ROTARY ROBOTICS
Boston
FocalPlane (1-pound)
Purpose Flight plan set by smartphone or laptop, drone can fly and take video for 45 minutes. Marketed toward journalists and videographers filming disasters.
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES
Cambridge
Skate (24” x 19”)
Purpose Education/research, journalism, first response.
AEROVIRONMENT INC.
Monrovia, Calif.
Raven (Wingspan 4.5 feet; weight 4.5 pounds with camera)
Purpose Aerial observation.
AEROVIRONMENT INC.
Monrovia, Calif.
Nano Hummingbird (Wingspan 6.5 inches, weight 2/3 of an ounce)
Purpose Surveillance and reconnaissance.
CYPHY WORKS
Danvers
EASE (Extrese Access Systemfor Entry) and PARC (Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications)
Purpose EASE (12” x 16”) First response and infrastructure inspection; PARC (55” x 16”) Surveying disaster areas, first response.
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