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M40

About

About M40

M40 is a heavy-payload development multirotor with a maximum payload of 40 kilograms and maximum take-off weight around 75 kilograms. Its modular mechanical, electrical and communication interfaces accept industrial sensors, lifting equipment, spraying systems and experimental payloads selected for each mission.

Dual RTK positioning, open ArduPilot software and configurable I/O support autonomous routes and custom control functions. The folding platform reaches approximately 15 metres per second and can be adapted around research, training and industrial operations. ABZ supplies development documentation and integration support alongside the aircraft, placing M40 between a catalogue drone and a custom engineering platform.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Capability areas: Remote operation
  • Workflows: Heavy payload carriage, field experimentation, industrial sensing, logistics support and custom UAV integration.
  • Operating environments: Outdoor field environment
  • Target markets: Drone service providers, industrial operators, agricultural teams and developers needing heavy-lift aerial capacity.
  • Deployment model: Modular UAV platform model with payload-dependent deployment.
  • Remote and shared control

    Claimed - ABZ presents M40 for heavy-payload aerial R&D, training and custom industrial applications.

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  • Load carrying

    Claimed - ABZ presents M40 for heavy-payload aerial R&D, training and custom industrial applications.

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Context

Market context

M40 is an ABZ Innovation heavy-lift open-source UAV platform with a 40 kg load capacity for industrial and custom field applications.

  • Target environment: Agricultural operations, industrial field sites, test ranges and custom payload environments.
  • Workflow context: Heavy payload carriage, field experimentation, industrial sensing, logistics support and custom UAV integration.
  • Customer context: Drone service providers, industrial operators, agricultural teams and developers needing heavy-lift aerial capacity.
  • Deployment model: Modular UAV platform model with payload-dependent deployment.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial product surface positioned around heavier-duty field operations.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on payload integration, flight regulation, operator certification and local service support.
  • Market position: Heavy-lift member of ABZ's modular UAV lineup for missions that exceed compact drone capacity.
  • Adjacent products: M12, L50, S50, ZMD60, DJI FlyCart-class systems

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  • M12

    ABZ Innovation - UAV

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