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    Contest provides young Nigerian entrepreneurs inspiration, education to help Africa fly toward drone-enabled future

    Public safety. Healthcare. Hunger. These were among the humanitarian challenges that young entrepreneurs targeted recently – perhaps even more passionately than profits – in the 2021 Nigerian Drone Business Competition.Almost 1,000 aspiring business leaders, ages 16 to 30, entered the contest, representing every state in Africa’s largest nation. The turnout stunned planners, who had feared... Continue reading

    Finalists Named for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

    Media Contact: Jackie Beckwith, jbeckwith@auvsi.orgFor Immediate Release: May 5, 2021 Finalists Named for AUVSI XCELLENCE AwardsWinners will be announced at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 in Atlanta on August 16 - 19 ARLINGTON, Va. — The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) today named the finalists for the fourth annual AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards. The awards recognize... Continue reading

    HamiltonJet and Sea Machines Partner to Launch an Integrated Pilot-Assist Product

    COVID-Fighting Collaboration Proves Potential of UAS for Test Transport

    Exercise in upstate N.Y. shows how flight could replace drives through downtown traffic. A team of more than a dozen COVID-19-motivated entities with expertise in public health, public safety and unmanned flight recently enjoyed a hard-won peek into the future of UAS in medical transport in upstate New York. The peek included roughly 15 flights,... Continue reading

    Wingcopter Secures $22 Million in Series A Funding to Aid in COVID-19 Relief

    Wingcopter has secured $22 million in Series A funding to strengthen its leadership in drone-based logistics, with a special focus on healthcare-related applications including the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. “Our team is driven by tackling the world’s challenges through scalable innovations,” said Wingcopter CEO Tom Plümmer. “This chapter of our journey is dedicated to setting... Continue reading

    RE2 Robotics receives $1.1 million in funding to develop mobile robotic manipulation system for U.S. Army

    RE2 Robotics has received $1.1 million in Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding from the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) to develop a mobile robotic manipulation system that will allow combat medics to remotely assess and extract injured soldiers on the battlefield.

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    Since 1972, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has enabled technical innovation, supportive policy, and inspired academic breakthroughs in the uncrewed industry.

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