Stage 4 Winners Circle announced!
Final Challenge Video
Watch the final challenge video that captures the tremendous work of the teams who competed in this years First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge. Amazing innovations were discovered all the while making pivots and moving past road blocks during a world wide pandemic. Wonderful job to all the teams and partners!
To view the stage 4 winners and best in class please visit the winners page.
About The Challenge
Could your Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) win a competition for the “Last Drone Standing”?
If you look around, there are plenty of drone challenges sponsored by industry, academia, non-profits, and government agencies. The First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge, however, will be the one most worthy of your time.
Why? Because the First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge is a competition that is specifically designed to crowd-source as many inventive drone designs as possible for first responders. What does this mean for you? It means the Challenge presents a unique opportunity to use your ingenuity and hardware build expertise to design a drone prototype that will fly for the longest time possible while carrying a 10-pound payload. It means the competition awards up to $588K in prizes that not only include the top three best designs that meet program requirements, but also include a variety of ‘best-in-class’ awards for specific drone capabilities. When you accept our invitation to join this Challenge, you and your team will be directly helping to advance UAS technology focused on supporting the needs of the public safety community and its stakeholders.
In this Challenge, implemented by Capital Consulting Corporation and Arizona State University Research Enterprise (ASURE) under contract with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) Division, you are asked to create and build a powerful drone intended to support critical, life-saving missions. Will you push the innovation envelope and accept our invitation to be the “Last Drone Standing?”
America’s First Responders need your support!
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Latest Updates
6/23/21 - Stage 4 results announced.
3/29/21 - Stage 3 results announced.
1/15/21 - Stage 3 remediation deadline extended to 3/1/21
12/9/20 - Stage 3 submission deadline extended to December 28.
11/6/20 - Congratulations to the Contestants Joining the Stage 2 CDR Winners Circle!!
10/28/20 - Stage 3 Webinar recording and presentation
