Scout System
About
About Scout System
Scout System combined the Scout aircraft, rugged ScoutBase dock and ScoutView software into an unattended aerial-data service. The dock housed and charged the aircraft, processed data at the edge and transferred results to the cloud, allowing recurring inspection flights without an operator stationed at the site.
The FAA expanded American Robotics' authorization in 2022 from research and training to commercial automated BVLOS operations. Scout was offered through a robot-as-a-service model for rail, mining, oil and gas, agriculture and other distributed assets. American Robotics now markets Optimus as its current drone-in-a-box platform, so Scout is retained as a legacy commercial system.
Timeline
- American Robotics wins FAA approval for automated BVLOS Scout operations
2021-01-19 - Regulatory - The approval covered automated commercial drone operations at pre-surveyed sites. The Scout system combined drone, base station and analytics for industrial data collection. The approval supports American Robotics's path toward fielded use in unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations.
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