Development of Autonomous Drones for Enclosed Indoor Spaces
First written in FY2024. 5 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025. Latest entry: 2026-09-14.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「For remote drone flights, we completed a Level 3.5 flight demonstration (Note 4) and confirmed that safe operation was possible.」
For autonomous and remote operations, we completed a Level 3.5 flight demonstration of a remotely operated autonomous drone for construction sites and confirmed safe operation. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, we conducted a demonstration experiment of automatic patrols using Visual SLAM technology inside a building under construction.」
The autonomous drone progressed to a specific validation stage through a demonstration experiment of automatic patrols inside a building under construction. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Research and development activities related to product development, including autonomous drones for confined indoor spaces, next-generation IBIS and next-generation software, also progressed smoothly.」
Research and development of autonomous drones, next-generation IBIS and next-generation software continued. No specific completion milestones were stated. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「Looking ahead, we will continue our business activities with a view to developing autonomous drones capable of flying freely through indoor confined spaces, many of which are narrow, dark and hazardous, where we have particular expertise, and expanding into overseas companies facing challenges similar to those of users in Japan.」
Development includes non-GPS positioning using LiDAR SLAM, Visual SLAM and UWB, automatic charging, remote monitoring, command-and-control systems, and AI-based anomaly detection.