Chris and Daniel talk with Keith Lynn, AlphaPilot Program Manager at Lockheed Martin. AlphaPilot is an open innovation challenge, developing artificial intelligence for high-speed racing drones, created through a partnership between Lockheed Martin and The Drone Racing League (DRL).

AlphaPilot challenged university teams from around the world to design AI capable of flying a drone without any human intervention or navigational pre-programming. Autonomous drones will race head-to-head through complex, three-dimensional tracks in DRL’s new Artificial Intelligence Robotic Racing (AIRR) Circuit. The winning team could win up to $2 million in prizes.

Keith shares the incredible story of how AlphaPilot got started, just prior to its debut race in Orlando, which will be broadcast on NBC Sports.

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Featuring:

Keith Lynn – LinkedIn
Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Daniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, Website

Show Notes:

AlphaPilot
AlphaPilot – Lockheed Martin AI Drone Racing Innovation Challenge
Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League Announce 2019 AlphaPilot Teams
Look ma, no hands: UCF arena to host fast-flying, autonomous drone racing in October
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin - Wikipedia
The Drone Racing League
The Drone Racing League - Wikipedia
Lockheed Martin - Twitter
The Drone Racing League - Twitter
NVIDIA - Twitter

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Flying high with AI drone racing at AlphaPilot