AUVSI XCELLENCE awards honoring drone innovation open
The Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International is now accepting entries for its annual XCELLENCE awards. The awards are meant to “honor organizations and individuals in the unmanned systems industry that demonstrate a commitment to advancing the technology, promoting safe adoption, and using unmanned systems to save lives and improve the human condition.”
The awards, now in their fourth year, have quickly become a fixture. They’re a high-profile way of acknowledging some of the incredible work taking place in the field of unmanned systems – and the incredible people behind it. As the organization states, “The AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards are given to recognize new, creative, and innovative ways of using unmanned systems to make our world better, safer, and more productive. This includes new products, solutions, technology, projects, or other advances in unmanned systems technology and applications.”
There are eight categories.
AUVSI XCELLENCE categories
The eight different categories fall under four broader topic areas. We’re going to copy the specific categories directly from the AUVSI contest page.
2. XCELLENCE in Technology
3. XCELLENCE in Innovation
4. XCELLENCE in Mission: Recognizing organizations and individuals who use unmanned and autonomous systems to save lives and improve the human condition. FREE to Enter!
How to enter
Fill out an entry form on this page. There’s an entry fee for all categories with the exception of the Humanitarian and Public Safety XCELLENCE awards. You don’t have to be an AUVSI member to participate, though entry fees are lower for those with memberships.
More questions? You’ll find a pretty comprehensive FAQ page here.
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