Flyability Releases Elios 3 LiDAR Drone for Indoor 3D Mapping
Flyability unveils the Elios 3, the world’s first collision-tolerant drone equipped with a LiDAR sensor for indoor 3D mapping.
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Flyability unveils the Elios 3, the world’s first collision-tolerant drone equipped with a LiDAR sensor for indoor 3D mapping.
Flyability has announced the closing of its 11M USD Series B, bringing the total amount raised by the company to 16M USD since its founding in 2014.
Exelon Power Labs recently conducted a test that exposed the Elios drone from Flyability to high levels of radiation while the system was in flight.
Flyability SA has introduced the Range Extender, an accessory for the collision-tolerant indoor drone Elios. The Range extender opens new applications for the most demanding indoor drone inspection and exploration missions, where communication between the drone and the pilot is particularly difficult.
Swiss company Flyability is travelling home from Dubai $1 million richer after winning the “Drones for Good” international competition, on February 7.
Sellafield Ltd., a subsidiary of the U.K. government’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, announced that drone pilots have successfully completed two firsts in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, England.
In 2023 Veolia Water updated its drone fleet with the addition of a new Elios, with the aim of reducing inspection costs and inspection time, but also improving the safety of its workers. Now, the Elios 3 is considered “an irreplaceable tool […] and a new member within the team that we use every day”.
State-of-the art drones and lasers are being used together for the first time in Britain to improve Scotland’s sewers and are helping Scottish Water to reduce its carbon emissions.