Swiss Drone Days

About Swiss Drone Days

Swiss Drone Days was a two-day event dedicated to aerial robotics, featuring science and industry exhibition, conferences, robot demos, and drone races. The event took place on June 11-12, 2022 in Zurich/Dubendorf and was organized by the University of Zurich Robotics and Perception Group.

Impressions

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Swiss Drone Days Exhibitors

University of Zurich - Robotics and Perception Group (Davide Scaramuzza) - Autonomous aerial robotics research
DRACER - Teaching drone flight
Raptor - Rapid aerial pick-up and transportation
EPFL - Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (Dario Floreano) - Aerial, wearable, and soft robotics research
SUIND - Smart agriculture drones
Swiss Drone League - Swiss drone racing series
Drone Champions League - First-person view drone racing
Schuck Consulting - Automatic water surface mapping
NCCR Robotics - National Center of Competence in Research in Robotics
NCCR Automation - National Center of Competence in Research in Automation
Swiss Aerospace Cluster - Swiss aerospace industry network
Amazon Prime Air - Autonomous aerial delivery
EMPA - Materials and Technology Center of Robotics (Mirko Kovac) - Flying and biohybrid soft robotic research
Tattu Gens Ace - Lithium polymer battery manufacturing
Eisenbahnbetriebslabor - Train research and education
Dufour Aerospace - Commercial helicopter operations

Conference

As part of Swiss Drones Days 2022 on June 11th (09:00-13:15 on Saturday), Innovation Booster Robotics hosted a conference + networking & ideation workshop dedicated to the drones robotics topics.

Human vs AI Drone Race

The University of Zurich Robotics and Perception Group (led by Prof. Davide Scaramuzza) organized a first-of-its-kind Human vs AI Drone Race. On Saturday June 11, Scaramuzza’s lab attempted a world-record with an AI-Powered Autonomous Drone in a Drone Race. Three World- and National-Champion Drone Pilots competed against an AI-Powered Autonomous Drone in a Drone Race.

Alex Vanover

Drone Racing League World Champion

Autonomous Drone

UZH Robotics and Perception Group

Marvin Schäpper

Swiss Drone League Champion

Thomas Bitmatta

MultiGP World Champion

Video Courtesy of BMSWEB

Swiss Drone League Championship Race

The Swiss Drone League is the drone racing series in Switzerland. Spectacular races with the best pilots in Europe delight audiences at breathtaking venues across the country. The first championship race of the 2022 season took place at Swiss Drone Days on Sunday June 12!