Inside the Drone Zone: Where Innovation Takes Flight at Global Drone® 2026
Global Drone® 2026 runs 11 – 13 November at CBUS Super Stadium, Robina, on the Gold Coast. The Drone Zone is the live demonstration arena on the CBUS playing field, and it is where the full spectrum of uncrewed systems comes off the page and into action. Across three days, 120 aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic […]
Preparing Australia for the Autonomous Economy: Global Drone®’s Future Careers Day
Australia has 40,000 licensed drone pilots and 3,034 registered drone companies, with Airservices Australia projecting 60 million flights by 2043. The workforce needed to support that future does not yet exist. Global Drone®’s Future Careers Day is designed to build it — starting with the students sitting in classrooms right now. A Dedicated Student Day […]
Why Drones, Robotics and AI Are Converging Faster Than Ever
The boundaries between drones, robotics, and artificial intelligence are the one industry. What were once three separate technology tracks are now a single accelerating system — and the pace of change is outrunning most industry forecasts. From Flying Cameras to Flying Robots The shift started with a simple realisation: a drone is not just a […]
What is the Low-Altitude Economy… and Why Does it Matter
What is the Low-Altitude Economy? The low-altitude economy refers to the full ecosystem of commercial, industrial, and public activity taking place in the airspace below traditional aviation — covering drones (UAVs/UAS), robotics, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), and the infrastructure, data, and services that support them. It spans everything from drone delivery and agricultural surveying to […]
Drones are robots, and Robots are the physical extension of AI
Global Drone® 2026: The World’s Meeting Place for Autonomous Innovation Comes to the Gold Coast 11 – 13 November 2026 | CBUS Stadium, Robina | Gold Coast, Australia The Gold Coast is set to host one of the most significant gatherings of autonomous technology leaders, investors and innovators the Asia-Pacific region has seen. Global Drone® […]