From preventing fires to delivering pizza, unmanned plane methods — higher generally known as drones — might quickly be making their method into our lives one flight at a time.

This week, innovators and specialists within the robotics and drone world will contact down in New Orleans for Xponential 2016, the most important conference of its variety. The annual occasion brings collectively executives and drone leaders from fifty five nations, representing industries from oil and fuel to farming and nationwide protection.

An estimated eight,000 individuals will collect within the Massive Straightforward by way of Might 5 to listen to about rising know-how and excessive-flying options from featured audio system akin to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Gur Kimchi, co-founder and vice chairman of Amazon Prime Air.

There’s additionally $15,000 of prize cash up for grabs as a part of a "begin-up showdown" contest. Fifteen tech startups will battle for a spot to pitch their firm to a panel of business specialists, with the winner receiving a examine in addition to one-on-one mentorship from the judges.

To see some drones in motion, watch NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez stay on the TODAY present on Wednesday, Might four.