News Jun 20, 2018 Switzerland, home of drones Switzerland showcased its advanced drone ecosystem at the VivaTech innovation fair held in Paris last week. But how did the Alpine country become...
News May 29, 2019 Wingtra drones impress investors Wingtra has raised 10 million US dollars in financing round. The start-up manufactures special drones for aerial photography. It wants to use the...
News Dec 06, 2018 Drones to transport laboratory samples Drones will soon transport laboratory samples from University Hospital Zurich to the Irchel campus at the University of Zurich. The project, whic...
News Oct 25, 2018 TwingTec makes energy drones breakthrough TwingTec, a startup from the Greater Zurich Area, has developed an energy drone capable of automatically taking off, flying and landing. The aim ...
News Sep 10, 2019 Intelligent drones to inspect wind turbines Sulzer Schmid develops drones for rotor blade inspections. The company is now joining forces with NNAISENSE, which specializes in artificial inte...
News Jun 23, 2020 Drones set to independently learn maneuvers Drones should in future be able to independently learn acrobatic maneuvers. The University of Zurich has devised a navigation algorithm that will...
News Nov 05, 2020 Drones place sensors in the forest Researchers from Empa and Imperial College London have developed drones that can attach sensors to trees, which then collect data themselves. Thi...
News May 26, 2021 Auterion and maxon collaborating on drones The ETH spin-off Auterion and high-precision motor specialists maxon motor have agreed a partnership. Together, the two companies intend to make ...
News Dec 27, 2019 Ticino gets competence center for drones A technology park with a competence and research center for drones is being built on the Lodrino military airfield. The drone center will be link...
News Dec 23, 2021 Researchers develop drones to climb trees The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research is collecting ecological data from forest canopies using special drones. The ...
News Jan 23, 2023 Special drones can land in trees Researchers in Zurich have developed a special drone that can land in trees. The drone’s underside collects environmental DNA for the determinati...
News Feb 08, 2018 Algorithm navigates drones through the city Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed an algorithm that allows drones to fly by themselves through the streets of a city and in ...
News Jul 24, 2018 Spray drones used to protect plants Remote Vision has developed a drone that can be used to protect vineyards by spraying the crops precisely and in doses. The method is especially ...
News Oct 04, 2019 Zurich drones join Céline Dion world tour The Canadian pop icon Céline Dion is being accompanied on her new world tour by drones from the Zurich startup Verity Studios. During the singer’...
News Feb 03, 2023 Maersk chooses Verity drones for warehouse inventory A. P. Møller Maersk is turning to flying drones from Verity to manage inventory counts in its warehouse network. After a six-month trial run at f...
News Oct 09, 2020 Flybotix drones flying with maxon drive systems The start-up Flybotix is working on the development of an innovative drone to inspect industrial facilities. The Obwalden-based company maxon mot...
News Dec 03, 2018 NEST to be test site for drones Empa and Imperial College London are working together to test autonomous drone technology. The NEST research building of Empa in Dübendorf will b...
News Oct 14, 2020 Fixposition launches sensor for drones and robots Fixposition has developed a new sensor allowing robots and drones to navigate even the most challenging environments. The spin-off from ETH Zuric...
