{"id":15423,"date":"2022-08-22T07:39:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T05:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/the-drone-developed-by-flybotix-achieves-a-world-first-for-indoor-inspections\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:40:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:40:40","slug":"the-drone-developed-by-flybotix-achieves-a-world-first-for-indoor-inspections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/the-drone-developed-by-flybotix-achieves-a-world-first-for-indoor-inspections\/","title":{"rendered":"The drone developed by Flybotix achieves a world first for indoor inspections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Smaller drones all share a common limitation: flight time is limited by the efficiency of the propellers and the weight of the battery, requiring missions to be interrupted at regular intervals to change or recharge the battery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epfl.ch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPFL<\/a> start-up <a href=\"https:\/\/flybotix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flybotix<\/a> has built a new type of drone with an ingenious propulsion system to overcome this limitation.<\/p>\n<p>The technology developed by Flybotix aims to double the flight time of compact drones. The Vaud-based start-up used maglev propulsion and steering technology as a foundation for creating its 390 mm, dual-rotor, collision-resistant drone, making it suitable for indoor visual inspection of oil and gas assets.<\/p>\n<p>Awarded at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueark-challenge.ch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlueArk Challenge 2020<\/a>, Flybotix has come up with a solution for inspection and 3D modeling of large water pipes. To do so, it equipped its drone with an HD thermal camera and LED lighting. After an indoor flight, a 3D digital twin of the conduits is created, allowing to detect leaks and other problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>A world first for a technology with a wide range of applications<\/h4>\n<p>Always looking for innovative solutions to improve its services, Valais-based company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydro-exploitation.ch\/en\/homepage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HYDRO Exploitation<\/a> has collaborated with Flybotix for the inspection of mechanical structures using drones. The inspection of mechanical structures is one of the high value-added services offered by HYDRO Exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the collaboration with Flybotix, a penstock inspection using the ASIO drone was carried out in July 2022. The drone inspected the interior of the penstock over a length of 1,200 meters for a duration of 16 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The technology developed by Flybotix can be used in virtually any drone application. Since its founding in 2019, the company has attracted several customers, filed 3 patents, <a href=\"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/flybotix-receives-a-tech-growth-loan-for-its-indoor-inspection-drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">completed two rounds of financing<\/a>, developed a product, secured several grants, and established academic and industry partnerships.\u2003<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In collaboration with Valais-based HYDRO Exploitation, the drone developed by Flybotix carried out an inspection of a 1,200-meter-long penstock in 16 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15424,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[839],"tags":[971,941],"class_list":["post-15423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-en","tag-autonomous-mobility","tag-drones"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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