Airobotics Deploys Optimus Urban Drone Infrastructure in the UAE
by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby
Israeli drone manufacturer Airobotics has announced that it is supplying a UAE government entity with additional drone systems and services for the deployment of a larger fleet that will make use of Airobotics’ Optimus Urban Drone Infrastructure.
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The customer previously placed an initial systems and services order at the Dubai Expo, during which Airobotics performed thousands of autonomous drone flights under challenging environmental conditions within densely populated areas.
Designed to function as a network of smart drones connected to an urban control center, the Airobotics system will serve as a municipal infrastructure granting a range of automated data solutions. The deployed Urban Drone Infrastructure’s main purpose is to allow for faster response times by security and rescue forces to emergency situations, assisting law enforcement and homeland security operations, and streamlining municipality services. Airobotics is additionally exploring drone parcel delivery and other smart city applications for the infrastructure.
The company believes its Optimus Urban Drone Infrastructure will be widely deployed across this specific UAE city over the next few years, with two systems already deployed, and completion of this new transaction bringing the total to four.
Active in several countries including the UAE, Airobotics has plans with other customers to establish permanent infrastructure which rely on fleets of autonomous drones able to operate as an information supplying taskforce. The infrastructure is designed for urban environments and strategic facilities necessitating immediate security, monitoring and emergency response. Each system features a smart airbase providing automated battery changes, the automated loading and installation of sensors appropriate for each specified mission, and a range of up to 80 square kilometers covering the perimeter of the airbase. The drones can be activated for longer, more complicated missions, and flights are monitored by remote operators in a command-and-control center.
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- Dubai Police Introduce Drone-in-a-Box for Faster Response to Community
- Automated Security Drones: Airobotics Takes Flight Over Singapore
- Airobotics Releases New Drone Payload Product
Ian attended Dominican University of California, where he received a BA in English in 2019. With a lifelong passion for writing and storytelling and a keen interest in technology, he is now contributing to DroneLife as a staff writer.
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, a professional drone services marketplace, and a fascinated observer of the emerging drone industry and the regulatory environment for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles focused on the commercial drone space and is an international speaker and recognized figure in the industry. Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and over 20 years of experience in high tech sales and marketing for new technologies.
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