Hautū Aunoa
Autopilot
Tech is taking off this winter at MOTAT! Discover autonomous tech from land to air and see what’s possible when no one’s flying the plane.
This exciting new exhibition shows innovative examples of autonomous, drone, monitoring, and data gathering technology from within the MOTAT collection, including the newly acquired Wisk Generation 5 Cora which has been running test flights in Aotearoa as the makers develop an autonomous eVTOL air taxi.
Come and explore how drone, autonomous, and monitoring technology is used in different ways - from conservation to transport - and take a flight across Tāmaki Makaurau with no pilot on board, just your VR headset.
Collection objects on display:
Wisk Generation 5 Cora, 2017
Wisk Aero
California, United States of America
MOTAT 2024.84
Aeronavics Navi 1.2 drone, 2010s
Aeronavics Ltd.
Hamilton, New Zealand
MOTAT 2023.134
AquaWatch waka, 2023
AquaWatch Solutions
Coromandel, New Zealand
MOTAT 2023.37.1
Loan objects:
AT520-AI trap, 2025
NZ AutoTraps Ltd.
Whakatāne, New Zealand
On loan from NZ AutoTraps Ltd.
ENV018 drone and thermal camera, 2023
Envico Technologies Ltd.
Tauranga, New Zealand
On loan from Envico Technologies Ltd.
Image credit: Wisk Generation 5 Cora, Wisk Aero LLC.