Cost should not be the barrier to education
UFI programs are free to the learner. We fund the training, the equipment, and the competition costs so that students can focus on learning, not on whether they can afford it. The offerings below are a few examples of what we are built to teach. What we launch first, and how fast we grow, depends on the founding support we secure.
UFI teaches across the full unmanned systems field, for learners from middle school through career, across air, ground, and maritime domains. We are building programs in four areas. The detailed examples further down this page are our most developed offerings; others grow as founding support allows.
Discovery (K-12)
Fully funded robotics and drone courses brought directly into schools. We provide curriculum, equipment, and instruction; the school provides the classroom and the students.
Entry (Emerging Professionals)
Job-relevant training and credentials for college students, recent graduates, career-changers, and transitioning service members. FAA Part 107 certification is our first developed offering; ground robotics, maritime systems, payload operations, and data analysis follow.
Validation (Applied Learning)
Team competitions where learners apply their training to real problems under realistic conditions.
Infrastructure (Hands-On Facilities)
Shared range and airspace where learning happens in real operating conditions. A long-term goal that anchors everything else.
Discovery Example: In-School Robotics & Drone Course
A multi-week introduction to unmanned systems for middle and high school students. Learners explore how robots and drones sense, move, and make decisions through hands-on projects and age-appropriate flight and build activities. UFI provides the full curriculum, the equipment, and a trained instructor at no cost to the school or the students. Designed to fit a standard class period or an after-school program.
