Fotokite is a company that specializes in providing elevated situational awareness solutions through autonomous tethered drone technology. Their products are designed to offer real-time video and thermal data to enhance safety and decision-making for public safety, emergency response, and industrial inspection professionals.

Fotokite

Our team believes in a future where autonomous robotics are used in meaningful, accountable applications.
Commercial UAVs have the technical capabilities to help save lives and share important stories- but they
have continued to be held back by fundamental problems in safety, regulation, and flight time. By solving these
fundamental issues, our team is able to offer the next generation of accountable and autonomous aerial robotics
that are ready for real-world use today.

Fotokite technology uses a tether combined with an onboard IMU to compute the vehicle's position relative to the user. This allows for quick deployment and controlled flight by virtually anyone and obviates the need for complex start-up protocols, GPS dependency, trained pilots, and bulky remote controls.

The core algorithms were developed and refined over the course of years of research and experimentation at the world renowned Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at ETH Zurich. With this foundation in place, the team is now working on expanding control capabilities with a keen eye on delivering intuitive user interaction, enabling expanded capabilities to teams in Firefighting and Public Safety applications.

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Qualcomm Ventures

Techstars

EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs

Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital

SICTIC

Sony Innovation Fund

Swisscanto Private Equity

MSA Safety

Fotokite's tethered drone flying at the airport without disrupting the airspace!✈ Exploring new frontiers in airport emergency response: check out our latest article discussing the recent collaborative test day by Fotokite and Bliksund at one of the European airports. Discover how the integration of tethered drone technology and live streaming solutions could enhance emergency response capabilities without interrupting airspace. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eS3EgcGw 
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Thank you for visiting us in San Diego at IACP. We enjoyed spending time with our partners and customers while showing our Fotokite units in action. #Fotokite #SituationalAwareness #ElevatedPerspective

We have completed our roadshow through California. With its IP55 rating, public safety teams can use the Fotokite Sigma in rain, wind, or the infamous San Francisco fog — Enabling safe, reliable, mission-critical situational awareness every day.

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