Hal Aldridge

Ghost Robotics Corp. engages in development of legged robotics and the market for autonomous unmanned ground vehicles. The company founded by Avik De and Gavin Kenneally and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of Shield AI, Inc., Martin UAV LLC is a private, advanced technology company based in Plano, TX. The company specializes in building wholly-unique, unmanned aircraft systems and associated flight control software. Its systems are commercially developed to fill critical operational needs in tactical & confined operational environments. Martin UAV's V-BAT series aircraft is the only single-engine ducted fan VTOL that has the ability to launch & recover from a hover, fly up to eleven hours in horizontal flight, and make mid-flight transitions to "hover & stare" at any time throughout a given mission set. The company was founded in 2015. The CEO is Ruben S. Martin. Martin UAV was acquired by Shield AI, Inc. on July 30, 2021.

Textron Systems Corp. provides aerospace and defense technologies. It specializes in unmanned aircraft systems, advanced marine craft, armored vehicles, intelligent battlefield and surveillance systems, intelligence software solutions, precision smart weapons, piston engines, test and training systems, total life cycle sustainment, and operational services. The company is headquartered in Providence, RI.

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is an organization that hosts events and provides education and content development for professionals in the autonomous technologies industry. The non-profit company is based in Arlington, VA, and the CEO of the company is Brian P. Wynne. AUVSI's focus is on fostering a community of informed professionals and nurturing talent to enable progress and transformation in the industry. The organization has recently hosted the 3rd annual Business of Automated Mobility event and has added the full library of content recorded at the event to its AVille platform. AUVSI has also entered into a commercial agreement with the David McAntony Gibson Foundation to use its drone delivery technology to provide service to the Beausoleil First Nation community in Ontario.