Lorenz Meier

Meier is the Chairman of the DroneCode Foundation and founder and CEO of Auterion. He is a MIT 35-under-35 Innovator and creator of Pixhawk, the most widely used drone autopilot and MAVLink, the industry standard for communication, also used by the U.S. Department of Defense. He holds a PhD in computer vision and drone engineering.

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