Giving Robots a Human Touch: Inside XELA Robotics’ CES 2026 Tech Preview
By: Dawn Zoldi In a CES packed with humanoids, AI assistants and next-gen mobility concepts, one Tokyo startup quietly showed off something far more fundamental: a way to give robots…
Cross-Platform Drone Training: Prepare Now for Multi-Domain Operations
By Bronwyn Morgan, AG Ambassador, Training and Education In both the combat and commercial operational environments, air, sea, land and increasingly cyber and space, must operate seamlessly. For this reason,…
Ukraine War Becomes Live Test Bed for AI-Enabled Autonomous Weapons
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for IsraelIn 2026, Ukraine is set to remain a frontline proving ground for Western defense technologies, with AI-enabled and autonomous systems at the…
Kubota Brings Smarter Solutions to CES® 2026, Redefining How Work Gets Done
CES® 2026 Exhibit Unveils a Smart, Integrated, Autonomous Solution in Kubota’s M5 Narrow Diesel Specialty Tractor, and a New Concept Versatile Platform ‘Transformer’ Robot (KVPR) LAS VEGAS (January 6, 2026) – During a…
What to Expect in 2026 for Advanced Air Mobility
By: Sarah Nilsson, AG Ambassador – Drone and AAM Law If you are hoping to see electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft finally moving from test programs to real…
Intrado and SBD Automotive Demonstrate How Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) Could Save More Than 2,000 Lives Annually
New Consumer Study Findings and Whitepaper Presented at CES 2026 Session “Drive for 2,000 Lives: The Next Revolution in Connected Safety” AACN Data Flow: A Complex Many-to-Many Ecosystem LAS VEGAS,…
The Four Pillars of a Truly Global, Interoperable Airspace Where Autonomous and Piloted Aircraft Safely Fly Together
By Abigail Smith, AG Ambassador – Airspace Awareness The future of airspace is actually unfolding now, thousands of feet above cities, farmland, forests, coastlines and conflict zones globally. Autonomous aircraft…
Deepen AI Brings Safety-First Data Infrastructure for AVs and Robotics to CES 2026
CES demos include target less calibration and an exclusive preview of Deepen AI’s Vision-Language-Action framework Las Vegas, January 5, 2026 – Deepen AI, a leading full-stack data lifecycle platform for…
From Rules to Runways: How Europe Moves Toward Scalable U-Space & BVLOS Operations
By: Adnan Hiroli, AG Media Partner – DroneX Europe has entered a decisive moment, when it comes to integrating uncrewed aircraft into shared airspace. After years of frameworks, consultations and…
Ukraine War Becomes Live Test Bed for AI-Enabled Autonomous Weapons
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for IsraelIn 2026, Ukraine is set to remain a frontline proving ground for Western defense technologies, with AI-enabled and autonomous systems at the…
While millions of tourists head to the mountains for the holidays, an Italian technology can “see” landslides before they happen: Avacam’s AI can help prevent casualties and disasters
Avacam’s monitoring system analyzes ground movements in real time with millimeter-level precision. A crucial innovation as millions of Italians prepare to travel to the mountains for the Christmas and New…
The Four Pillars of a Truly Global, Interoperable Airspace Where Autonomous and Piloted Aircraft Safely Fly Together
By Abigail Smith, AG Ambassador – Airspace Awareness The future of airspace is actually unfolding now, thousands of feet above cities, farmland, forests, coastlines and conflict zones globally. Autonomous aircraft…
BENTELER acquires Deutsche Bahn company ioki, creating first European full-service provider for autonomous mobility
Unique group of companies accelerating the mobility transition: Autonomous vehicles, operational services and software-based mobility solutions “made in Europe” from a single source Integrated approach simplifies the rollout and operation…
AI-Enhanced Arrow 4 Interceptor Nears Deployment as Germany Expands Arrow 3 Deal to Record $6.5 Billion
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Arrow 4, the newest generation of Israel’s long-range interceptor, nears operational deployment with a design that combines advanced agility, a sophisticated…
Global Standards, Open Source, Risk and the Forging the New Digital Airspace
By: Phil Kenul, AG Standards Ambassador This fall, the unmanned aviation community touched down in Zurich for the InterUSS Workshop followed by the Global UTM Association’s Harmonized Skies 2025 event,…
NEURA Robotics Will Unveil Next-Generation Robots and Showcase the Neuraverse Platform at CES 2026
Las Vegas, USA/Metzingen, Germany: December 30, 2025 – NEURA Robotics, the pioneer in cognitive robotics and creator of the Neuraverse operating system, today announced that it will participate at CES 2026,…
From Rules to Runways: How Europe Moves Toward Scalable U-Space & BVLOS Operations
By: Adnan Hiroli, AG Media Partner – DroneX Europe has entered a decisive moment, when it comes to integrating uncrewed aircraft into shared airspace. After years of frameworks, consultations and…
Humanoid Deploys NVIDIA Technologies to Power Advanced Humanoid Robots
London, UK (January 5, 2025) — Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company, is accelerating the development of its humanoid robots by integrating NVIDIA technologies — including NVIDIA Jetson Thor, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, and NVIDIA…
The Voltt: White-Box Revolution in Drone Battery Design From About:Energy
By Philip Hicks, Autonomy Global Ambassador, U.K. & Middle East Battery development has traditionally been the single biggest bottleneck in drone innovation. Sparse manufacturer data, opaque models and testing cycles…
SwitchBot Demonstrates onero H1: The Most Accessible AI Household Robot
Las Vegas, United States, January 4, 2026 – SwitchBot, a leading provider of AI-enabled embodied home robotics systems, showcases its vision for smart home 2.0 at CES 2026, unveiling a lineup…
UK’s First Humanoid Robot for Industrial Use Makes North American Debut at CES 2026
HMND 01 Alpha prototype is the fastest-developed humanoid to date LONDON, UK (Jan. 2, 2026) – Humanoid, a UK-based robotics and AI company, will debut HMND 01 Alpha, the UK’s…
DroneX, Regulations and How the U.K. and European AAM and Drone Industries Are Ready for Liftoff
By Philip Hicks, AG U.K. Ambassador Geopolitics has thrust drones into the spotlight, sometimes uneasily. From contested skies over Ukraine to privacy debates in liberal democracies, autonomy has become a…
BAE Systems advances RH12™ Storefront with new radiation-hardened circuit technology for space community
MANASSAS, Va. — November 19, 2025 – BAE Systems (LON: BA) has added new capabilities to its next-generation, radiation-hardened 12 nanometer (nm) Storefront. The RH12™ Storefront is an advanced and…
DroneX event director takes full ownership after five years at the helm
Adnan Hiroli has been event director of DroneX (part of the Uncrewed Tech Expo at Excel London) since 2019. For Hiroli, the event was a “passion project”. Now, he has taken full…
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When referring to the drone and AAM communities, many people say, “The sky is the limit.” It’s really not. Aviation relies heavily on space assets to enable critical operational functions, such as position, navigation and timing (PNT), terrain avoidance systems, command, control, communication, cyber and intelligence data links and more. Join this panel of space and spectrum experts as they explain the parallel universe of laws, regulations, governing bodies, frameworks, authorities and policies that govern what happens in space that affects aviation operations in the sky and on the ground. It’s going to be out of this world! Register now for our special broadcast of the space and spectrum panel from our AUVSI Law-Tech Connect Workshop: The Sky is Not the Limit-Space Is!
International Drone Regulations: Key Updates On BVLOS, UTM and Use Cases from Europe, Canada, Australia and Africa
By: Dawn Zoldi Navigating the world of drone regulations can be challenging. At this year’s Law-Tech Connect, industry leaders and attorneys from Australia, Africa, Canada and Europe highlighted the international…
Landmark Year for Advanced Air Mobility in Africa: Milestones, Momentum and Challenges Ahead
By: Peter Karanja, AG Africa Ambassador Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is becoming a reality across Africa, and with it, new aviation technologies across the continent. In 2025, Africa claimed a…
Global Autonomous Tech Startups: Perspectives from Africa, Asia & Europe
By: Eno Umoh, Business & Entrepreneurship Ambassador Expert voices from three continents gathered to talk about the state of autonomous tech startups and provided a real-world look at how startups…
Autonomous Drone-in-a-Box Solutions: Real Global Efficiencies and Industry Insights from Commercial UAV Expo 2025
By: Juan B. Plaza, AG Operational Safety Ambassador The Commercial UAV Expo 2025 panel “How Real-World Efficiencies Are Being Enabled by Drone-in-a-Box (DIB) Solutions” showcased autonomous DIB solutions and highlighted…
Safety And Security Before Scale: How African Stakeholders Are Rethinking AAM From Day One
By: Peter Karanja, AG Africa Ambassador As Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) takes shape in Africa, stakeholders aren’t rushing to scale before figuring out the safety and security aspect. Instead, they…
DIU’s Project G.I. Challenge: Accelerating the Next Generation of Uncrewed Systems for the Modern Battlefield
Emerging threats have rewritten the rules of warfare. In conflicts from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, uncrewed systems (UxS)—drones, ground robots, and electronic warfare (EW) platforms—have become essential tools for modern…
2025 eVTOL Market Outlook: Global Leaders, Regulatory Shifts, and the Next Phase of Urban Air Mobility
The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sector stands at a pivotal inflection point in 2025, shaped by rapid technological advances, regulatory shifts, and a new wave of consolidation and…
Aviation 3.0: The Electric Age, Advanced Air Mobility and the Transformative Value of eAircraft for Society
By: Gary Vermaak, Advanced Air Mobility Institute We have entered the era of Aviation 3.0. Electric aircraft (eAircraft) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technologies have reshaped how we think about…
Giving Robots a Human Touch: Inside XELA Robotics’ CES 2026 Tech Preview
By: Dawn Zoldi In a CES packed with humanoids, AI assistants and next-gen mobility concepts, one Tokyo startup quietly showed off something far more fundamental: a way to give robots…
Israeli Unmanned Surface Vessels Struggle to Gain Navy and Export Traction
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israeli defence companies hesitate to restart major investment in unmanned surface vessels (USVs) after earlier efforts delivered only limited operational uptake…
Ukraine War Becomes Live Test Bed for AI-Enabled Autonomous Weapons
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for IsraelIn 2026, Ukraine is set to remain a frontline proving ground for Western defense technologies, with AI-enabled and autonomous systems at the…
Wingcopter drones to be deployed for aerial surveying in Japan
Weiterstadt, Germany/Tokyo, Japan, January 7, 2026 – Wingcopter’s authorized partner in Japan, ITOCHU Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the practical use of Wingcopter’s long-range drones in…
Japan’s Next Wave of Autonomy: Show-Stopping Tech from CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi At a packed CES 2026 pitch session co-hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and ShowStoppers, a slate of Japanese startups showed how the country’s deep…
The Four Pillars of a Truly Global, Interoperable Airspace Where Autonomous and Piloted Aircraft Safely Fly Together
By Abigail Smith, AG Ambassador – Airspace Awareness The future of airspace is actually unfolding now, thousands of feet above cities, farmland, forests, coastlines and conflict zones globally. Autonomous aircraft…
Hesai Announces Partnership with MOVIN, Redefining the Future of 3D Motion Capture
Las Vegas, January 5, 2026 — CES — Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI; HKEX: 2525), a global leader in lidar solutions, announced today it has entered into a partnership with MOVIN to…
Chips&Media and Visionary.ai Unveil the World’s First AI-Based Full Image Signal Processor, Redefining the Future of Image Quality
5 January, 2026m Seoul, South Korea and Jerusalem, Israel – Chips&Media, Inc. (KOSDAQ:094360) a leading hardware IP provider with more than 20 years of leadership in the multimedia industry, and Visionary.ai,…
Drones in Focus: Public Safety, Security Risks and Global Drone Developments
Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) have become both silent guardians and illicit specters that span city skylines and shadowy enclaves. The Full Crew newscast recently assembled a panel of drone visionaries—Kaye…
DIU’s Project G.I. Challenge: Accelerating the Next Generation of Uncrewed Systems for the Modern Battlefield
Emerging threats have rewritten the rules of warfare. In conflicts from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, uncrewed systems (UxS)—drones, ground robots, and electronic warfare (EW) platforms—have become essential tools for modern…
2025 eVTOL Market Outlook: Global Leaders, Regulatory Shifts, and the Next Phase of Urban Air Mobility
The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sector stands at a pivotal inflection point in 2025, shaped by rapid technological advances, regulatory shifts, and a new wave of consolidation and…
Eve Air Mobility and Future Flight Global Sign Letter of Intent for up to 54 eVTOLs Serving Brazil and the United States
Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Future Flight Global, a pioneer in electric aircraft for up to 54 electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL)…
UrbanV and Future Flight Global to Launch an Integrated eVTOL Network in Brazil
UrbanV, a global leader in vertiport infrastructure, and Future Flight Global (FFG), a leading operator of electric aircraft, both pioneers in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem, announce additional market…
Space Junk: What It Is, Why We Should Care and What We Should Do About It
By: Tracy Reynolds, AG Space and Maritime Ambassador Remember playing dodgeball? What about the sting of taking one of those balls right in the face? Did you know an average…
OpEd – “The Reports of My Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated:” RF Counter-UAS Solutions Are Still Alive and Kicking
By: Tom Adams People often attribute the popular quote noted in the title to Mark Twain in the late 1800s. Although the exact quote and the incident that inspired it…
Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Company, Launches Tactical-Grade MEMS IMU with 1 Deg/hr Gyro Bias
Inertial Labs, a VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) Company, today introduced the IMU-H100, a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) inertial measurement unit (IMU) developed to enhance tactical guidance and navigation capabilities…
AI-Powered SMASH 3000 Fire Control System Selected for Australian Army Counter-Drone Evaluation
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The Israeli company SMARTSHOOTER has brought artificial intelligence (AI) to the small arms battlefield with its SMASH family of fire control…
International Drone Regulations: Key Updates On BVLOS, UTM and Use Cases from Europe, Canada, Australia and Africa
By: Dawn Zoldi Navigating the world of drone regulations can be challenging. At this year’s Law-Tech Connect, industry leaders and attorneys from Australia, Africa, Canada and Europe highlighted the international…
Lessons from the Black Sea: Maritime Uncrewed Systems, Strategic Doctrine and the Future of AUKUS
By: Philip Hicks, AG U.K. Ambassador* In the Black Sea, Ukraine’s daring use of small unmanned surface vessels (sUSVs) against the Russian Navy drives a new chapter in naval warfare–…
Mapping Wildfire Resilience With GIS: Perspectives from the ESRI Safety and Security Summit
As wildfires become more frequent and severe across the globe, the need for advanced tools to predict, detect and respond to these disasters has become increasingly critical. At the 2025…
FlyFreely: The Software Powering Drone Program Success
Drone operations are no longer a novelty—they’re a necessity for organizations that want to stay competitive, compliant and safe. Drawing on insights from FlyFreely co-founder Dr David Cole’s recent appearance…
DIU’s Project G.I. Challenge: Accelerating the Next Generation of Uncrewed Systems for the Modern Battlefield
Emerging threats have rewritten the rules of warfare. In conflicts from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, uncrewed systems (UxS)—drones, ground robots, and electronic warfare (EW) platforms—have become essential tools for modern…
Australian BVLOS Operations A-Z: The Ultimate Guide to Success
Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations continue to redefine what’s possible in Australia’s skies. From rapid bushfire response to expansive mine surveys, BVLOS unlocks missions that traditional line-of-sight…
2025 eVTOL Market Outlook: Global Leaders, Regulatory Shifts, and the Next Phase of Urban Air Mobility
The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sector stands at a pivotal inflection point in 2025, shaped by rapid technological advances, regulatory shifts, and a new wave of consolidation and…
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Israeli Unmanned Surface Vessels Struggle to Gain Navy and Export Traction
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israeli defence companies hesitate to restart major investment in unmanned surface vessels (USVs) after earlier efforts delivered only limited operational uptake…
Kneron Unveils Enterprise-Grade On-Premises AI Infrastructure Platform
Head-to-head against traditional GPUs like Nvidia’s H100, Kneron’s new Kneo Rack cluster provides same level of task performance while using 60% less energy San Diego, USA – January 6, 2026…
Ukraine War Becomes Live Test Bed for AI-Enabled Autonomous Weapons
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for IsraelIn 2026, Ukraine is set to remain a frontline proving ground for Western defense technologies, with AI-enabled and autonomous systems at the…
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The 2025 AAM National Strategy & Comprehensive Plan – A White Paper
This white paper unpacks the U.S. AAM National Strategy and Comprehensive Plan for 2026–2036, detailing how DOT, FAA, NASA, DOD, DHS, DOE, and more than 25 federal agencies will coordinate…
FCC Public Notice on UAS and UAS Critical Components
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice adding non‑U.S.-manufactured uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and key UAS components to its national security “Covered List,” effectively blocking future FCC equipment…
The Advanced Air Mobility Comprehensive Plan: LIFTing AAM to Maturity in the United States
The Advanced Air Mobility Comprehensive Plan: LIFTing AAM to Maturity in the United States is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s playbook for moving AAM from pilot projects to everyday transportation….
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Sasi Kiran Golivi, CTO, Co-Founder & Sai Praneetha Mutyala, Vice President & CMO, Karshak | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 104
This episode features Sasikiran Golivi, CTO and Co-Founder, who leads Karshak’s vertically integrated aerospace R&D from the ground up, developing proprietary subsystems and avionics designed for real-world performance, not just assembly….
Legal Issues for Autonomy in the Maritime Environment
Did you know there is a duty to provide search and rescue at sea? How does that work if the ship or vessel is fully autonomous with no person on…
Robotics | Full Crew Episode 76
Check out our revamped Full Crew newscast, with rotating Autonomy Global Ambassador Hosts! To kick off 2026 strong, we feature AG EUR AMB Joanna Wieczorek, with Guests: Sean Guerre Managing…