Wishing our InnovateEnergy community a prosperous new year full of innovation and progress. We look forward to collaborating with you to bring robotics, data, and AI together to turn insight into action and ideas into impact in 2026!

After rigorous testing, @Wingtra has received an official @FAANews stamp of approval for its WingtraRAY drone to fly over populated areas when equipped with its parachute add-on. https://t.co/5TMdY3P8mc

MQ-9 Reaper + @FAANews-approved surveillance. @NUAIR and the @NYAirNatlGuard just validated a critical capability for modern, secure U.S. airspace. ✈️ https://t.co/KDJWMwWtwR

Cristiano Ronaldo just faced an “unbeatable” robot goalkeeper, did he win? ⚽🤖 See now! If that caught your eye, get ready: he’ll bring that same energy to Houston during the 2026 EDR Summit, June 22–24! And yes…catch him LIVE here at the World Cup.

🎄 Merry Christmas from InnovateEnergy 🎄 Thanks to our community for powering progress where robotics, data, and AI meet. Wishing you a holiday full of recharge time, bright ideas, and quality time spent with your loved ones. 🤖📊🎄

High Lander and Starling Inc. are teaming up to merge Starling’s ISR aircraft and dock with High Lander’s scalable, FAA-ready software—creating a full end-to-end solution for complex BVLOS operations. https://t.co/jV99JylNjw

First Breach and @ideaforge_techhave formed a U.S. joint venture to produce and distribute dual-use UAVs—highlighting the shift toward U.S.-based drone manufacturing to meet demand and regulatory needs.

Japanese industrial robot manufacturer @FANUCAmerica announced recently that it will partner with Nvidia to develop AI-driven robots capable of performing tasks based on verbal commands.

RAI Institute researchers built a low-impedance platform for dynamic robot manipulation—so good, the robots can play catch and batting practice with humans. They throw up to 70 mph, catch at 41 mph, and hit pitches at 30 mph. Check out the demo!

Rift, a Paris-based deep-tech startup, has raised €4.6 million to build what it calls a global network for on-demand, real-time aerial intelligence.

uAvionix and OneSky recently announced a strategic partnership integrating uAvionix’s FlightLine™ ADS-B traffic data directly into OneSky’s enterprise UTM platform via API. https://t.co/EIXbp20afY

Built environment tech funding reached $4.4 billion in the 3rd quarter, a 66% year-over-year increase bolstered by a continuing groundswell in AI & robotics startups, according to a Nov. 5 report from Nymbl Ventures.

Happy Thanksgiving from the IE community! 🍂 We’re grateful for the engineers, operators, builders, and innovators who push industrial spatial computing, drones, robotics, and AI forward every single day. Thank you for driving the breakthroughs where robotics + data + AI meet.

The @fly_byguy officially launched DroneBundle, an all-in-one drone management platform built for professionals who live and breathe drone missions. https://t.co/3g0fnamzzV

Robotic integration combines robots, sensors & safety systems into smart, efficient setups—boosting uptime, quality & ROI in manufacturing and testing. Learn why it matters:

⚡ Booths are going fast for the Energy Drone & Robotics Summit – June 22–24, 2026! Connect with hard-to-reach buyers in UAVs, Robotics, Geospatial, 3D, Data & AI and grow your business faster. 🌟 Over 65% of premium space sold – secure your spot now! 👀 https://t.co/u1pR6D8Thu

🌊 The autonomous offshore cleaning robot market is surging from $1.36B (2025) to $2.2B (2029) at a 12.7% CAGR. Driven by offshore energy growth, safety costs & automation, smarter self-charging bots are set to scrub the seas, no divers needed. 🔗:

BeeX, the frontrunner in AI-powered autonomous underwater vehicles, has launched its SGD 10 million Series A Round as the company reaches a critical inflection point for its hovering autonomous underwater vehicles (HAUVs).

🚁 @DARPA’s Lift Challenge is breaking the drone payload barrier. Current drones lift about their own weight—DARPA wants 4x that. 💰 $6.5M up for grabs to redefine heavy lift for defense, delivery & disaster response. 👉 Learn more: https://t.co/csrJdokl4y

🎨 The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation's AR Mural Project is the latest investment in interactive art in central Iowa. AR can be used to make artwork come to life, which is the idea behind a large mural that recently went up in Des Moines.