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DART Awarded CA Jobs First – Uplift Central Coast Catalyst Grant
DART (Drone, Automation, and Robotics Technology) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded funding through the CA Jobs First – Uplift Central Coast Catalyst Program.
What is the FAA's Powered-Lift Final Ruling?
The FAA released a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) that creates the first civil aircraft category since the helicopter. DART reviewed the 880-page final rule, summarizing the critical takeaways in a 3-page overview for the DART community.
DART DroneCamp2024 Scholarship Opportunity
DroneCamp is a collaborative five-day training program that covers everything you need to know to use drones for mapping and field data collection.
2022 Titan of Tech: Chris Bley
Learn about Titan of Tech 2022 awardee, Chris Bley, co-founder and director of Monterey Bay DART.
DART Symposium 2022
This year’s theme, “Innovation Workforce: Ready to Fly,” focuses on the economic development opportunities and challenges of expanding DART-related innovation ecosystem on the Central Coast.
Joby Aviation and Monterey Bay DART Build Training Program
Monterey Bay Drone, Automation & Robotics Technology (DART) Initiative Receives $1.5M Research & Development Grant from James Irvine Foundation to support ongoing work advancing new pathways to high road jobs in the Monterey Bay/Salinas Valley region.

