Controlling Guam’s Brown Tree Snake Through Advanced Suppression Technology
Creating innovative solutions to control brown tree snakes is essential to addressing significant ecological and economic issues on Guam, where this invasive species has triggered significant declines in native wildlife, plant diversity, and seed dispersal resulting in a wide-spread ecological collapse.
Developing and implementing effective scalable technologies to control brown tree snakes will allow for reintroductions and restoration of Guam’s biodiversity, halt the $4.5 million in annual economic damages caused by snake-induced power grid failures, and build a critical biosecurity shield protecting neighboring Pacific Island economies.
Winners
Following our Virtual Demonstration Day on Sept. 28, 2026, we are proud to announce the innovators utilizing advanced AI, robotics, and sensors to tackle this critical biosecurity mission:
| Team | Prize | Mission focus | |
| 1st | Conservation X Labs | $250,000 | Advanced AI and autonomous detection |
| 2nd | University of Guam | $200,000 | Locally integrated ecological solutions |
| 3rd | Aerisys Group Corporation | $100,000 | Scalable sensor technology |
Focus Areas
- Innovative technologies and approaches that lead to the control of Guam's invasive Brown Tree Snake population
- Solutions leveraging artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, robotics, sensors, drones, advanced analytics, environmental technologies, or novel operational concepts
- Individual or integrated team solutions addressing one or more aspects of the challenge
- Concepts with the potential to scale across Guam's complex terrain and operational environments
Competitors
- Startups and emerging technology companies
- Universities and research institutions
- Defense contractors and system integrators
- Drone, robotics, and autonomous systems manufacturers
- Sensor and surveillance technology providers
- Environmental technology innovators
- Government laboratories and non-traditional defense innovators
- Multi-organization teams with complementary capabilities
This program is now complete.
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