Aviation News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/aviation Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:04:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Aviation News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/aviation 32 32 Airbus signs robotics deal with UBTech https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/international/apac-news/airbus-signs-robotics-deal-with-ubtech.html Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:40:20 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28920 Planemaker Airbus has signed a deal with robotics firm UBTech for the latter to supply robots for use in aviation manufacturing. Reportedly, Airbus has already purchased UBTech’s latest industrial humanoid robot, [...]

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]]> Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-automation-in-review-2025-the-stories-signals-and-shifts-that-shaped-the-year.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28826 If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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]]> Manchester airport doubles cargo capacity via automated handling systems https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/deliveries/manchester-airport-doubles-cargo-capacity-via-automated-handling-systems.html Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:58:01 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28424 Manchester Airport has announced that it has increased the capacity of its cargo facility, doubling its annual handling capacity. Swissport International has opened its new cargo facility – Box 4 [...]

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]]> Innovate UK funds Somerset drone disaster scheme https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/aviation/innovate-uk-funds-somerset-drone-disaster-scheme.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:11:10 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28328 Innovate UK has awarded Somerset Council funding for a drone project for disaster response and environmental protection in the county. The award for the £191,370 project comes from the Future [...]

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]]> Los Angeles International Airport receives final cars for automated people mover train https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/aviation/los-angeles-international-airport-receives-final-cars-for-automated-people-mover-train.html Mon, 02 Sep 2024 16:37:53 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25447 The final four automated people mover (APM) train cars have arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), bringing the total number on site to 44. The first cars arrived in [...]

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]]> Inverness Airport trials autonomous vehicles to transport passengers https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/autonomous-vehicles/inverness-airport-trials-autonomous-vehicles-to-transport-passengers.html Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:31:35 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25401 Inverness Airport has launched a pilot programme featuring autonomous vehicles to transport passengers between the new rail station and the airport terminal. The trial includes two types of automated people [...]

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]]> Aurrigo demonstrates autonomous transport solution at Stuttgart Airport https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/aviation/aurrigo-demonstrates-autonomous-transport-solution-at-stuttgart-airport.html Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:25:21 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25093 British autonomous technology company Aurrigo International plc’s (Aurrigo) Auto-DollyTug has been deployed in Stuttgart Airport to highlight the potential of the tech for cargo transport in the aviation sector. The [...]

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]]> German drone manufacturer enters certification process in Japan, pioneering BVLOS operations https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/german-drone-manufacturer-enters-certification-process-in-japan-pioneering-bvlos-operations.html Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:00:17 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=24022 Wingcopter, a German drone manufacturer, in collaboration with ITOCHU Corporation, has initiated the type certification process for its Wingcopter 198 delivery drone in Japan. This development is reportedly the first [...]

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]]> Wing and DoorDash expand drone delivery pilot to the US https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/drones/wing-and-doordash-expand-drone-delivery-pilot-to-the-us.html Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:00:27 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=23943 Food delivery platform DoorDash and drone delivery company Wing have announced the launch of a drone delivery pilot in Christiansburg, Virginia, which will allow ‘select local customers’ to order eligible [...]

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]]> Klau Geomatics and Oxford Technical Solutions collaborate on georeferencing lidar and navigation data https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/partnerships/klau-geomatics-and-oxford-technical-solutions-collaborate-on-georeferencing-lidar-and-navigation-data.html Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:53:33 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=18699 Australian geospatial innovation company, Klau Geomatics, has brought in a solution from navigation technology company Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) to help it boresight and georeference lidar data with NovAtel navigation [...]

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