Fullerton Drone Lab Announced as Finalist for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards
The Fullerton Drone Lab at Fullerton College has been named as a finalist in the Excellence in Workforce Development category of the XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). Fullerton College was selected from a pool of accomplished applicants as one of several finalists. Winners will be announced at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2023 on May 8-11 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO.
The Fullerton Drone Lab at Fullerton focuses on workforce development and trains students on drone piloting and applications like thermal imaging, 3D scanning, photography, cinematography, multispectral sensing, and LiDAR. It also launched the first registered apprenticeship program for drone piloting in the Unites States and California.
“This year, XPONENTIAL is all about designing a shared plan for the future of autonomy,” said Brian Wynne, President and CEO of AUVSI. “There’s no better place to announce the 2023 XCELLENCE award finalists. Together, they’re redefining what’s possible with uncrewed and robotic technology.”
The AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards honor individuals and organizations that are innovators in the uncrewed systems industry, with a demonstrated commitment to advancing autonomy, leading and promoting safe adoption of uncrewed systems, and developing programs that use these technologies to save lives and improve society. Winners will be announced at XPONENTIAL, which offers a broad-based and balanced educational program brimming with cutting-edge content and inspirational insights, ranging from policy implications and technical challenges to use cases and best practices across vertical markets and everything in between.
“The Fullerton Drone Lab is committed to the highest level of training to prepare field-level ready technicians for the workforce,” said Professor Jay Seidel, who oversees the Drone Lab. “With the continued rapid growth and development of technology in the autonomous field, we are working to ensure that we can prepare the workforce for tomorrow’s high-tech needs.”
