Flyability develops collision-tolerant drones for internal inspection of confined and hazardous industrial spaces. The company's Elios series addresses the engineering challenge of operating UAVs in GPS-denied, geometrically complex environments where conventional drones cannot safely navigate. The collision-tolerance architecture - a protective frame that allows continued operation after impacts with walls, pipes, and obstacles - enables remote data collection in boilers, tanks, tunnels, and other confined spaces that traditionally required scaffolding, rope access, or human entry.
The current flagship platform, Elios 3, integrates a LiDAR sensor for real-time 3D mapping during flight. This combines visual inspection imagery with geometric reconstruction, producing both qualitative visual data and quantitative spatial models from single flights. The system operates without external positioning infrastructure, relying on onboard sensing and processing to maintain spatial awareness in cluttered indoor environments. Complementary software tools - Inspector 5.0 and Flyability Cloud - handle post-flight data management, annotation, and reporting workflows.
Deployment span across power generation, oil and gas, mining, maritime, and infrastructure sectors in over 60 countries. Typical applications include pressure vessel examinations, cooling tower assessments, and sewer infrastructure surveys - scenarios where the collision-tolerant design trades agility for operational robustness in constrained spaces. The company operates from offices in Switzerland, China, Singapore, and the United States, with a team exceeding 100 employees focused on hardware development, sensor integration, and inspection software.