Enabling Tech
Looking Ahead to 2026: How Government is Adopting Autonomy, AI and Geospatial Tech – and What It Means for Emerging Technology Businesses
By: Dawn Zoldi As 2026 begins, autonomy and geospatial technologies have transitioned from side projects to core tools to how agencies plan, operate and defend. From federal civilian programs to...Read More
Vantis Enables ISight Drone Services to Expand BVLOS Operations
GRAND FORKS, ND – Vantis, North Dakota’s beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) system, has achieved another significant milestone with the approval of its first drone operator authorized to fly BVLOS across all four Vantis...Read More
Renderings to Reality: Turning Drone And AAM Visions into Durable Infrastructure
By: Dawn Zoldi Regularized operations with automated drones and advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft move closer to reality everyday than most communities realize. But the real work happens far from...Read More
Geo Week 2026 to Spotlight the “Power of Geospatial” for Today’s Most Complex Challenges
By: Carla Lauter, DivCom Geo Week returns to Denver on February 16–18, 2026, bringing together the largest gathering of geospatial and built-world professionals in the United States. The annual event...Read More
OpEd – Drone Delivery’s Blind Spot: Why FAA’s Drone Package PEA Potentially Puts Heliports, Hospitals and Safety at Risk
By: Dawn Zoldi* By midnight January 8th, the FAA’s official public comment period on its Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Drone Package Delivery Operations quietly closed with only a...Read More
Omnisys Unveils Next-Generation AI-Optimized C-UAS Mission Planning Platform
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel Israeli company Omnisys is expanding its BRO (Battle Resource Optimization) suite with a next‑generation Counter‑Unmanned Aircraft System (C‑UAS) mission planning platform....Read More
When the Network Is the Lifeline: How Verizon’s Robotic Dog and 5G Partners Are Rewiring Public Safety
By: Dawn Zoldi At GBEF EDGE 2026 in Las Vegas, Verizon Frontline turned a tech demo into a live proof of concept for what mission success looks like when autonomy,...Read More
From Vineyard Rows to Robot Rows: Inside Kubota and Agtonomy’s Autonomous Ag at CES 2026
By: Dawn Zoldi Unlike many other companies on the CES 2026 show floor in Las Vegas, Kubota and Agtonomy were not talking about hypothetical robots or distant roadmaps. They were...Read More
NextVision’s AI-Powered Micro Gimbals See Surging Demand From Global Defense Forces
By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel The demand for the small, lightweight payloads developed by Israeli company NextVision Stabilized Systems continues to reach new heights as militaries...Read More
Giving Robots a Human Touch: Inside XELA Robotics’ CES 2026 Tech Preview
By: Dawn Zoldi In a CES packed with humanoids, AI assistants and next-gen mobility concepts, one Tokyo startup quietly showed off something far more fundamental: a way to give robots...Read More
