Flyability

• Elios 2
• Elios 3
• Flyability Inspector

• Elios 3 with CAN-USA offshore inspection configuration

  Operational - Mounted - CAN-USA used Flyability Elios drones for offshore inspection work for Shell.

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Supply chain relationships

• Ouster

  Inbound - Perception - Ouster OS0 lidar is integrated in Flyability Elios 3; Rev8 was under evaluation for future inspection workflows in September 2026

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• FARO Technologies

  Inbound - Software - FARO Connect software is bundled with the Elios 3 Surveying Payload for SLAM processing and point-cloud workflows

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• 2022-09-07 - Series C - $27.5M - Flyability raises CHF 22 million Series C for Elios 3 sensing and autonomy

  Flyability raised CHF 22M Series C led by SBI Investment to develop Elios 3 sensing and autonomy. - source: flyability.com

• Cargill - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-09-07
• Dow - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-09-07
• ETF Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-09-07
• Future Industry Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-09-07
• SBI Investment - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-09-07
• Swisscom - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-09-07
• Verve Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-09-07

• Patrick Thévoz - Co-founder and CEO - Thevoz leads Flyability industrial inspection strategy for collision-tolerant indoor drones used in confined and hazardous spaces.
• Adrien Briod - Co-founder and CTO - Briod leads Flyability technical development for collision-tolerant drones and autonomy in confined inspection environments.

Media library

• Elios 3 sensing system

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• Elios 3 battery handling

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• Elios 3 sensor suite

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• Elios 3: Digitizing the inaccessible

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• Elios 3 enhanced live-map features

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Official Elios 3 manuals, safety and technical references, exact-platform imagery and verified Flyability inspection demonstrations.

• Elios 3 documentation library

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• Elios 3 user manual

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• Elios 3 technical specifications

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• Elios 3 standard operating procedure

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• Elios 3 battery safety guidelines

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• Elios 3 system updates

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Events

• 2026-09-14 - Capability - Ouster validates Rev8 OS1 Max accuracy for high-altitude drone mapping

  Ouster rates the Rev8 OS1 Max at ±0.25 cm 1σ precision and ±1.25 cm accuracy, about twice the Rev7 generation, with a spot size up to 50% smaller for resolving wires from altitude. Native 48-bit RGB is assigned at the detector rather than aligned from a separate camera, eliminating parallax and a separate color-camera calibration step. GeoCue integrates OS1 Max in TrueView payloads; Seneca uses it on fire and utility flights, while Flyability is evaluating Rev8 OS0 for Elios 3.

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• 2026-09-09 - Capability - Flyability evaluates Ouster Rev8 lidar for Elios 3 workflows

  Elios 3 already uses Ouster OS0 lidar for mapping, localisation, flight stability and collision avoidance in GPS-denied or dark spaces. The newly disclosed work evaluates Rev8 range, precision, resolution and native-colour 3D data. The release describes an evaluation rather than a completed commercial Rev8 integration.

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• 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.

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• 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

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• 2025-11-03 - Deployment - Flyability caged drones support Saudi Aramco internal asset inspections

  Saudi Aramco uses caged drones for internal inspection of storage tanks, stacks, piperacks and fluid catalytic cracking units, allowing data collection where people cannot safely reach. The approach reduces confined-space entries, work at height, scaffolding, rope access and man-lift requirements while improving inspection speed and safety. The programme is linked to a 2024 Exceptional Safety Achievement Award for Saudi Aramco robotics engineer Alaa BenMahfoudh, and the source cites potential inspection-cost reductions of up to 50–60% versus conventional methods.

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• 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 power unit Most recently, Tori has been working on Olympus, a Shell-operated offshore platform positioned 130 miles south of New Orleans

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• 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 Elios 3 indoor inspection drone ecosystem.

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• 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.

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• 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 ATEX-certified.

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• 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.

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• 2024-09-13 - Partnership - Flyability and Samsung sign MOU for Elios 3 indoor inspection drones

  The September 13, 2024 memorandum targets unmanned inspection of equipment and infrastructure inside Samsung semiconductor facilities to improve safety and efficiency. Flyability will develop and supply the systems, while Samsung will maintain and service the resulting drones and integrate them into plant operations. The source identifies Flyability’s Elios 3 as its latest platform, supporting ultrasonic-thickness measurement, radiation detection and surveying payloads.

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• 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.

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• 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 – access environments. The training courses will be designed to optimize data collection for inspections.

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• 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.

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• 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 access to remote areas that otherwise would be hazardous. Headquartered in Atlanta (GA – USA), Mirion employs approximately 2,800 people and operates in 13 countries.

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• 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.

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• 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 reinforces Flyability's position in indoor inspection drones for industrial customers.

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• 2022-05-19 - Product Launch - Flyability launches Elios 3 indoor LiDAR inspection drone

  Flyability launched Elios 3 as a collision-tolerant indoor LiDAR drone for inaccessible and GPS-denied environments. The standard configuration used an Ouster OS0-32 LiDAR sensor and GeoSLAM software to create survey-grade 3D models. FlyAware combined LiDAR and three optical cameras for real-time mapping and flight stability, while a second payload bay supported configuration-specific sensors.

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• 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 inspection professionals to reduce downtime, inspection costs, and risks to workers. Locational data is also essential for synchronizing and aligning the different stakeholders in a maintenance operation.

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• 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 deployment.

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• 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.

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• 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 photogrammetry. This course will initially be available through Flyability directly and subsequently through its Authorized Training Centers, progressively throughout 2020.

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Relationships

• Saudi Aramco

  Qualified Robotics/autonomy Relationship

• RINA

  Qualified Robotics/autonomy Fact - Flyability and RINA announce a partnership to design training and certification programs for inspection drone pilots