Fotokite Tethered Drone for Public Safety Wins iF Design Award: Unlimited Flight Time, Elegant Design

The Fotokite tethered drone for public safety has won a top distinction at this year’s iF Design Award. “From almost 10,000 submissions, only 75 were honored with the Gold Award for outstanding design achievements by an international, independent jury of experts,” says a company release.

Fotokite Sigma the Fotokite tethered drone for public safety teams – providing mission-critical situational awareness with unlimited continuous flight time.  That’s a critical differentiator for public safety teams, who may not be able to land and change batteries in the midst of an emergency event.  The design of the Fotokite Sigma also allows launching, flying, and landing “with the single push of a button helps to save team resources,” says the iF Design page, more important features for public safety teams who need all focus on the situation in front of them.

The Fotokite solution includes the Fotokite Live App, which provides real-time thermal and high-definition video streams both on and off-site, providing First Responders and off-site situation commanders immediate actionable information throughout the mission.  “Fotokite Systems have saved human lives numerous times throughout search and rescue and live fire missions,” says the company.

The Fotokite Sigma won the iF Gold Award in the Design Excellence.  The jury statement sums up the elegance of the Sigma solution:

“So simple yet so exquisite in every detail. The entire user journey has been considered, with usability clearly explained. Everything here is well thought out: the surface treatment, the materials, the components, the camera, the box, the interaction — everything.”