On November 8th, 2023, our team organized the 3rd Drones & Robotics AI Summit in New York City’s Rockefeller Center.
150+ attendees engaged with a full day of programming and networking to explore the latest technologies disrupting urban communities, consumers, workforces, and government entities. Leaders from startups, VCs, universities, governments gathered for a day jam-packed with insights and even on-site innovations in action (shout out to Digidog!).
Key topics discussed:
- Using Drones for Safety and Security in NYC with Captain Michael Gulinello, Commanding Officer of the NYPD Drone Team
- The AI Action Plan with Matt Fraser, the CTO for the City of New York
- Collaboration between National Security and Industry with leaders from Nanotronics, DZYNE Technologies, Dept of Homeland Security NUSTL, and NSIN
- Drones, Robotics, and AI Investment Opportunities with leaders from BGL, Cybernetix Ventures, F-Prime Capital, and Micron Ventures
- A Perspective on Robotics from Dr. Henrik Christensen, Qualcomm Chancellor’s Chair in Robot Systems at UC San Diego
- Commercialization of Drone Delivery with Rishap Malhotra, Chief Growth Officer at DroneUp
- NY State Innovation and Advancement in UAS with Hope Knight, President, CEO, and Commissioner at the Empire State Development
- Portfolio highlights from startups: Aloft, Vermeer, Geopipe, Circle Optics, Votix, TruWeather Solutions, Greenjets, Voltela, Dronehub, Archangel Imaging, Blueflite, Skycatch, Cambrian, and Tensorflight
A big thank you goes to our sponsors for making the day possible: National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), Fidelity Investments
Photos by Robert Wright
