****** **** ******* ****** as ********** ******** ********* - ***** ************ (*.*., in *** **, *** FAA), *****, *** ******* flight ********* **** ******* battery ********** (***** ******* more **** ** ******** than ** ***).
*** *******,***** *****, *** ******* ** tackle *** ******* ***** in * ********* ***, by *********** ********* *** using * ******** ****** instead, ******** "*********" ****** times, *** ******** ******* capacity.
**** ***** **** *** and ******* ******* *****,***** *******, *** ********** *** Chairmain *** ********* ** iRobot, ***** ** *** Roomba *** ***** ******** platforms. *** ********* *** latest ********/***** *******, ******* customers, *** ************ **** see ** *** ******** industry *** * *****-**-*-****. We ******** **** * contrast ** ***** ******** drone ********* *******************************.
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CyPhy ******* **********
*** ******* *** ******* in ****, ***** *** CTO **** ******, ****** spent ** ***** ** the ******* ** ***** ranging **** ** ** Engineering ** ******** *** President. ***** *** ****** $36M ** ***, *** employs ******* ** ****** at *** *******, **. headquarters.
***** *** ******* ** pursue ******** ************ *** drone *********, *** ******* specializes ** **** **** call "**********" ******, ******** to ***/***** *** **** durations.
** ****, ***** ********* to ***** * ********-******** product ** ******, *** a*********** ******** **** *** cancelled ******* ********** ****** a ******* ******* ******* of ********* ****** ******.
CyPhy ****
***** ***** *** ******* a "********** ****** ************** *** Communications ********" (****). *** **** is * ******-********* ********, designed ** *********** ******** and ********** ************. ******* capacity ** ****., ***** is *-** *** ******** of **** ************/********** ******. Flight **** ** *********** unlimited, *** *** ******* claims *** ***** *** operate ****** ** **** weather **********, ********* ***** winds ** ***** *****. Max ******** ** ***', which ** **** ** an *** ***** **** a ********** ***, ********* to *** ***.
*** ******* ******** *** flight **** *** *** entirely ** *** ******** of ***** * ****** to ****** ***** ** the *****. *********** ********* increases *** ******* ********, and ********** *** **** for *** ***** ** land ** ****** ** swap ******* *****.
*** ********* ***** ***** an ******** ** *** company *** ***** ****:
Additional ******* ** ****** ******
*** ****** ***** ** microfilament ****, ***** *** same ******** ** * small ********* *****, *** carries ***** *** ************** to *** *****. ********* to *****, ***** ***** communications ******* ** ******** greatly ******* *** ******* of *** ***** ***** hacked, ** ***** ******** by ******* ****-***** ********.
****** *** ********* ** the ****** ** ******* by * ******* ******* that ** **** ** the ****'* **** *******.
*** ***** *** * max ****** ******** ** 400', ***** ** ** FAA **********, *** *** tether ***** ** **** longer ** ***** *** drone ** ******** ****** an ****.
Limitations ** ******
*** ******* ********** ** the ****** ******** ** the ****** ** ****** area, ************ **** ********* such ** ***** ** buildings. ******* *** ***** remains ******** ** *** base ******* ** *** times, **** *** ** be ***** ** ****** the ****** **** *** become ******* ** *****, buildings, ***.
FAA ************ ***** *****
*** **** ** ********** in *** **** *** as ****-****** ******, ****** FAA ************ ****** ************ and ********* *** **** for *** **** ** for ***** ***** *************************.
*****
***** *** ******* ***** not ******** ******** *******, customers ****** ****** ** pay ** ****** ** $100,000 *** * *****-**-*** drone/base ******* *******. ***** sells *** ****** ******** to *********, **** ** not ****** ***** ****** or ***** ******* ***** models ** *** *** that **** ***** ******** drone ** ***** ********* have.
Current ************ / *********
***** **** *** ******** of ***** *********** **** been ********-*****, **** *** reconnaissance ** ** ****. CyPhy *** **** ****** with ****************** *********, ***** the ***** *** ***** a ******** ** **** station ** ******* ********* coverage ** ** ****, such ** ****** * large ***** ** ***** other ********* ** ***** upgraded ** ********. **** of ***** *********** **** happened **** *** **** 12 ******.
Revenue *********
***** ******** ******* *** not *********, ** ***** estimate ** ** ** in *** ******-***** ******** annual *****. **** ** based ** *** ***** price ($***,***+), ******* **** the ***** *********** *****, and ********** ****** ******* of *** *******, ****** it ******** *** ******* has ******* ** **** significant ******* ** **** point.
Security ************
******** ************** *****, ************ sites, ********, *** ******* places ***** ***** ** a **** *** ****-**** aerial ************ ** * location *** ***** ***** CyPhy **** ************ ** the ******** ********. *** company *** ********* *** units **** ******* ** thermal ******* *** ***** environments, *** **** **** video *** *** **** channel ** *** ***** tether, ******** *** ***** analytics ** ********* ** be **** **** ********* on *** ******.
*** **** ******** *** be **** ** ******/****** other ****** **** *** attempt ** ***** * secure ****. ** ****** above *** ******, ** may ** **** ** see ************ ******** ****** more ******* **** ******-***** cameras ** ***** *******, according ** *****'* ***.
Competitive **********
*****'* ****** ******** *** been **** ******* ** security ******** ************* **** to ***** *****/***** *********: sell *** ******** ********, and ***** *** ******** to ********* ***/**** ** is ********, *******, ***. Their ***** ***********, ******** and ***********, *** * more *******-******** *****, ********* not **** ********, *** also * **** ** SLA ******* ******** ***********. Additionally, ***** ********* **** have ****-*** ******** **** assist ********* **** *** management *** ********* ** the ******.
**** ****, **** *** make *** ****-**** ********* costs ***** *** * CyPhy ********, *******, **** customers *** **** ** be **** "***** *****" when ** ***** ** operating *** ********* *** unit. ******** *** *********** include ***** ********* ** the *****, ****** *** total **** ** ********* more ***********, **** ** potentially ******.
CyPhy *******
*** ****** ******** **** eliminate * ***** ***** for ****** **** ** a ********, *** ********* flight **** ******* *** chances ** ******* ******** due ** ****** ****** to ****** ** * charging ******* ** "****" places **** **** ***** in * ****** ****** arrangement ** ******** ** most ***** *******. *********** batteries **** ********* *******, and ******* *** ** the **** ****** *********** items *** ******** ***** operation. *******, *** ****** also ******* *** ******* to *** *** ***** to ****** **** ********** if ***** *** ***** that *** *** ** the *** ** *** tether. ************, *** **** up-front ***** *** **** customers ******** ************, **** as ******* ****** ***********, or ********* ****** *** installing ***** ****** * location ** ***** ** get ********* ********, *** any *********** ***** *** deployment ** ******** ** be ****-****.
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Undisclosed #1
They have been using tethered drones for bridge inspections in Missouri.
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Undisclosed End User #2
Interesting things, and what I reacted mostly in this article was iRobot Roomba, I have one, awesome machine that doing the work extremely well - but every time I see that one moving around I'm thinking, who's watching me and my apartment on the the iRobots camera and who is using the map of my apartment... and for what purpose...
No direct need to mention that all outgoing traffic from this device to the "cloud" are blocked, by my own paranoia;)
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