Our UC Vision Team had a big presence at the Smart Christchurch Innovation Expo which was held at Te Pae, the Christchurch Convention Centre from 27 to 28 September. We had several of our team manning the UC stand which included a drone display, both underwater drones and flying drones.

Rory Clifford, who is on our team, did a talk about how he is constantly seeking and applying the latest technologies to real world applications. He talked about virtual, extended and augmented reality, digital story telling and digital twins, to unmanned aerial vehicles and underwater robotics. He has adapted these systems to a variety of applications such as fire and emergency training, helping hapū and iwi to digitally retell stories and mātauranga for current and future generations, to providing insight into underwater farming of mussels and scanning the seabed. His driving force is enabling our people to upskill and apply new technologies for our sustainable future.