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Michael Robbins is President and CEO of Affiliation for Uncrewed Car Programs Worldwide or AUVSI, the world’s largest commerce affiliation for uncrewed programs, robotics, and autonomous applied sciences. Representing each business and protection sectors, AUVSI performs a vital position in connecting trade, influencing coverage, and serving to outline how these applied sciences are deployed at scale.
Michael brings deep expertise throughout authorities, aviation, and advocacy. He beforehand served as Chief Advocacy Officer at AUVSI, co-founded the consulting agency Intrepid, and held management roles on the Air Line Pilots Affiliation, the place he led aviation security, safety, and authorities affairs. He additionally spent a decade on Capitol Hill as Chief of Workers to Congressman John Dingell, and continues to function an Officer in the US Navy Reserve.
On this episode of the Drone Radio Present, Michael talks about the actual forces shaping the uncrewed programs trade, from provide chain safety and regulatory bottlenecks to the rising affect of protection priorities, and what all of it means for the way forward for autonomy. We’ll additionally take a better take a look at XPONENTIAL 2026 and why it stays a key sign for the place the trade is heading.
Xponential 2026 shall be held in Detroit on Might 11 – Might 14.
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Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, an expert drone companies market, and a fascinated observer of the rising drone trade and the regulatory surroundings for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles targeted on the business drone house and is a world speaker and acknowledged determine within the trade. Miriam has a level from the College of Chicago and over 20 years of expertise in excessive tech gross sales and advertising and marketing for brand new applied sciences.
For drone trade consulting or writing, E mail Miriam.
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