Event Recap: 2025 Energy Drone & Robotics Summit

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The 9th Annual Energy Drone & Robotics Summit is in the books, and we’re still riding the high! 

Industry-leading speakers included experts from HUVRdata, PG&E, Chevron, Percepto, Dow, Oxy, Shell, and more.

Popular sessions included:

  • Power/Utility Asset Owner & Operators Roundtable

  • Achieving Scale with Remote Ops & Drone Docks

  • Inspections in the Energy Sector: A Drone & Robotics Revolution

  • Industry-Specific Humanoid Robotics for Real-World Applications

  • PG&E’s Path to Safer Skies: Automating BVLOS Compliance

Watch Energy Drone & Robotics Executive Director Sean Guerre tell us what was special about this year:

Did you miss some sessions (there were too many great ones) or couldn’t attend the event? You’re in luck. We will have session video recordings and powerpoints available on demand soon so stay tuned and sign up to get the latest releases.

What Attendees & Exhibitors Had to Say

After each event, we’re always excited to hear what people thought. What did they love? What can we improve for next year? Here are some of those thoughts.

Event Recaps

Several people took the time to put together their event experience.

Vivek Chhabria, CEO at the Brydon Group, put together 5 takeaways and a video of some of the robots on the expo floor.

Nischay Soni, Director of Business Development & Customer Success at AeroVelocity, shared his experience as an exhibitor. Real and valuable connections were made! 

Nitin Gupta, Founder and CEO at FlytBase, called EDRS, “...hands down one of the best conferences I've attended this year” in his reflection.

David Cole, CEO at FlyFreely, shared his biggest takeaways and observations from the event.

Kyle Miller, Director of Sales at Censys Technologies, shared his experience as a speaker.

Carolyn Valdez, Administrative Assistant at MFE Inspection Solutions, got to see a lot of robot demos at her first EDRS.

The team at Hydromea gave us a POV of the exhibit floor where all kinds of drones and robots were on display.

Teal broke down some of the tech on display.

Trenspek shared their experience as a speaker and exhibitor and shared some of the big themes they heard throughout the event.

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Testimonials

Here’s what some of our exhibitors, speakers, and attendees had to say about their experiences. 

“Thanks to the Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition for an excellent event! The summit also gave us a great opportunity to meet with local stakeholders and explore exciting opportunities in the region. We're very energized by the momentum and look forward to what’s ahead.” 

- ScoutDi

“I was amazed and inspired to see the wonderful solutions that drone & robotics companies around the world are innovating to transform the Oil & Gas / Energy sector. This 3-day event was a great learning experience.” 

- Shivam Tripathy, Apellix

“I was in Houston last week for the Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition, and honestly? Best conference I've been to in a while. I've done the conference circuit for FlytBase over the past year and a half, but this was different. The community is tight-knit, and you could tell people weren't just there to network—they actually want to solve real problems and automate their operations. It was all about the shift in conversation from, ‘how many use cases can you handle?’ to, ‘Can you solve this consistently and actually deliver ROI?’ That's the question that matters.” 

- Deep Gupta, Flytbase

“This has been a great event for anyone interested in or active with UAVs and robotics in the energy space. It's great to see so many great companies sharing their benefits and challenges in deploying autonomous operations and how these drones and robots are becoming invaluable tools in empowering their operations to realize operational excellence.” 

- Tim Shea, JTS Market Intelligence

“That Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition is something else! Great demos, met lots of great people, some I've followed for years on LinkedIn, that I got to finally meet in person.” 

- Daniel Hoke, INVISTA

“The show was an impressive gathering of technologies, platforms, and people all shaping the future of inspection and asset management.” 

- Gayle Godkin

“The Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition's EDR Summit in Houston offered an exciting glimpse into the future of industrial autonomy—where innovations in UAVs/drones, ground robotics, humanoids, marine systems, and AI platforms converged.” 

- Han Ko, CTNS

“We just wrapped two great days at the Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition's Summit in Houston. Kudos to Sean Guerre and team for curating a high-energy, future-facing event. We had a chance to meet dozens of drone service providers (DSPs), software vendors, and hardware pioneers all working to advance infrastructure inspection, energy operations, and more. Plus, we watched a bunch of robots walking in a Conga line...to ‘Who Let the Dogs Out.’ Amazing.”  

- Vivek Chhabria

See You Next Year

Thanks to all of the 2025 EDRS sponsors/exhibitors. We couldn’t put on this event without you. 

We’ll be back next year with another memorable event, June 22-24, 2026. It’ll be year 10, a major milestone. To be the first to hear when we announce registration and event details, be sure to subscribe. 

Plus, watch this space for in-depth recaps of individual sessions, starting next week with “Successfully Unlocking BVLOS for Drone Ops: What’s Now & What’s Next?”