Elios 3 Timeline

Timeline

  • Flyability introduces Autonomous Repeat Flight for Elios 3 - 2026-02-26 - Product Launch - 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
  • Flyability released colorization for Elios 3 indoor 3D models - 2025-11-14 - Product Launch - 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
  • CAN-USA used Flyability Elios drones for offshore inspection work for Shell - 2025-10-01 - Demonstration - 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… - source: flyability.com
  • Flyability launches Elios 3 Tether Power Unit for extended industrial inspections - 2025-09-15 - Product Launch - 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… - source: etfpartners.capital
  • Flyability launches high-capacity batteries for Elios 3 inspection drone - 2025-06-01 - Product Launch - 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… - source: flyability.com
  • Flyability launches flammable-gas sensor for Elios 3 - 2024-10-29 - Product Launch - 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… - source: flyability.com
  • Inspector workflow moves Elios 3 inspection data to the cloud - 2024-09-24 - Product Launch - 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
  • Flyability and ABS present Elios 3 ultrasonic-thickness payload - 2024-06-04 - Partnership - 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… - source: flyability.com
  • Cygnus brings ultrasonic wall-thickness sensing to Elios 3 - 2024-03-06 - Product Launch - 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… - source: flyability.com
  • Elios 3 maps radioactive-waste storage vault at U.S. DOE site - 2023-01-23 - Market Signal - 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
  • Flyability raises CHF 22 million Series C for Elios 3 sensing and autonomy - 2022-09-07 - Funding - 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… - source: flyability.com
  • Flyability launches Elios 3 indoor LiDAR inspection drone - 2022-05-19 - Product Launch - 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… - source: flyability.com

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