RocketDNA

RocketDNA is an enterprise drone company based in Johannesburg, with autonomous drone-in-a-box systems for mining and industrial sites. The company says it combines hardware, software and piloting end to end, and describes itself as an ASX-listed business. Its systems schedule flights, capture survey data and inspection imagery, and upload results to the cloud. The site presents the work as a way to speed up mining operations. The company says its approach reduces manual file handling, so survey teams can schedule routine inspections with less driving in remote areas.

Products

• xBot: autonomous drones that launch from a dock to inspect assets, survey mines and monitor perimeters with RGB, lidar and thermal sensors.
• SkyLink: drone management software for requesting flights and logging missions, assets, airspace and people in one place.
• SiteTube: cloud storage where survey data and images upload automatically for teams to access and share.

Remote operations

The company says its remote operations centre plans missions and flies the xBot from a distance, while anyone on site can request a flight in SkyLink. Captured data goes to SiteTube, which the company says reduces manual file handling. The site describes automated survey work at an iron ore mine, and at a Bowen Basin mine in Australia.

Perimeter security and data

The company says its xBot drones also run perimeter security, using high-definition infrared cameras to detect threats in real time. SkyLink logs every mission as it happens, and SiteTube lets teams access, review and share captures without sorting files by hand.

Key facts

• Based in: Johannesburg, South Africa
• Products: xBot, SkyLink, SiteTube
• Markets: mining operations in Australia and South Africa