Meet The 2017 Finalists
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Akrobotix (Syracuse), develops safe, reliable and self-contained autopilot systems for fully autonomous unmanned aerial, ground and marine vehicles based on its proprietary technology. Akrobotix's technology can set the de facto standards for the safe integration of UAS into the national airspace.
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AutoModality (California), is dedicated to creating autonomous mobile systems that sense, explore, and analyze the world around us. They are currently focused on inspection of agriculture and infrastructure assets.
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Ascent AeroSystems (Arizona), designs, manufactures, sells, and supports small unmanned aerial vehicles. The company has designed a unique vehicle configuration that is superior to typical multirotors.
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EZ3D (Virginia), using low cost drones, allows professionals to photograph, inspect and measure buildings without climbing a ladder or waiting for a dated aerial report. Repair estimates, claims adjusting, and solar installation can be done on-demand in a fraction of the time and cost, replacing traditional methods for a billion plus dollar market.
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OmniMesh (Syracuse) is designing a wireless network protocol that is more reliable, secure, and convenient than current Internet routing. The OmniMesh network will boost drone safety and security, and greatly expand the feasibility of drone control and data transmission beyond visual line of sight.
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SkyOp (Canandaigua), is an unmanned aerial systems training company. They deliver classes directly and through workforce development partnerships currently at a growing list of 12 community colleges in four states.
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From left: Matt Snyder, OmniMesh; Jimmy Halliday, AutoModality; Jon Meringer, Ascent AeroSystems; Bill Abrams, OmniMesh; Reed Frick, EZ3D Technologies; Nate Meringer, Ascent AeroSystems; Jim Smyth, EZ3D Technologies; Brian Pitre, SkyOp; Sasi Prabhakaran Viswanathan, Akrobotix; and Dan Albert, SkyOp.
