STABLY builds autonomous drones that perform inspections and patrols in industrial environments where GPS and radio signals are unavailable, such as bridge girders, tunnels, tanks, and construction sites. The company develops its own hardware, firmware, and LiDAR SLAM algorithms, enabling stable flight in confined, dusty spaces where conventional drones cannot operate. Its drones collect 3D point clouds and video data, replacing manual entry into hazardous or hard-to-reach areas.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Industrial inspection and patrol tasks in confined, enclosed spaces—such as bridge box girders, tunnels, tanks, silos, and underground power conduits—have traditionally required workers to enter hazardous environments. These areas lack GPS, compass, and communication signals, making manual inspection labor-intensive, dangerous, and inefficient, while existing drone solutions are unable to operate reliably under such conditions.
Solution
STABLY provides autonomous drones purpose-built for industrial environments where conventional drones fail. The company designs and manufactures its own hardware, firmware, and software in-house, allowing rapid customization for specific site conditions and mission requirements. Its proprietary LiDAR SLAM algorithm is engineered for drone flight control, delivering 2.5 to 17 times lower high-frequency estimation error than leading open-source algorithms, which minimizes collision risk and preserves data quality. The drones can operate even when 70% of the LiDAR field of view is obscured by dust, common in tunnels, silos, and construction sites. For inspection missions, the drones autonomously navigate without pre-built maps or markers, capturing 3D point clouds and video. For patrol missions, they automatically take off, fly pre-defined routes, and land on schedule, replacing repetitive manual rounds.
Target Audience
Primary customers are industrial facility owners and operators—including bridge and infrastructure managers, construction firms, logistics warehouse operators, plant and factory managers, and shipyard teams—who need safe, automated inspection and patrol of confined or hazardous spaces.
Features
- Full-stack in-house development covering airframe design, flight control algorithms, and LiDAR SLAM, enabling rapid customization for mission-specific sensor configurations
- Proprietary high-frequency LiDAR SLAM with 2.5–17x lower estimation error than KISS-ICP, MAD-ICP, and GenZ-ICP, reducing drift-induced vibration and collision risk in confined spaces
- Dust-tolerant SLAM design that remains stable even when 70% of LiDAR visibility is obstructed by airborne particles
- Autonomous flight without pre-built maps or external markers, suitable for GPS-denied environments including bridge girders, tunnels, tanks, pipelines, and ship blocks
- Capability to fly in close proximity to walls and structures (including wall-rolling drone prototype), enabling inspection of tight interior geometries
- Flexible low-volume manufacturing with no minimum order quantity, supporting 1-drone proof-of-concept deployments before scaling