Elios, quadcopter drone designed for industrial inspection professionals, Flyability, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Developer - Flyability (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?7717)

Home page - flyability.com/elios (https://www.flyability.com/elios)

flyability.com/elios-2 (https://www.flyability.com/elios-2)

flyability.com/elios-3 (https://www.flyability.com/elios-3)

Contributor - Terra Inspectioneering (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?16041)

Playlist "Tips and Tricks Elios 2 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhdfG8lI4JrZJWXxJZg0nSdzep55A2imd)"

Press release
"RoNik Inspectioneering B.V. and Flyability announce a partnership for UAV industrial inspections for the BeNeLux market (http://www.inspectioneering.eu/RoNik_Inspectioneering_Flyability_Elios_Partnership.pdf)"

August 18, 2016

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https://youtu.be/s96Q2GXgoeE

Flyability introduces Elios, the collision-tolerant drone for industrial inspection

Published on May 3, 2016

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http://vimeo.com/190625096

Elios drone can traverse safety stairs
November 7, 2016


Demo by RoNik Inspectioneering at RWE in Germany, showing that Elios can actually traverse via safety stairs :-)

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http://vimeo.com/189845614

Drone inspection in an LPG Tank @ Vopak Vlissingen - by RoNik Inspectioneering
November 1, 2016


Confined space drone inspection in an LPG Tank @ Vopak Vlissingen - by RoNik Inspectioneering

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https://youtu.be/V9QlXs8a_Z0

Inspection of a boiler superheater

Published on Dec 15, 2016


Ronik Inspectioneering, a Dutch inspection company, together with Flyability performed the general visual inspection of the boiler of a coal-fired power plant near Amsterdam. It was carried out with Elios: the world first collision-tolerant UAV, especially well suited for the exercise.

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https://youtu.be/P0pYSk6QB7I

Inspection of a liquid gas storage tank

Published on Mar 23, 2017


Dow is a global company combining the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The safety of its employees being of the highest importance and the company being committed to driving innovations, they were immediately seduced by the ability of Elios to fly in the most complex and confined spaces when planning the first internal inspection of a liquid gas storage tank that had been operated for 10 years without interruption. Indeed, being able to perform this inspection while keeping workers out of harm’s way was definitely in line with their values and they decided to take Flyability and Elios on board for the mission.

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https://youtu.be/L2tK63qPkQk

Indoor Drones in Bridge Inspection: Between Beams and inside of Box Girders

Published on Nov 15, 2017


Elios is used for bridge inspections in Minnesota, USA, navigating the difficult to reach spaces under bridges between beams and inside of box girders.

Elios is used for two different types of missions: flying under smaller bridges to check for potential issues, including accessing the difficult spaces between beams; and flying in the confined spaces of box girders on larger bridges. Both missions save the company significant time, money and resources while contributing to the safety of the engineers

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https://youtu.be/6K5ZacyjFPY

Flyability Elios: Tactical UAV for Public Safety and Law Enforcement

Published on Apr 16, 2018


Elios is used by special forces and rescuer around the world preventing the need to expose humans to hazardous situations. This video shows the capabilities of Elios in representative scenarios where have flown Elios with public safety professionals.

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https://youtu.be/hW1Fn32JBls

Elios 2 - Intuitive indoor inspection drone for confined spaces

Published on Apr 29, 2019


This is Elios 2. Made for indoor inspection, it is the most intuitive, reliable, and precise drone, designed for the tough jobs. Elios 2 is remarkably intuitive to fly, making anyone feel like a seasoned pilot, right from the first flight.

Discover the many features built into the Elios 2:

- A brand new collision-resilient design
- GPS-free stabilization in dark and troubled air flows
- Distance lock to follow long and repetitive features
- A 12MP camera with a stunning 0.18 mm/px resolution
- The most powerful and intelligent lighting system ever built on a commercial drone

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https://youtu.be/bpAD2aiXgQ0

Elios 2 exercise 1

Jul 5, 2021


Learn to do your first basic LOS flight

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https://youtu.be/-37jFJx7tdY

Elios 3 - Digitizing the inaccessible

May 19, 2022


Meet Elios 3. The ultimate indoor drone for inspection, mapping, and surveying, designed to quickly turn asset data into digital insights.

Much more than a flying camera, Elios 3 is a powerful data-harvesting tool. Relying on the power of computer vision and LiDAR mapping, Elios 3 is a versatile indoor drone opening doors to a world where performing systematic inspections does not require months of training, reporting is done intuitively on a 3D model of your asset, and situational awareness is built into the piloting app.

Discover how Elios 3 will transform the world of inspection, mapping and surveying.