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Unmanned aircraft systems
15 EIC Accelerator winners build on Unmanned aircraft systems, 1% of the classified companies, in 6 sectors and 6 industries.
15
Companies
6
Sectors
6
Industries
11
Countries
13%
Exits
27%
Show signs of scaling
Sectors
- Digital and computing1 (7%)
- Energy4 (27%)
- Agrifood1 (7%)
- Industrial technology1 (7%)
- Mobility and transport7 (47%)
- Construction1 (7%)
Industries
Used together with
Other technologies of the same companies
- Autonomous navigation3
- Computer vision2
- Vertical take-off and landing2
- 3D imaging1
- 3D modelling1
- Artificial intelligence1
- Fuel cells1
- Photovoltaics1
- Robotics1
Companies per year of first award
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
- Unmanned aircraft systems
Show the numbers
| Companies | Unmanned aircraft systems | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
What happened to them (15 of 15 checked)
- Active8 (53%)
- Exit2 (13%)
- Failed4 (27%)
- Other1 (7%)
Signs of scaling
- Scaling4 (27%)
- Not scaling7 (47%)
- Scaling unclear4 (27%)
Keywords
- Aerial firefighting
- Aerial mapping
- Aerial surveying
- Air cargo
- Autonomous flight
- Biological control
- Blade inspection
- Blade repair
- Bridge inspection
- Building security
- BVLOS
- Cargo drones
- Ceiling docking
- City models
- Construction sites
- Defence
- Digital twins
- Drone imagery
- Earth observation
- Emergency services
- Facility monitoring
- Fire trucks
- Firefighting
- Fixed-wing drones
- Flight endurance
- Greenhouse pests
- Heavy-lift propulsion
- High-altitude wind
- Indoor drones
- Infrastructure maintenance
- Insect monitoring
- Leading-edge erosion
- Long endurance
- Medical delivery
- Military drones
- Mining
- Night operations
- Offshore wind
- Pesticide reduction
- Rope access replacement
All 15 companies using Unmanned aircraft systems
| Company | Project | Industry | Country | Cut-off | Funding | Status | Rasph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mu-G Knowledge Management BV | PATSPATS: Eliminating pesticides! | Controlled environment agriculture | Netherlands | March 2023 | Blended finance | Active | Deep dive |
| Twinsity GmbH | TwinspectFirst fast and automated (<5 min) AI-based inspection to increase operational safety of large critical infrastructure, e.g., bridges, dams, and oil & gas platforms and refineries | Construction technology | Germany | March 2023 | Blended finance | Closed | Deep dive |
| Reblade ApS | flying factoryFlying Repair Drone for Wind Turbines Blades | Wind energy | Denmark | October 2022 | Grant first | Active | Deep dive |
| DRONAMICS Ltd. | DronamicsThe first European cargo drone airline | Aviation | Bulgaria | March 2022 | Blended finance | Active | Deep dive |
| Wingtra AG | WingtraOneWingtraOne, the leading VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drone for mapping and surveying, uniquely combining long range, heavy payloads and ease of use | Aviation | Switzerland | October 2020 | Blended finance | Active | Deep dive |
| Avy B.V. | SkySaverThe electric VTOL-fixed wing drone for urgent medical delivery | Aviation | Netherlands | March 2020 | Grant only | Active | Deep dive |
| Indoor Robotics Ltd | TANDOAerial robotic platform for indoor safety and security | Robotics | Israel | January 2020 | Blended finance | Closed | Deep dive |
| XSUN | SX1.3Earth Observation by Autonomous Solar UAV | Aviation | France | October 2019 | Blended finance | Active | Deep dive |
| Aero Enterprise GmbH | A2MiroA2Miro Solution: a fully automated inspection system by our SensorCopter that reduces WTs downtime | Wind energy | Austria | June 2019 | Grant only | Insolvent | Deep dive |
| DRONE HOPPER SL | WILDHOPPERWILD HOPPER - Heavy-Duty UAV for day and night firefighting operations | Aviation | Spain | June 2019 | Grant only | Pivoted | Deep dive |
| Fotokite AG | FotokiteAerial Situational Awareness for Every Firefighter | Aviation | Switzerland | June 2019 | Grant only | Active | Deep dive |
| KITEMILL AS | AWEHarvesting Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) using Rigid Kites | Wind energy | Norway | June 2019, March 2024 | Grant only | Active | Deep dive |
| Nomoko AG | NomokoA Digital Copy Of The Earth | Enterprise software | Switzerland | April 2019 | Grant only | Insolvent | Deep dive |
| Swire Renewable Energy (Portugal), S.A. | Windrone ZenithAutonomous & Intelligent UAV-based Wind Turbine Inspection System for Cost-effective, Reliable, Safe and Actionable Blade Fault Detection and Prediction | Wind energy | Portugal | April 2019 | Grant only | Acquired | Deep dive |
| SKY-WATCH A/S | UAVEndure IIInnovative fuel cell propulsion technology enabling long endurance for small UAVs | Aviation | Denmark | January 2019 | Grant only | Acquired | Deep dive |