David Benowitz

VP of Strategy & MarComms @BRINC. Head of Research @DroneAnalyst. Ex-DJI. UAS/Robotics/Tech Enthusiast. Formerly Shenzhen, now Seattle. GWU Alum.

[David Benowitz @Dave_Beno]

Excited for what's coming out next from @BrincDrones. Unique capabilities for a critical purpose. American made to address American challenges. And just look at that sensor array

[BRINC Drones @BrincDrones]

Stop charging. Start swapping.

When Guardian is paired with Guardian Station, its robotic swapping nest, the system automatically swaps batteries and redeploys to a new mission.

[Ashlee Vance @ashleevance]

This is quite the epic investor annecdote https://t.co/vrxgcOx4fc

[Blake Resnick @Blake_Resnick_]

Meet Guardian, BRINC’s latest product and the most capable 911 response drone ever. This is the closest thing to a police helicopter replacement that the drone industry has ever produced.

[Blake Resnick @Blake_Resnick_]

Thank you @RCamposDuffy and the @FoxNews team for having me on @foxandfriends earlier today! It was a pleasure talking about the current status of the US drone industry and our work building public safety technology.

[David Benowitz @Dave_Beno]

This is wild. Shows how China narratives are just narratives. Everything in the US is open for a price.

Love this quote:

“We may look back on this as the moment America voluntarily chose to subsidise our own strategic decline…,” Liza Tobin, China expert at Jamestown Foundation

[Financial Times @FT]

Breaking news: Trump said he is considering allowing Nvidia to sell a more advanced chip in China after confirming that he 'negotiated a little deal' in which the US will take a 15% fee of the chipmaker’s AI processor sales to the country. https://t.co/N3Ku8CMDeU

[David Benowitz @Dave_Beno]

@Blake_Resnick_ @BrincDrones @IndexVentures @MotoSolutions These integrations and funding are going to unlock tremendous capabilities for first responders

[Blake Resnick @Blake_Resnick_]

I am thrilled to announce @BrincDrones just closed a $75M funding round led by @IndexVentures + entered into a strategic alliance with @MotoSolutions!

[Andreas @Bin4ryDigit]

Today, @d0tslash and I released our write-up about a pre-installed tunnel service on @UnitreeRobotics Go1 robot dogs from China.
This tunnel service enables Unitree (and anyone else with the API key) to remotely control the robot dogs or even log in to their Raspberry Pi via SSH and look around your local network.
We found a total of 1,919 devices that were connected to the network at one point in time, including many universities as well as some corporate networks.
Attached to this post is a Proof of Concept video, where I use the tunnel service to connect to@d0tslash's robot dog and control it remotely.
Find the link to download the write-up in the first reply.

[DRONEXL.co @DroneXL1]

On March 3, 2025, the #drone industry lost a giant. Romeo Durscher, a Swiss-born pioneer who transformed drones into life-saving tools for public safety and humanitarian good, passed away after a months-long battle with cancer.... @romeoch #dronesforgood
https://t.co/Qazpizxx0z

[David Benowitz @Dave_Beno]

.@UnitreeRobotics bot was spotted on the official Chinese New Year show yesterday. Their robodog was featured a few years back. This is a gov celebrating science and its tech industry. They then boil it into TV and edu programming. And we wonder how Deepseek happened...???

[David Benowitz @Dave_Beno]

First time seeing this messaging take off. I bet it does far better than China bans tied to “data security” by politicians that barely know how to turn on their phone

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

I have been against a TikTok ban for a long time, because it goes against freedom of speech.

That said, the current situation where TikTok is allowed to operate in America, but 𝕏 is not allowed to operate in China is unbalanced.

Something needs to change.

[David Benowitz @Dave_Beno]

.@BostonDynamics throwing a policy jab in a press release about patent resolution is an interesting move. Feels like desperation after massive price competition

[BRINC Drones @BrincDrones]

Meet the first ever purpose-built, end-to-end Drone as First Response (DFR) solution! Featuring the cutting-edge Responder drone, Responder Station charging nest and LiveOps teleoperations platform, BRINC DFR is the most capable and easy to implement DFR solution ever.

[David Benowitz @Dave_Beno]

RT @BrincDrones: This Thursday, BRINC is hosting an announcement stream on our website and YouTube channel unveiling two new hardware produ…

[BRINC Drones @BrincDrones]

A New Era of Response.
May 23 | 1:30pm ET.
https://t.co/VrpyDst5mp

[BRINC Drones @BrincDrones]

Last week's S.W.A.T. episode had a special guest star—the Lemur 2! In case you missed it, here is the clip that's got everyone buzzing.

Thrilled to see 20 squad deploy Lemur 2 — I wonder what new tools they might have in store for Season 8? Stay tuned!

[BRINC Drones @BrincDrones]

A New Era of Response.
May 23 | 1:30pm ET.
https://t.co/i05OFVLHlC

[David Benowitz @Dave_Beno]

@DroneXL1 @SkydioHQ @BrincDrones @AnzuRobotics This will impact ACSL more than anyone else in the market

[David Benowitz @Dave_Beno]

@madrc1 @DroneXL1 again*... hmmm

[Kurtis Lin @kurtisjlin]

Man this hits so hard. Like many other founders, I used to hire mostly on pedigree (Ivy League degrees and brand name companies) as a proxy for intelligence. Over the past 6 years running @PinwheelAPI, I’ve learned that the most successful teammates are actually the ones who had to overcome hardship at an early age. They don’t have unreasonably high expectations and they spike in grit.

Grit will always win over intelligence on a long enough timeline.