Flyability Timeline

Events

• 2026-03-04 - Research Publication - Autonomous Aerial Non-Destructive Testing: Ultrasound Inspection with a Commercial Quadrotor in an Unstructured Environment - The work presents a control and software architecture for autonomous contact-based ultrasound inspection using a commercial quadrotor. The system interfaces with onboard sensing and combines low-level control, force estimation, admittance filtering, and… - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-02-26 - Product Launch - Flyability introduces Autonomous Repeat Flight for Elios 3 - The feature enables consistent data capture across repeated inspections weeks, months, or years apart. The capability supports comparison-over-time workflows for detecting asset degradation in industrial environments. - source: dronesurvey.asia
• 2025-11-14 - Product Launch - Flyability released colorization for Elios 3 indoor 3D models - Colorization adds visual context to point clouds captured by Elios 3 The feature maps image colour onto indoor three-dimensional models The release updates the inspection-data workflow rather than the aircraft hardware - source: flyability.com
• 2025-11-03 - Deployment - Flyability caged drones support Saudi Aramco internal inspections - The approach reduces the need to place personnel inside hazardous or confined inspection environments. A Saudi Aramco robotics engineer received a 2024 safety award for introducing the technology into internal asset inspections. - source: flyability.com
• 2025-10-01 - Demonstration - CAN-USA used Flyability Elios drones for offshore inspection work for Shell - Shell and CAN-USA adopt the Elios 3 UT drone with Tether Power Units for their offshore inspections One of these technologies is the Elios 3 UT, a collision-tolerant drone equipped with a 4K camera, powerful LiDAR, LEL gas sensor, UTM payload, and tether… - source: flyability.com
• 2025-09-15 - Product Launch - Flyability launches Elios 3 Tether Power Unit for extended industrial inspections - Flyability launched the Elios 3 Tether Power Unit for industrial drone inspections. The tethered power accessory is designed to extend inspection duration for confined-space and industrial environments. The launch adds a continuous-power capability to the… - source: etfpartners.capital
• 2025-06-01 - Product Launch - Flyability launches high-capacity batteries for Elios 3 inspection drone - Flyability launched high-capacity batteries for Elios 3 in June 2025. The new battery offers up to 50% more flight time per charge. Flyability said Elios 3 can fly more than five additional minutes when equipped with the LiDAR Rev 6 payload. - source: flyability.com
• 2024-10-29 - Product Launch - Flyability launches flammable-gas sensor for Elios 3 - The NevadaNano sensor detects more than 14 combustible gases at 0.1% lower-explosive-limit resolution. It reports both gas class and concentration while the drone is in flight. The payload improves situational awareness but does not make Elios 3… - source: flyability.com
• 2024-09-24 - Product Launch - Inspector workflow moves Elios 3 inspection data to the cloud - The service provides online storage for Elios 3 inspection data. Teams can share and review mission data through the cloud platform. The launch expanded Flyability’s offering beyond the aircraft and payload hardware. - source: flyability.com
• 2024-09-13 - Partnership - Flyability and Samsung sign indoor inspection drone MoU - The programme is based on Flyability's collision-tolerant approach to confined industrial environments. Samsung will maintain and service resulting systems to support integration into its plant operations. - source: flyability.com
• 2024-06-04 - Partnership - Flyability and ABS present Elios 3 ultrasonic-thickness payload - The payload measures material thickness from the Elios 3 inspection drone. ABS participated as the classification-society partner. The collaboration covered testing and class-survey certification, not a standard configuration for every Elios 3. - source: flyability.com
• 2024-04-10 - Partnership - Flyability and RINA announce a partnership to design training and certification programs for inspection drone pilots - Flyability’s latest drone, the Elios 3, was launched in 2023 with 2 payloads: a radiation detection payload and a surveying LiDAR payload. Thanks to the training, drone pilots can help streamline inspections by providing high quality data of difficult – to –… - source: flyability.com
• 2024-03-20 - Research Publication - Robotics meets Fluid Dynamics: A Characterization of the Induced Airflow below a Quadrotor as a Turbulent Jet - The widespread adoption of quadrotors for diverse applications, from agriculture to public safety, necessitates an understanding of the aerodynamic disturbances they create. Experiments use Elios 3 as the physical evaluation platform. The evaluation connects… - source: arxiv.org
• 2024-03-06 - Product Launch - Cygnus brings ultrasonic wall-thickness sensing to Elios 3 - Cockpit software displays the live A-scan and lets inspectors adjust gain and gates during flight. The probe became the third modular payload offered for Elios 3. The configuration targets certified ultrasonic-testing inspectors working in confined spaces. - source: flyability.com
• 2023-02-27 - Partnership - Flyability and Mirion Technologies announce collaboration to support nuclear operators - More information on www.mirion.com Contact: Erin Schesny at eschesny@mirion.com SEE ALSO DRONES & ACCESSORIES Elios 3 Elios 3 UT Payload Elios 3 RAD Payload The seamless integration of the compact RDS – 32 radiation survey meter and the Elios 3 drone enables… - source: flyability.com
• 2023-01-23 - Market Signal - Elios 3 maps radioactive-waste storage vault at U.S. DOE site - The mission kept personnel outside the radioactive storage space. The drone collected data for the Calcine Retrieval Project. The operator described it as the first drone flight inside a high-level radioactive-waste vault. - source: flyability.com
• 2022-09-07 - Funding - Flyability raises CHF 22 million Series C for Elios 3 sensing and autonomy - Flyability raised an additional CHF 15 million on top of CHF 7 million previously closed, bringing the Series C round to CHF 22 million. The financing supports development of new sensing and autonomy capabilities for the Elios 3 platform. The round… - source: flyability.com
• 2022-05-19 - Product Launch - Flyability launches Elios 3 indoor LiDAR inspection drone - Flyability launched Elios 3 as an indoor LiDAR drone for inaccessible and GPS-denied environments. The drone includes an Ouster OS0-32 LiDAR sensor for survey-grade 3D models. The launch anchors Elios 3 as an indoor inspection drone rather than a generic… - source: flyability.com
• 2021-04-20 - Product Launch - Inspector 3.0 software arrives for Elios 3 inspection workflows - Creating these point clouds does not require expensive technology, such as LiDAR, or long processing times, such as those required by photogrammetry software. By allowing drones to be used safely inside buildings, it enables industrial companies and… - source: flyability.com
• 2020-11-12 - Deployment - Elios 2 inspects Chernobyl Reactor Five - The collision-tolerant drone crossed a 70-metre wall to enter inaccessible areas. Its imagery showed that the holding pools were empty and no nuclear waste was present. The historic mission supported reactor decommissioning and was not a standing site… - source: flyability.com
• 2020-10-14 - Deployment - KWO uses Elios 2 for inspection work in a Swiss mountain project - The drone kept personnel out of a hazardous inspection area. Inspectors collected the visual data needed to assess whether construction could proceed safely. The deployment occurred at a mountain-pass infrastructure project. - source: flyability.com
• 2020-01-08 - Partnership - Flyability and Pix4D enter partnership to accelerate the growth of indoor 3D modelling - This offer is meant to facilitate access to a coherent and complete product offering to those who want to tackle indoor 3D modeling using photogrammetry. The design of the Elios 2 makes it a formidable tool to build 3D models of indoor spaces using… - source: flyability.com