Flyability

Flyability is a Swiss company that makes collision-tolerant drones for inspecting confined spaces. It is based in Switzerland. Its main product is the Elios 3, which the site describes as a platform for remote visual inspection, 3D mapping and surveying in confined spaces. The company says its drones let inspectors avoid entering confined spaces or working at height.

Elios 3 configuration

• Collision tolerance: a proprietary flight algorithm that lets the drone withstand collisions, instead of relying on sense-and-avoid, which the site says is hard to use in dark, complex spaces.
• Power and flight time: a tether power unit for continuous power, and a high-capacity battery that the site says adds up to 50 percent more flight time.
• UT payload: remote ultrasonic thickness measurements from the Elios 3.
• Gas warning: real-time warnings of flammable gases during flights.

Data and reach

Flyability Cloud is the company's data platform for storing, sharing and collaborating on Elios 3 inspection data. The site cites years of research and development and customers across 68 countries, with distributors in 27 countries. It describes three steps for prospects: talk to a drone expert, validate the technology fit, then get trained and fly. The site says the drones can reduce internal inspection costs by as much as 90 percent.

Use cases

The site says inspections of confined spaces are often risky, long and expensive, largely because of downtime and the scaffolding that must be built and taken down. It says the drone reduces the need for scaffolding and keeps inspectors out of harm's way, and that days of asset downtime can be turned into hours.

Key facts

• Based in: Switzerland
• Products: Elios 3, Elios 3 UT Payload, Flyability Cloud
• Markets: Customers in 68 countries and distributors in 27 countries