL USA, ALLEN & COMPANY, AND THE NASA LUNABOTICS CHALLENGE

June 3, 2024 Leave a comment

“TO THE MOON” AND BACK WITH RIEGL USA, ALLEN & COMPANY, AND THE NASA LUNABOTICS CHALLENGE Utilizing the RIEGL VZ-600i for data collection in a student robotics competition RIEGL USA in collaboration with Allen & Company recently participated in the 2024 NASA Lunabotics Qualification Challenge hosted by the University of Central Florida that took place from May 10th-15th at the Exolith® Lab. The […]

Bentley Education Announces New Student Contest

March 26, 2022 One comment

Bentley Education Announces New Student Contest:The Digital Twin Design Challenge EXTON, Pa. – March 24, 2022 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, (Nasdaq: BSY) the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced Bentley Education’s Digital Twin Design Challenge—a student contest that provides an opportunity to reimagine a real-world location with a structure designed with the popular Minecraft video game. Digital twin technology is set to […]

Velodyne Lidar Wins Patent Challenge..

February 9, 2022 Leave a comment

Velodyne Lidar Wins Patent Challenge Brought by Quanergy in Federal Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Validity of Velodyne’s U.S. Patent 7,969,558 SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 9, 2022– Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced it has won a patent challenge brought by competitor Quanergy. In making its ruling, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the patentability of all claims […]

AUTONOMOUS DRONES UNDERGROUND – Part 2

November 23, 2021 Leave a comment

This is Part 2 of the “Autonomous Drones Compete in Underground Challenge” interview. See Part 1 here – https://lidarnews.com/articles/autonomous-drones-compete-in-underground-challenge/ What were some of the specific tasks that had to be completed in each stage? In each stage, a single person was required to deploy a homogenous fleet of robots that needed to collaborate to navigate and explore the unknown environments. […]

Autonomous Drones Compete in Underground Challenge

November 16, 2021 Leave a comment

Autonomous Drones Compete in Underground Challenge Emesent’ s Hovermap recently competed in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge taking second place in this prestigious event. Over the next few weeks Lidar News will be providing an in-depth look into this event. Part 1 – The Challenge Rounds DARPA is always looking to the future to identify what partners within the Department of […]

European Aerial Mappers Challenge Data Streaming Competitors

May 21, 2020 Leave a comment

European Aerial Mappers Challenge Data Streaming Competitors Brussels, 21 May 2020 – Members of the European Association of Aerial Surveying Industries (EAASI) came together for a virtual meeting to question two of the industry’s leading sensor manufacturers about their recent acquisitions of large aerial survey companies and the potential impact on the wider industry. In an online webinar pre-submitted questions […]

Bentley announces Digital Infrastructure Student Idea Challenge

April 24, 2020 Leave a comment

News Alert Bentley Institute announces “Digital Infrastructure Student Idea Challenge 2020” EXTON, Pa. 23 April 2020 – Bentley Institute, a leading organization advancing infrastructure professions by empowering practitioners, students, and academic institutions through continuous learning, scholarships, internships, and applied research partnerships, recently announced its Digital Infrastructure Student Idea Challenge 2020. The challenge is continuing Bentley Institute’s undeterred mission of nurturing future […]

Indiana School Wins Grand Prize at 28th Annual Future City Competition

March 20, 2020 Leave a comment

Bentley Systems Sponsors the Annual Competition, which Challenges Middle School Students to Design a Future City and Overcome Engineering Challenges WASHINGTON – March 19, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, and DiscoverE, a network of volunteers that introduces students, parents, and educators to engineering […]