Drone / aerial robot (UAV)Commercial

Flyability Elios 3

Collision-tolerant caged drone with LiDAR for real-time GPS-denied SLAM. It inspects boilers, tanks, sewers and mine galleries and builds 3D models in flight.

Year: 2022
Origin: Switzerland
Autonomy: L2 · Guided autonomy
Dataset review: 2026-11 · Methodology & evidence levels

Spec sheet

Manufacturer maxima under declared conditions; not simultaneous. The test condition is shown under each value.

Weight: 2.5 kg; max take-off weight with LiDAR
Payload: 0.3 kg; Editorial estimate
Operating time: 12 min; without LiDAR, ideal conditions and new battery; ~9 min with LiDAR; ~13 min with high-capacity battery
Top speed: 7 m/s

Primary source quality: Manufacturer / operator

Backed by:[Flyability, 2022][MFE Inspection Solutions, 2024][New Atlas, 2022]

Taxonomy profile

Where the platform sits on the four axes of the reference framework.

Autonomy

Guided autonomy

Autonomous navigation on defined routes with basic obstacle avoidance.

Coordination

Standalone

Standalone
Coordinated
Collaborative swarm

No inter-robot communication; each unit operates in isolation.

Control

primary: FPV piloting

FPV
Teleop
Supervised
BVLOS
RL/VLA

supported: FPV piloting · Teleoperation

Perception

4 sensing modalities

3D LiDAR
RGB cameras
Thermal / infrared
IMU

Operating environments

Confined spaces
Underground mining
Industrial plant

Sectors

Infrastructure inspection
Mining
Energy

Ideal business case

Indoor confined-space inspection

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