Voliro AG

Advanced flying robots to revolutionize work at height

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 - Flying drone

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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.

During their time at Wyss Zurich, the Voliro team developed the next generation of autonomous flying robots, creating an omnidirectional platform with the unique ability to approach, touch, and interact with the environment. This novel ability opens the door to large markets in which construction or maintenance tasks, which previously required additional infrastructure like scaffolding, can now be done with Voliro’s autonomous flying robot.

 

Project Contact

Roland Siegwart

Faculty Mentor

Project Partners

ETH Zurich, Autonomous Systems Lab

Project Updates

Acquisition strengthens Voliro’s leadership in non-destructive testing and sets new standards for detecting Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI).
Voliro closes an extension of its Series A round, bringing the total raised to USD 23 million
Voliro AG recently closed a USD 12M Series A funding led by Cherry Ventures. The funding will be used to support the expansion of the startup’s product offerings and bring its powerful flying robot technology to more industries globally.
The Swiss Economic Award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurial achievements in the categories of “Services”, “Deeptech/Lifesciences” and “Production/Trade”.