InDro, Area X.O open Canada’s cutting-edge drone test facility

A group of Canadian tech sector companies including InDro Robotics, backed by government agencies, have announced the opening of the Drone and Advanced Robotics Testing and Training Zone (DARTT), which is being touted as the nation’s first full-range, cutting-edge center for drone, automated ground vehicle, and diverse robotic craft trials.

DARTT is located in Ottawa’s Area X.O, the specialized research, development, and testing facility for next-gen smart mobility, autonomy, and connectivity technologies, whose new annex was declared ready for business today. Financial backers and industry partners include Canadian drone and ground UAV research and training specialist InDro, as well as provincial government investment agency FedDev Ontario.

Initiated as a mobility tech support project last February, today’s opening of DARTT will provide sector companies with a critical tool for testing and perfecting new drones, uncrewed ground craft,…