Picterra vient d’annoncer le lancement de sa plateforme publique. Cette nouveauté permettra à la startup d’Ecublens de démocratiser l’accès aux données d’observation de la terre par satellite et voie aérienne, des fonctionnalités très attendues par ses clients.

The World Economic Forum’s new Drone Innovators Network was inaugurated today at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. The selection of Switzerland for the event was no coincidence. Switzerland is playing a pioneering role in this area.

The ETH Zurich spin-off Verity Studios is the leading provider of commercial autonomous indoor drones for live events. Verity has now raised $18 million in a Series A funding round from investors like Airbus and Sony to expand and accelerate growth in the US market.

La promotion de l’innovation suisse à l’étranger va s’accélérer ces prochains mois. La technologie de pointe suisse sera présente la semaine prochaine au Salon Viva Technology à Paris. Et ce n’est que le début, comme le montre la campagne « Switzerland, home of Drones » qui sera lancée dans la capitale française.

Fotokite received the top prize of $1 million at GENIUS NY, the world’s largest business competition for unmanned systems in Syracuse, New York. The startup will use the funds to accelerate its growth and expansion in USA.

Wingtra's VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) drone WingtraOne has taken off the market ground straight up. The startup raised additional $5.8M in funding which now adds up to a total of $10M.

AgroFly developed the first crop-spraying UAV system certified by the national authorities. After conducting scientific assessments, the startup is now ramping up production of its Swiss-Made drone.

Flyability, an expert company in in-door drones, has announced a new certification and training program to allow Elios owners to assess and recognise the skills of their pilots. The program provides pilots with knowledge allowing them to perform the most difficult indoor inspection missions. The first sessions, Flyability has partnered with the Commercial UAV Expo to showcase the program during the Las Vegas exhibition at the end of October.