American Robotics
About the project:
The 'Software - Enabling flight and operational management' winner is American Robotics - the first company approved by the FAA to operate automated drones without human operators on-site. Through innovations in robot autonomy, machine vision, edge computing and AI, they've created next generation drone technology. Their drone-in-a-box Scout System is capable of continuous, unattended operation collecting valuable, reliable and accurate data at a scalable price point. The company is unlocking widespread use of AI which provides optimised access to ultra high resolution, real-time information - bringing industries into the 21st century.
What Airwards Judges said:
A trendsetting demonstration which will lead the way forward to safe, BVLOS and autonomous flights. The impact on the world of this system (and the many like it) is almost impossible to overstate. The future is here! This cutting-edge solution represents the use of drones in the future, with drones doing many repetitive jobs without human intervention. This is still futuristic but now is the time to start these concepts, test them, evaluate them and find the path for integration. It is impressive that this has already achieved FAA approval.
