Drone Working Group

We are hosting our next Drone Working Group (DROWG) meeting on July 22nd, 4:00 – 5:30pm (EST). Matt Borowski will be sharing information on:

“Building Smarter sUAS for the Edge: Aligning ModalAI’s Product Roadmap to Advance Trusted Autonomy Across Defense and Commercial Markets”

A little about ModalAI:

They are accelerating access to advanced Qualcomm-based autonomy by removing technical barriers for small drone users operating at the intersection of defense and commercial innovation.    Matt will discuss near-term product priorities with customer needs across both mission-driven and market-driven domains. As demand grows for secure, intelligent, NDAA-compliant sUAS, we must ensure our VOXL 2-based platforms continue to set the standard in perception, autonomy, and communications—whether they’re deployed by U.S. warfighters or innovators building next-gen commercial robotics.

Matt also shared this DIU opportunity that was released this week.  Here’s a summary:

The U.S. Department of Defense, in collaboration with the UK, is seeking innovative Low Collateral Defeat (LCD) solutions to counter small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) in environments where civilians or critical infrastructure are nearby and broad-impact countermeasures are not feasible. The goal is to identify scalable, precise, and integrated technologies—kinetic, energy-based, or capture-based—that neutralize drone threats with minimal risk to non-targets. Selected solutions must rapidly integrate with existing defense systems, operate across diverse environments, and be ready for testing within 60 days of a prototype award. This opportunity may lead to significant follow-on production contracts without further competition.

Hope to see you here at MassRobotics or on the virtual Link.

MassRobotics DROWG

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