MicroVision and Robinson Unmanned Advance Lidar Integration for Real-Time Aerial Mapping
Key Highlights
- ➤MicroVision and Robinson Unmanned sign joint agreement integrating MOVIA Air Plus with SPIRIT UAS
- ➤Integrated lidar-UAS solution targets real-time aerial mapping and situational awareness
- ➤SPIRIT is NDAA-compliant and Blue UAS-cleared for commercial, public safety and defense missions
- ➤Companies will showcase the integrated system at AUSA October 12-14, 2026
- ➤Joint demonstrations and customer evaluations will continue through year-end
Expert Statements
Glen DeVos, Chief Executive Officer of MicroVision
“Robinson Unmanned brings deep expertise in UAS platforms and understands what customers need from airborne systems operating in demanding environments.”
Glen DeVos, Chief Executive Officer of MicroVision
“Integrating MOVIA Air Plus with their platform demonstrates how our lidar technology can enable real-time mapping and situational awareness from the air.”
Glen DeVos, Chief Executive Officer of MicroVision
“We see significant opportunities to apply these capabilities across commercial, civil, security, and defense markets.”
Paul Fermo, President of Robinson Unmanned
“Open architecture matters because it gives operators access to new capability without having to redesign the aircraft around it.”
Paul Fermo, President of Robinson Unmanned
“MOVIA Air Plus brings compact, real-time perception and mapping capability that aligns well with SPIRIT's modular architecture.”
Paul Fermo, President of Robinson Unmanned
“Working with MicroVision gives us another opportunity to demonstrate how advanced sensing can be rapidly integrated to give operators better information, faster, across commercial, public safety and defense missions.”
REDMOND, WA / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a leader in advanced perception solutions for industrial, security and defense, and automotive applications, and Robinson Unmanned have entered into a joint marketing and demonstration agreement to advance integration of MicroVision's MOVIA™ Air Plus lidar technology with Robinson Unmanned's SPIRIT™ Group 1 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for real-time mapping applications.
The companies are collaborating to demonstrate how compact airborne lidar can capture, process, and generate detailed spatial information in real time, helping reduce the time between data collection and actionable insight. The integrated capability has potential applications across commercial, civil, public safety and global defense markets where rapidly changing conditions can make timely situational awareness and actionable data critical.
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