Shearwater's Smart Flight™ platform utilizes AI-driven autonomy and wind-powered navigation to enhance the operational efficiency of commercial drones, enabling them to fly up to eight times longer and 30% faster. This technology allows a single operator to manage multiple drones simultaneously, reducing the need for experienced pilots and facilitating safer, scalable drone operations across various applications.
Funding
$600K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Commercial drones face limitations in flight time and speed due to battery constraints and reliance on manual piloting, hindering their operational efficiency and scalability. Experienced pilots are required to operate the drones, which increases operational costs.
Solution
Shearwater's Smart Flight™ platform enhances drone capabilities by using AI-driven autonomy and wind-powered navigation. The platform dynamically determines optimal flight actions, coordinates multiple drones, and guides them along wind-powered routes while avoiding obstacles and adverse weather conditions. This technology enables drones to fly significantly longer and faster, reducing the need for experienced pilots and enabling safer, more scalable operations across various applications.
Target Audience
The primary customers are commercial drone operators in surveillance, delivery, search and rescue, first response, military, and firefighting sectors.
Features
- AI-powered autonomy for dynamic action determination and drone coordination
- Wind-powered navigation for increased flight time and speed
- Automated route planning that avoids no-fly zones, obstacles, and bad weather
- Capability for a single operator to manage multiple drones simultaneously
- Compatibility with any professional or commercial drone