Ascending Technologies GmbH, Micro-UAVs, Krailling, Germany

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youtube.com/AscTecVideos (https://www.youtube.com/AscTecVideos)

Co-founder - Michael Achtelik

Co-founder - Klaus-Michael Doth

Co-founder - Daniel Gurdan

Co-founder - Jan Stumpf

Projects and products:

AscTec Falcon 8 (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?10017), octocopter

AscTec Hummingbird (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?10019), quadcopter

AscTec Pelican (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?10020), quadcopter

Spaxels (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?10026), LED-equipped quadcopters

"Intel Acquires German Drone Startup Ascending Technologies (https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/04/intel-acquires-drone-startup-ascending-technologies)"

by Ingrid Lunden
January 4, 2016
Intel Corporation (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?4530)

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https://youtu.be/kXOTLaYdh9M

Santa & the X-MAS drones

Published on Dec 18, 2013


Imagine the breaking news: Santa Claus is using AscTec Drones to deliver gifts!

Special thanks to:
+ Paramount London and ARS Electronica -- the "Star Trek Earth Hour Stunt" we performed together in March 2013 now even inspired Santa!
+ Fabian Oberndorfer for the piano tunes.
+ All actors, pilots and (flying-)camera operators.
+ The AscTec Falcons, AscTec Hummingbirds and AscTec Fireflys who delivered outstanding performance during the shots.
+ The amazing team at Ascending Technologies!

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https://youtu.be/z8FU-Yjw2w8

UAV- / Drone-based Precision Agriculture – Vegetables & Fruits

Published on Oct 11, 2015


Ascending Technologies is leading developer and manufacturer of autopilot systems, aircraft systems and multi-rotor technology for professional, commercial, civil applications as well as research and development. For this purpose Ascending Technologies achieves pioneer work in sensor data processing and flight attitude control. Due to unique developing capabilities and inhouse innovation competence the Bavarian company sets new UAV market trends based upon key technology.

Our unmanned aircraft systems serve providers and groups as professional sensing flight platform. The UAVs are highly efficient high-tech instruments producing high-resolution aerial imagery, multispectral and geo data. For diverse UAV research & development we offer programmable flying robotics to universities, intitutes and labs.

Successful applications besides others:
- UAV / Drone based industrial inspection, maintenance & repair of oil & gas platforms, assets, utilities, infrastructure & energy parks.
- UAV / Drone based remote sensing for mapping & surveying.
- UAV / Drone based precision agriculture for crop, soil and irrigation monitoring.
- UAV / Drone based structural analysis in assessment, archaeology & heritage monument inspection.
- UAV / Drone based documentation with aerial imaging.
- UAVs / Drones as first responders in accident, fire or crisis.
- UAV / Drone based flight dynamics & control theory research.
- UAV / Drone based flight automation & reproduction.
- UAV / Drone based computer vision & SLAM research.
- UAV / Drone based swarming intelligence & networking.

The Ascending Technologies GmbH was founded by Michael Achtelik, Klaus Doth, Daniel Gurdan and Jan Stumpf in 2007. Today Intel is minority shareholder of the Intel owner-managed unmanned aviation company in Krailling, near Munich, Germany.