DEADLINE: Exercise Western Dawn 2026 Participation

12 August @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm AWST

Edith Cowan University invites expressions of interest from industry professionals, researchers, academics, higher degree by research candidates, university students, engineers, technologists, software developers, roboticists, cyber specialists, and innovators to participate in Exercise Western Dawn 2026 (Ex WD 26). Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to design and develop a robotic solution capable of operating in a complex environment where land, water and technology intersect.

Teams will explore challenges including:

Human-robot teaming
Autonomous and remotely operated systems
Navigation and obstacle negotiation
Sensor integration and data collection
Electronic signature management
Mission planning and decision support
Payload delivery and logistics support
Systems integration under operational constraints

Building on the success of previous Western Dawn innovation activities, ExWD 26 represents a significant evolution from concept generation into the practical development, testing and demonstration of human / robotic capability. Participants will work alongside Defence personnel, researchers and industry experts to tackle a realistic and challenging mission-focused problem through the design, integration and testing of robotic and autonomous systems.

This is an opportunity to move beyond theory and into applied innovation.