The University of Tennessee Police Department (UTPD) covers 920 acres and 40,000+ students, and game days bring in 100,000+ more. Skydio's Noreen Charlton talks with UTPD's Sgt. Chris Colby, UAS Program Coordinator, about how UTPD grew from one hand-flown drone to a program with two Skydio Docks placed on rooftops around campus. Real flight footage shows how live aerial views helped with traffic flow, crowd safety, rooftop searches, and other common campus-related calls for service. The session closes with a live audience Q&A.

Drones are showing up on more 911 calls, which means prosecutors are seeing more drone evidence in more cases. In partnership with the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), this session walks through a live Drone as First Responder (DFR) demo and the legal questions that come with it. Ryan Kao, Skydio Director of Public Safety Strategy and Legal Counsel and a former San Francisco prosecutor, and Colin Romberger, Skydio Solutions Engineering Manager, fly real missions from a rooftop dock in a cross-country demo. You'll watch a drone launch in three clicks, track a vehicle, clear a parking structure with thermal, search a wooded area, and upload evidence to evidence.com. Then the session covers how to analyze drone footage under the Fourth Amendment, defend against motions to suppress, and authenticate video at trial. The session closes with Q&A.

Revisit all of the action from the live keynote at Skydio Ascend ‘26. CEO and co-founder, Adam Bry unveiled our latest flying robot, F10 Lightrunner. The only aircraft its size that flies this fast, this far, all on its own, and the first to do it straight from a dock. You’ll see it race the quarter mile at 100 mph. Plus, catch all of the live demos showing new capabilities with our Skydio Command software: - Asset Command connects your physical infrastructure to autonomous drone operations, organizing inspection and response around each asset record. - Security Command turns fleets of Skydio flying robots into a scalable physical security force. - DFR Command turns a 911 call for service into live intelligence for a safer, more effective response. Whether you work in public safety, security, or critical infrastructure, you'll leave with a clearer understanding of where autonomous operations are headed and how your organization can prepare for what's next.