Airobot
Belgian drone hardware and software startup developing industrial RTK BVLOS drones and cloud-based aerial data software, based at DronePort Sint-Truiden.
Airobot is a Belgian drone hardware and software development company founded in 2015 and based at DronePort business park in Sint-Truiden, Limburg, Belgium. The company specializes in end-to-end solutions for automated Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) aerial data collection. Its core hardware product, the AiroCore, is a carrier board integrating an Orange Cube flight controller, real-time CPUs, a payload management computer, a professional RTK GNSS receiver, and a redundant power supply — enabling autonomous industrial BVLOS drone operations.
Airobot's AiroCollect cloud platform enables sharing and visualization of project data, providing precise material stock measurements, construction progress monitoring, and as-built documentation. The company was co-founded by Jacopo Vanetti (CEO) and Kristof Beenders and has partnered with Acecore Technologies for airframe platforms. Target industries include agriculture, topographical survey, inspection, construction, public safety, insurance, and worker protection.
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AiroCore
Industrial RTK BVLOS drone motherboard integrating flight controller, payload management, RTK GNSS receiver, and redundant power for autonomous aerial data missions.
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Belgium
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2015
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