More than 8,500 attendees and over 700 exhibitors attended XPONENTIAL 2019, the annual AUVSI trade show last week, held in Chicago. It was a busy week, with exciting announcements from many of the companies in attendance – here’s our round-up:
Sky Power introduced a new high-performance 2-cylinder engine, the SP-275 TS CR developed for high-speed UAV applications. Read more…
Silvus Technologies announced a partnership with Anduril Industries to provide MN-MIMO technology for high bandwidth, meshed video and data communications through Silvus’s StreamCaster 4200 tactical radios. Read more…
Xsens unveiled the MTi 600-series of next-generation inertial sensors for drones and robotics. Read more…
UAVOS announced the successful conversion of a Robinson R22 helicopter to unmanned flight and completed programmed missions with the new drone. Read more…
Polynesian Exploration released a high-performance, compact integrated solution for UAV 3D HD mapping and surveying. Read more…
Anemoment LLC announced the upgrading of its TriSonica Ultrasonic Anemometer for remote monitoring. Read more… And also introduced the Data Logger 222 for use with its TriSonica Mini Wind and Weather Sensor. Read more…
Ballard Unmanned Systems launched FCair fuel cell solutions, a complete long-duration fuel cell power solution for commercial UAVs. Read more…
Elistair showcased the newest version of its rugged and compact tether station for UAVs; the Ligh-T V.4. Read more…
Gladiator presented their upgraded MEMS IMU product line, now boasting VELOX Processing technology. Read more…
Mobilicom and Yuneec presented their jointly developed drone solution, the H520 SkyHopper. Read more…

Anemoment’s TriSonica Ultrasonic Anemometer
Hirth Engines demonstrated its future innovation programme to develop hybrid applications to harness the power of both an internal combustion engine and electrical motors. Read more…
Collins Aerospace Systems showcased their next-generation Piccolo Elite autopilot featuring advanced sensors, powerful processing upgrades and a new separated lift thrust take-off and landing (VTOL) controller. Read more…
Target Arm officially unveiled v2.5 of its Talon Universal Launch and Recovery (ULaR) platform. Read more…
Cepton Technologies unveiled the newest product in its SORA family of long-range high scan rate LiDAR sensors. Read more…

Tallysman’s Helical UAV Antennas
Tallysman unveiled the first three products of a new range of lightweight helical antennas for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Read more…
Presagis showcased its range of customizable geospatial simulation products. Read more…
FlytBase announced the launch of FlytGCS, a cloud-based remote drone operations solution. Read more…
Iris Automation announced the launch of Casia – the first commercially available computer vision detect-and-avoid solution to enable Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for autonomous vehicles. Read more…
senseFly announced the introduction of its new senseFly Solar 360 an efficient thermal drone solution solar plant inspection. Read more…

The Deep Trekker Revolution ROV
Deep Trekker announced the launch of Revolution, its new advanced inspection ROV. Read more…
Atlas Dynamics showcased new autonomous UAV power and communication solutions. Read more…
Flyability launched Elios 2, a new generation of confined space inspection UAVs. Read more…
CP Technologies announced the launch of its new rugged small tactical computer systems (STCS). Read more…
Echodyne demonstrated enhanced airspace situational awareness by visualizing EchoGuard sensor data through augmented reality. Read more…