Potential
Our aim is to revolutionize work at height by developing a highly advanced flying robot with capabilities exceeding those of standard service drones.
News
Key Figures
2019-23
Wyss Zurich period
21-50
Team size
Wyss Zurich period
Team size
Project Description
Many tasks requiring physical contact in difficult-to-access areas, including contact-based inspection and the painting, coating, and cleaning of elevated structures, cannot be executed with currently available technology due to their design limitations.
Voliro AG is developing the next generation of autonomous flying robots, creating an omnidirectional platform with the unique ability to approach, touch, and interact with the environment.
This interaction expands the capabilities of service drones from “flying and seeing” to “flying, seeing, and touching” , making robots act as “Hands in the Sky.” This novel ability to interact with the environment through a flying platform opens the door to large markets in which construction or maintenance tasks require additional infrastructure like scaffolding.
Contact
Voliro AG
contact@voliro.com
Faculty Mentor
Roland Siegwart
Partners and Funding
Project Partners
- ETH Zurich, Autonomous Systems Lab
Funding Partners
- ESA Business Incubation Centre Switzerland (ESA BIC CH)
- Gebert Rüf Foundation
- Venture Kick
Project Partners
- ETH Zurich, Autonomous Systems Lab
Funding Partners
- ESA Business Incubation Centre Switzerland (ESA BIC CH)
- Gebert Rüf Foundation
- Venture Kick
Achievements
Founding Team
Timo Müller
Project Leader & Co-Founder
Marius Fehr
Co-Founder
Thomas Schneider
Co-Founder
Anurag Vempati
Co-Founder