NIMBUS Lab

We bring drones close to the world to interact with the environment. We dig holes, drop ignition spheres, monitor wetlands, and collect water samples.

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

Yesterday was the last day of the summer for our REUs. We hope they learned a lot and enjoyed their time in the NIMBUS lab!

[Nebraska School of Computing @UNLComputing]

Our students presented their posters at today’s Nebraska Summer Research Program Symposium! A few members of the @nimbus_lab even stopped by to check out their presentations. Congratulations to our students!

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

This. Guy. Makes. Swarms. Work!

[Nebraska School of Computing @UNLComputing]

Grant Phillips is a second-year doctoral student who joined the @nimbus_lab in 2020. Check out his interview with @NSRI_NU about his work with UAV swarms in the lab.

https://t.co/Q5BOZxkPGV

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

Swarms are hard! We make them work.

Got environmental monitoring or precision agriculture needs? We have a swarm for that!

[Nebraska School of Computing @UNLComputing]

Researchers in our @nimbus_lab are always on the cutting edge of drone development. Check out their recent projects involving drone swarms and see how they can be used for a variety of beneficial purposes across so many fields: https://t.co/Mc1SG8pJJu

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

Great story on co-director @CjDet and the work he is doing @DroneAmplified. We are proud to see all the progress and impact they have made with this technology that he started in the lab.

[CNN @CNN]

Prescribed burning is one of the oldest and most effective ways of preventing extreme wildfires. Nebraska-based company Drone Amplified wants to make it safer, easier and more accessible. https://t.co/SBm2cbr4qa

[Dr. Brittany Duncan @brittanyaduncan]

If you have a background in robotics and a passion for deploying systems in real world environments, consider applying to attend graduate school @UNLComputing @nimbus_lab to work with us. We have currently funded projects with trips scheduled to Alaska and Costa Rica next summer

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

Stay tuned for a very exciting next step in this project! You might see us on the big screen.

[Nebraska Engineering @NebEngineering]

Wondering what the Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems Lab (NIMBUS Lab) has been working on over the summer? Check it out here: https://t.co/H47OgK4PYw

[Bill Clerico @billclerico]

Today we're announcing @convectivecap 's debut $35M fund to invest in wildfire startups! 🔥

https://t.co/FY6igpCVIV

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[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

So proud of our very own @brittanyaduncan! We’re lucky to have her here at NIMBUS! Congratulations Brittany!

[Nebraska School of Computing @UNLComputing]

Congratulations to our faculty! Brittany Duncan and Mehmet Can Vuran were recognized at the @NebEngineering professorships ceremony last week. Brittany Duncan was named Ross McCollum Associate Professor, and Mehmet Can Vuran was named Dale M. Jensen Professor of Computer Science.

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

We’re so proud of Adam! He did great work advancing air robotics. Happy he’ll be sticking around.

[UNL ENGINEERING GRAD PROGRAMS @unl_engrgrad]

Congratulations to Dr. Adam Plowcha, one of today’s featured #2022Grad. After graduation, Adam will begin as a full-time research engineer at the Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems Lab @UNLGradStudies @NebEngineering @UNLComputing

[Nebraska School of Computing @UNLComputing]

Associate professor Justin Bradley recently appeared on @Channel8ABC to discuss the @nimbus_lab's latest drone project.

https://t.co/84irJPVvQG

[Courtney Hillebrecht @c_hillebrecht]

Today is international justice day. I’ve been thinking a lot about the future possibilities and problems for IJ. I outline some of these in my book and would add the climate crisis, attacks on hr defenders, and misinformation to the list. The work for justice continues.

[Nebraska Research @UNLresearch]

The $250,000 project through the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska will leverage the lab’s custom-built “mothership” drone, years of experience and desire to take on the challenge of real-world limitations. https://t.co/HWTsA8dMBa

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

NIMBUS is SO excited to be working on this project, pushing the envelope forward on real world decentralized deployment of drone for ISTAR!

[National Strategic Research Institute @NSRI_NU]

Led by #NSRIFellow Dr. Justin Bradley, the @UNLincoln @nimbus_lab is developing an algorithm to control drone swarms for ISTAR missions for @ArmyResearchLab >>> https://t.co/JcLv52NrE3

#UNLresearch #drones #uav #military #USArmy

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

We had a great week with our @NSF REU site students hosting high schoolers from @ncpaunledu! Here is a video of our Lego Spike races to cap off a great week learning the basics of coding and robotics. Thanks to @UNLComputing and @NebEngineering for all the staff support.

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

We’re so proud of Evan! Oregon State sure is lucky!

[Nebraska School of Computing @UNLComputing]

Congratulations to software engineering student and NIMBUS Lab undergraduate researcher Evan Palmer! He's been awarded a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship and placed in the top .66% of applicants.

https://t.co/98AkLnLVps

[NWS Norman @NWSNorman]

On this very sad day in the Norman weather community, our evening weather balloon launch is dedicated to Nic, Drake and Gavin - OU meteorology students who died in a tragic traffic accident last night.

[National Strategic Research Institute @NSRI_NU]

This month #NSRIFellow @CjDet of @nimbus_lab & @DroneAmplified, presented IGNIS, a system that allows a #UAV to be used for prescribed burns, at the Aerial #Firefighting North America 2022 Conference >>> https://t.co/jvqPPovaUq

#drone #wildfires #UNLresearch

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

So proud of @brittanyaduncan !! Go NIMBUS!!

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

So proud of @brittanyaduncan !! Go NIMBUS!!

[Nathan Meier @nlmeier76]

A fantastic group of scholars from @unlcas, @NebEngineering, @UNL_IANR and @UNLarchitecture.

Can’t wait to see what these @UNLresearch leaders accomplish in the years ahead!

Thanks for being there today @TalaAwadaUNL, @KathyFarrellUNL, @TheMikeBoehm and @RonnieDGreen.

[NIMBUS Lab @nimbus_lab]

@UNL_CYAF So thrilled for our colleagues over in CYAF for winning this award. @carrielyn1975, a PoP in CYAF, and possibly the spouse of someone in NIKBUS, is a primary reason for this award! Congrats all!