Dr. Mark Amendt of Skydweller Aero, spoke to OSSM students and faculty at an assembly on Wednesday, Feb. 2. 

Skydweller is a US company with offices in Spain and the US. The company is developing the world’s first true commercial solar-powered drone, which has significantly more payload than other solar-powered aircraft. Named Skydweller, it will be the first drone capable of perpetual flight using an autonomous solar-powered aircraft.