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Drones are more and more widely used to inspect hard-to-reach and dangerous areas, but many of them are either inaccessible to most drones due to their very limited flight time or necessitate lengthy inspections. Flybotix<\/a>\u2019s novel drone doubles the flight-time compared to competition and is quieter than a lawn mower.<\/p>\n

To improve working conditions, reduce shut-down costs and enable the inspection of narrow areas (long tunnels or high chimneys), the EPFL<\/a> start-up developed its own patented propulsion and steering drone technology.<\/p>\n

With a diameter of 390 mm and a weight of 1kg, the dual rotor drone \u201cASIO<\/a>\u201d doubles the flight-time compared to the competition, while producing half the noise: a product that combines the flight time of helicopters with the simplicity and reliability of drones. ASIO enables to save up to 40% of the shut-down costs.<\/p>\n

With their second round of financing in the amount of CHF 1.5 million in 2020, Flybotix raised the necessary funds to finance the development of the product.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2019 and based at the EPFL Innovation Park<\/a> in Lausanne (canton of Vaud), the start-up has gained the support of ESA BIC Switzerland<\/a>, InnoSuisse<\/a> and Venture Kick<\/a>, and entered the Top 100 Swiss Startups. The Tech Growth Loan of CHF 400\u2019000 from FIT<\/a> completes a fundraising round of CHF 1 million that Flybotix closed in March 2021.<\/p>\n

With these new funds, Flybotix wants to boost its presence on the market, build a distribution network, and keep working towards the industrialization of its product and the growth of the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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