FDTech at the IBS Innovation Forum on Drone Technology 2026
Autonomous systems, trustworthy AI, and the mobility of tomorrow — these were the topics at the center of this year's IBS Innovation Forum on Drone Technology in Laubusch. FDTech was there, and on stage. Here's why formats like this matter to us and what insights we took home.
Autonomous systems, trustworthy AI, and the mobility of tomorrow. These topics were at the heart of this year's IBS Innovation Forum on Drone Technology, which took place at the end of April in Laubusch. The event is driven by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfram Hardt of the IBS Foundation and brings together experts from research, industry, and regulation.
Our colleague Dr. Anke Stoll presented our research project SmartCargoDrone at the forum: "Development of an Autonomously Operating Multicopter Cargo Drone." The focus was on initial results for the autonomous navigation of drones - a concrete contribution from our team to one of the central questions of intelligent mobility.
The TÜV AI.Lab from Heidelberg sent a strong signal: with the EU AI Act, the pressure on companies is growing to design AI systems that are not only high-performing but also demonstrably safe and trustworthy. For us as a technology company in the field of autonomous systems, this is not an abstract regulatory topic. It is a reality in our daily development work.
Particularly exciting was the presentation of the Smart Mobility Lab of TU Dresden, which is being built in Schwarzkollm near Hoyerswerda. With a test hall of around one hectare in area and over 30 meters in height, it aims to become an interdisciplinary center for automated road and air traffic, robotics, and multimodal mobility - connected with simulators and real-world testing environments. Completion is scheduled for the end of 2026. This is an ecosystem we are watching closely.
The IBS Innovation Forum is more than a technical conference. It is a platform where research meets application and where partnerships emerge that enable real technological progress. The exchange with science, industry, and testing organizations gives us valuable impulses for our own work on autonomous, safe, and intelligent systems.
We remain committed to these topics and look forward to connecting with everyone who takes mobility, autonomy, and AI as seriously as we do.
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