MicroPilot Receives Innovation Awards
On April 24, MicroPilot was honoured by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce at the 6th Annual Innovation Awards Luncheon. MicroPilot received the “2003 Innovation Award” in the small business category and was voted “2003 Innovator of the Year”. Lisa Shaw, Communications Director stated: “We knew we were nominated for the small business award, but were […]
The JASON Project: Real Science. Real Time, Real Learning A Prestigious Educational Project for Manitoba Based MicroPilot
Do you remember the hero of Greek mythology Jason, who was the first great explorer to sail the seas on a ship called the Argo. Jason took with him a crew that included the most famous of Greek heroes — Hercules and Orpheus — but he also took many other men and women: navigators, shipbuilders, […]
MicroPilot Partners with BAI Aerosystems on the Snake Eye
Imagine a 7 pound plane with a 48 inch wing span that can be assembled in less than 10 minutes, launched like a sling-shot, fly autonomous, plus is compact enough to fit in a backpack. Is this a gadget from a Hollywood movie…no it is the Snake Eye. The Snake Eye The Snake Eye is […]
The Iturralde Crater Expedition 2002 (ICE 2002)
Another NASA Project for Manitoba based MicroPilot A Canadian High Tech Success Story Background In perhaps the remotest and wildest part of the Bolivian Amazon, in an area 300 km from the closest town, NASA scientists ventured into the jungle to try and uncover the origin of an 8 km crater, known as the Iturralde […]
MicroPilot Soars at the International European Conference on Unmanned Target Vehicles (UTV)
UTV 2002 On September 17-20th, 2002 the European Unmanned Vehicle Systems Association (EURO UVS) organized its second international conference and exhibition dedicated to air, ground, and naval target vehicle systems. This international event called, “UTV 2002” was also organized in cooperation with the Spanish national aeronautical research institute called Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA) […]
Forget the Moon, How About Mars
Can you imagine, as part of your job, you are assigned to a base camp on Mars? Well not exactly Mars–but the closest thing Earth has to Mars–which is the Haughton Impact Crater on Devon Island, Nunavut. “Mars on Earth” is located 2,843 kilometres north of Winnipeg and 372 kilometres southeast of the magnetic North […]
MP2000 Autopilot Succeeds at International UAV competition
Autopilot manufacturer MicroPilot gained high honors at the 2001 International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC). The team from the Georgia Institute of Technology leads the IARC’s multi year event using MicroPilot’s MP2000 autopilot. The competition was held at Webster field in Maryland on Sunday, July 22. The IARC is an international competition among universities to design […]