North Texas Alliance’s Tech Leap With Drones And Robotics

With a drive to turn Dallas County into a ‘smart county’, the North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA) is fostering a collaborative ecosystem of public and private bodies to roll out tech advancements. Recently, NTXIA held a Drone & Robotics Demo Day, marking a significant stride in harnessing unmanned aircraft systems and robotics technologies.

NTXIA’s origins trace back to the Dallas Innovation Alliance’s pioneering work in 2015. Today, it represents a broad spectrum of North Texas partners. Jen Sanders, cofounder and executive director of NTXIA, stresses that the region’s dynamism, marked by routine cross-county travel for work and leisure, necessitates a collective approach, particularly for cost efficiency and scaling purposes.

Assistant Administrator for Dallas County, Jonathon Bazan, a longtime supporter of the alliance’s work, hailed NTXIA’s value in stimulating larger-scale innovation due to its deep-rooted connections with resources committed to the newest…