UAE Drones for Good is an annual international competition and award by the government of the United Arab Emirates to encourage useful and positive applications for drone technology. The largest of its kind, the award currently stands at $1 million for the international competition and UAE Dhs1 million for the UAE competition.
The award was launched at the UAE Government Summit 2014 and the first 2015 award - contested by more than 800 entries from 57 countries - was won by Swiss company Flyability on 7 February 2015.
Applications proposed included MIT's 'Waterfly' collaborative drone 'swarms', as well as applications in search and rescue, civil defence and conservation.
Entries for the 2016 award close on 1 November 2015.
Submissions should:
References
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