Optimus System
About
About Optimus System
Optimus System combines an autonomous multirotor aircraft with a fixed robotic airbase for persistent aerial operations. The airbase manages takeoff, landing, battery exchange, payload exchange and mission turnaround, while onboard processing supports data handling at the deployment site. Airobotics offers mission configurations for dual electro-optical and infrared video, LiDAR scanning, 2D and 3D mapping, and aerial delivery.
The system is intended for security, public-safety and critical-infrastructure work where repeated remote sorties are required. Mission software supports autonomous execution, live video and remote review without a crew stationed beside the aircraft. The 1-EX designation identifies the Optimus aircraft configuration that received US Federal Aviation Administration type certification in September 2023.
Capabilities
Source-backed capabilities
- Workflows: Drone Safety Recovery, Autonomous Inspection Drone
- Deployment model: Field Deployed
- Robotic inspection
Claimed - Airobotics presents Optimus for automated launch, flight, landing and battery handling during persistent inspection, security and monitoring missions.
Source - Perimeter patrol
Claimed - Airobotics presents Optimus for automated launch, flight, landing and battery handling during persistent inspection, security and monitoring missions.
Source - Aerial LiDAR surveying
Claimed - Collect LiDAR data for mapping, modeling and spatial analysis. - environment: Urban and infrastructure aerial missions
Source - Automated drone fleet readiness
Claimed - Airobotics presents Optimus for automated launch, flight, landing and battery handling during persistent inspection, security and monitoring missions.
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Timeline
- Airobotics Optimus 1-EX receives FAA type certification
2023-09-06 - Regulatory - The certification covered a drone-in-a-box aircraft designed for autonomous security and data capture. The approval supported repeatable U.S. deployments without case-by-case aircraft certification. The approval supports Airobotics Optimus 1-EX's path toward fielded use in unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations.
Source - Airobotics signs Dubai Police drone-in-a-box MoU
2023-03-10 - Partnership - Airobotics signed an MoU with Dubai Police to cooperate on drone-in-a-box infrastructure and aerial defense systems. The agreement covered Optimus drone infrastructure and Iron-Drone counter-UAS systems. Dubai Police intended to purchase a number of Iron-Drone counter-drone systems under the cooperation.
Source - Ondas completes acquisition of Airobotics
2023-01-23 - Acquisition - Ondas completed its acquisition of Airobotics effective 23 January 2023, issuing approximately 2.8 million Ondas shares to Airobotics shareholders. Airobotics added the Optimus autonomous drone platform and automated data-analysis software alongside American Robotics Scout. Ondas said the combined drone portfolio would target smart cities, public safety, construction, mining, rail, oil and gas.
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Context
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