HOVER
HOVER is developing aerial platforms engineered for safe, versatile human flight, with hardware systems designed to interface with any control software and appendage. The company aims to build the first hovercraft system for versatile human interaction, moving beyond proof-of-concept demonstrators to make human flight safer and its infrastructure more modular. Their first prototype is a 16-motor coaxial multirotor delivering approximately 260 kgf of peak static lift.
- Mobility & Transportation
- Aerospace
- Robotics
- Hardware
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Short-range aerial transport is growing rapidly, with major companies investing heavily in vertical flight, yet existing human-bearing flight platforms remain proof-of-concept demonstrations. Current systems lack the safety, modularity, and versatile human-interaction capabilities needed for practical adoption across sectors requiring rapid, localized aerial mobility.
Solution
HOVER (Human Operated Versatile Elevated Robotics) is building aerial platforms engineered for safe human flight, developing versatile hardware systems that interface with any control software and appendage. The company aims to create the first hovercraft system in the world designed for versatile human flight, moving beyond proof-of-concept demonstrators like the Sky Surfer and Omni Hoverboard. Their approach focuses on making human flight safer and its infrastructure more modular, enabling integration across diverse use cases. The research team applies aerial robotics expertise to solve the next piece of the puzzle in human-integrated vertical flight, with a first prototype featuring a 16-motor coaxial multirotor architecture arranged in a symmetric annular planform.
Target Audience
Primary customers are aerospace and robotics organizations, along with sectors requiring rapid, localized aerial mobility such as urban transport, emergency response, and industrial inspection applications.
Features
- Human-centric hovercraft platform designed specifically for versatile human flight and interaction
- Hardware systems engineered for rapid interfacing with any control software, ensuring broad compatibility
- Modular appendage interfaces that adapt to different user configurations and operational needs
- First prototype: 16-motor distributed layout in 8 coaxial pairs with a symmetric annular planform, delivering ~260 kgf peak static lift
- Operator stands centrally above the thrust plane in a hoverboard-aligned stance, aligning the combined center of mass with the thrust axis
- Aerial robotics approach informed by UC Berkeley and Stanford research heritage
- Built to serve sectors requiring rapid, localized aerial mobility with safety as a core design principle