Robotics

Marsbees are robotic flapping wing flyers of a bumblebee size with cicada sized wings. The Marsbees are integrated with sensors and wireless communication devices.

A Roomba-like ocean trash collector modelled on a whale shark and a microplastic filter made from jellyfish slime could prevent litter from entering our oceans and help tackle a growing problem that poses threats to wildlife, deters tourists and impacts on coastal economies.

Zipline's mission is to bring life-saving medicine to the most difficult to reach places on the planet. The company operates the world's first and only national scale drone delivery system, making thousands of deliveries per year. Zipline's newest generation of autonomous aircraft flies farther, faster and with more cargo than was ever before possible— even in high altitude, heavy wind, or rain.

It's small enough to fit inside a shoebox, yet this robot on four wheels has a big mission: keeping factories and other large facilities safe from hackers.

A mobile exoskeleton that will help to improve endurance, safety, and experience for skiers and snowboarders.

Even with many technological advances in recent years, it remains a challenging task to document marine life up close. But scientists believe they have a possible solution: using robots.

Airware (2011) is a CA company with $110M funding (as of 2018).

3D Robotics (3DR) started in 2007 with hardware. It was in fact one of the pioneers, particularly as it championed the open source movement for drone codes. The company had a flourishing business in its early day, reaching a headcount of 180 staff in its Berkley office

Roboception is a young German start-up established in 2014 developing an integrated 3D vision sensor aimed at the robotics market.

Yuneec was established in 1999 in Hong Kong.

Unifly is UAS Traffic Management (UTM) and drone fleet management software provider. They are a software company that creates aviation-related solutions for the integration of drones and manned aviation.

Parrot is a relatively an old company. Its core business (automotive) is in decline hence it has been looking for alternatives business. This is why it entered the drone business in the recent past.

Flyability is a Switzerland, Lausanne based drone manufacturer. There are many drone companies at Lausanne and one could see a drone ecosystem there, which makes it a suitable place for drone manufacturing.

Exyn technologies was established in the late 2014. It is based on Philadelphia, US.

Founded in 2014 and raised $52M until the Aug 2015

Headquartered in Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley, DJI is undoubtedly the leader of consumer drone market. It has the advantage of direct access to the suppliers, talented engineers, and its own manufacturing facilities.

Established in 2011 in France, Delair-Tech uses its fixed-wing UAVs to offer data acquisition and analytics services.

Autel robotics, established in 2014 in California as a subsidiary of Autel Intelligent

In a new human-robot interaction study, a team took a water hauling robot to a village in Rural India. Water transport is a real problem in India, as over half of the population doesn't have tap water at home.

The programme will see researchers recreate flying environments for drones as digital models, taking into account a wide range of factors like air traffic, buildings and electricity lines, and then testing them in the real world at Waterford Airport and other selected locations around Ireland.