Dawn of Drones | Episode 91: ModalAI and Qualcomm

April 24, 2023 | AUVSI News

This week, the VP and Head of Industrial Automation at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Dev Singh, and the CEO of ModalAI, Chad Sweet joins Dawn on the Dawn of Drones podcast, as we continue a month dedicated to “Multi-Domain Ops Support,” sponsored by MatrixSpace. Dial in for lots of reveals on this show! 

5G, artificial intelligence, and computer vision are three essential components to creating the next generation of high-compute, low-power drones. Chad Sweet and Dev Singh share how the long-standing partnership between ModalAI and Qualcomm has enabled the global drone industry with best-in-class, advanced drone autopilots powered by Qualcomm processors. In 2021, the San Diego tech-duos launched the Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G Platform, the world’s first 5G and AI-enabled development drone. In 2022, ModalAI launched VOXL 2, a 16g Blue UAS Framework autopilot powered by the Qualcomm QRB5165 that enables smaller, smarter, and safer drones. 

Tune in to hear Chad and Dev share how ModalAI and Qualcomm are working together to spearhead the future of drones and their exciting technology roadmap for 2023. Dev is appearing as part of The ModalAI Ecosystem Series. This series highlights companies building the next generation of smaller, smarter, and safer drones with VOXL.

Stream Episode 91 on April 26 at 11:00 a.m. ET:

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