Drone Autonomous Service Hub

Mission

Enabling maximum drone mobility anywhere, anytime.

The challenge

Drones are a mature technology with numerous applications, however we are yet to see them reach the scale of usage of cars or planes. This expansion is mainly limited by batteries, which require manual replacement and take long to recharge. The need to replace or recharge drones with human intervention leads to significant range reduction, as well as a high downtime between operating cycles.

The solution

We propose a drone servicing hub, capable of replacing the batteries of drones, autonomously. The drones will be retrofitted with a new battery holding system, based on existing electronic systems. The mechanism will be designed to allow the battery to be easily extracted and replaced by a mechanical system on the drone hub. A secondary battery will be introduced as well, to allow the drone systems to keep operating while the replacement procedure is ongoing, leading to a minimum downtime.