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Sky safety enhanced by autonomous helicopters.

Hector (Haofeng) Xu, a doctorate candidate at MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, engaged himself on a mission to make helicopter flights safer, after experiencing the dangers linked with piloting small aircrafts himself. In 2021, Xu initiated the autonomous helicopter company named Rotor Technologies, Inc. The firm refits helicopters with a variety of sensors and…

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Enhanced safety in the air through autonomous helicopters.

After a nerve-racking flying experience, aerospace engineer Hector (Haofeng) Xu was inspired to make helicopter flight safer. In 2021, he founded autonomous helicopter company Rotor Technologies, Inc. This company retrofits existing helicopters with sensors and software to automate dangerous flights and prevent pilot accidents. Xu was pursuing his PhD at MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and…

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Improved safety in the skies through autonomous helicopters.

In 2019, Haofeng "Hector" Xu, a PhD student in MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics with a solid grounding in aviation and aerospace engineering, decided to learn to fly helicopters. Witnessing first-hand the risks associated with piloting, he set out to make helicopter flight safer. In 2021, he founded Rotor Technologies Inc., an autonomous helicopter…

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Enhanced safety in the sky through autonomous helicopters.

After enduring a few frightening experiences while learning to fly helicopters, aerospace engineering PhD student, Haofeng Xu, was motivated to improve helicopter flight safety. In 2021, Xu founded Rotor Technologies, targeting the dangers prevalent in small private aircraft flights which lead to fatal accidents every year across the U.S. Rotor Technologies aims to retrofit existing…

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Improving safety in the sky with autonomous helicopters.

Haofeng 'Hector' Xu's PhD studies in aviation and aerospace engineering at MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics led him to train as a helicopter pilot. After encountering several near-miss situations, Xu decided to make helicopter flights safer and founded Rotor Technologies, Inc. in 2021. The company is retrofitting existing helicopters with sensors and software to…

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Improved safety in the skies through autonomous helicopters.

In the quest to make helicopter flights safer, helicopter enthusiast and researcher, Hector (Haofeng) Xu, launched Rotor Technologies, an autonomous helicopter company in 2021. The basis for the company's operations was informed by Xu's knowledge of the concerning mortality rates in small, private aircraft that are often used for fighting fires, crop dusting and medical…

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Ensuring safer skies through autonomous helicopters

After witnessing the potential dangers attached to helicopter flights, MIT PhD Hector (Haofeng) Xu founded Rotor Technologies, Inc. in 2021. The autonomous helicopter company aims to make helicopter flight safer by retrofitting existing helicopters with advanced sensors and software. This technology, in turn, removes the pilot from dangerous flights and widens the use of aviation. Across…

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Review of MIT’s Media Highlights in 2023

In 2023, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) saw numerous breakthroughs as well as several key events. Major happenings included the inauguration of President Sally Kornbluth, a commencement address by Mark Rober, and Professor Moungi Bawendi earning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Research advancements ranged from the study of a dying star consuming a planet to…

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A Year in Review: MIT’s Media Highlights of 2023

In 2023, MIT had an eventful year, including the inauguration of President Sally Kornbluth and a Commencement address by Mark Rober, as well as Professor Moungi Bawendi winning a Nobel Prize for research on quantum dots. Researchers were also involved in several scientific breakthroughs, such as a study on a dying star consuming a planet,…

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