Friday, February 13, 2026 - 3:00pm
Event Calendar Category
Other LIDS Events
Speaker Name
Juraj Kabzan
Affiliation
Skydio
Building and Room number
45-230
Skydio is the leading U.S. drone manufacturer, deploying autonomous flying robots across critical infrastructure systems that keep nations running. Our products and technology are precipitating an evolution in how drones are operated: from direct, line-of-sight control via a handheld controller, to remote operation from anywhere in the world through a web browser where a single operator can orchestrate multiple drones simultaneously. We believe our customer fleet of flying robots represents one of the largest scale deployments of autonomous robots in the world today, a fusion of cutting edge robotics research with practical, data driven engineering across hardware and software, working together to save lives and increase efficiency for the critical industries we serve. In this talk, we will focus on the key components of the autonomy stack spanning the cloud and the edge that enable these operations, and how they give operators superpowers, allowing them to accomplish high-level objectives through a single command.
Juraj drives autonomy software development for flying robots at Skydio, leveraging experience in building complex robotic systems and delivering rapid development across startups and established companies. His background includes building L2++ enabled vehicles at Ford Motor Company, designing deep learning models for autonomous driving at Motional, and working on nonlinear optimization for autonomous vehicles at nuTonomy. Previously, he was CTO of AMZ Driverless, where he led the team that built the first driverless racing car of its kind. Juraj is a graduate of ETH Zurich and the Vienna University of Technology.