National Race Schedule of Events

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

• 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Arrive at the Convention Center
• 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Drone Check-In  –  Display/Team Area Setup
• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Drone Evaluation / Scrutineering
• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Lunch
• 12:00 PM - Portfolio, Display, Design and Engineering Judging Begins
• 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Head-To-Head Prelims / Capture the Flag Prelims

Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 10:00 AM  -  4:30 PM
The AUVSI STEM Experience

• 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Teams Arrive - Boston Dynamics Spot Meet and Greet
• 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM - STEM Experience
  • DartDrones - Host/Trusted Operator Program
  • Florida Power & Light - Keynote/Boston Dynamics Spot
  • DroneReponders - How Florida Public Safety Agencies are using Drones for Good
  • ERAU - Exploring Unmanned System Career and Employment Opportunities
  • Wingtra - GIS Survey real world applications in excavation
  • FAA - Understanding Part 107
  • University of N. Dakota - Careers in Uncrewed Aviation
  • Xelevate - military/government use cases of UAS
  • HSU Foundation - Hands on Activity / Panel discussion on the Student/AFRL collaboration on Skydreamer- a 125 pound drone capable of holding multiple payloads
• 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch

National Race Finals

• 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Head-To-Head Finals / Capture the Flag Finals
• 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Awards Ceremony

AUVSI is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics, with membership representing corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government, and academia.