An overview of drone safety

Drone safety refers to the operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in a controlled and safe manner. Safety encompasses the developer (pilot), environment (other people, animals, vehicles, building etc.) and the drone itself (hardware, software). This article also includes a checklist template intended to be a starting point for establishing a culture of safety when…Read more An overview of drone safety

Optimising the RealSense R200 camera for outdoor use

The RealSense cameras are widely used on robots which often have to venture outdoors. Using any camera outdoors can pose some challenges with glare from sunlight. The RealSense D435 camera's default settings work quite well outdoors. This is however not the case for the older R200 cameras. This tutorial outlines how to optimise the R200…Read more Optimising the RealSense R200 camera for outdoor use