Announced details
Remote video monitoring in areas affected by severe disasters or communications outages; long-term inspections in mountainous areas and of large-scale infrastructure; disaster preparedness by local governments; and security at critical facilities
Stable flight for more than 48 hours, extended continuous monitoring, and altitude control to millimeter- and centimeter-level precision
ciRobotics株式会社 is a group company. It will exhibit at the trade show as a member company of the Oita Prefecture Drone Council. The project was selected for an Oita Prefecture subsidy program.
The Oita Prefecture Drone Council is exhibiting as a member company. JUIDA is the general incorporated association that organizes Japan Drone 2026. Other information on location, representative, capital, and year of establishment is Not disclosed.
100-meter tether
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Next-generation infrastructure drone “R-7” |
| Counterparty | Oita Prefecture Drone Council; Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA) |
| Counterparty overview | The Oita Prefecture Drone Council is exhibiting as a member company. JUIDA is the general incorporated association that organizes Japan Drone 2026. Other information on location, representative, capital, and year of establishment is Not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | ciRobotics株式会社 is a group company. It will exhibit at the trade show as a member company of the Oita Prefecture Drone Council. The project was selected for an Oita Prefecture subsidy program. |
| Launch date | 3 June 2026 (scheduled first public unveiling at the trade show) |
| Applicable area | Remote video monitoring in areas affected by severe disasters or communications outages; long-term inspections in mountainous areas and of large-scale infrastructure; disaster preparedness by local governments; and security at critical facilities |
| Location scale | 100-meter tether |
| Quantitative Effects | Stable flight for more than 48 hours, extended continuous monitoring, and altitude control to millimeter- and centimeter-level precision |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The drone is designed to alleviate the flight-time constraints associated with conventional battery replacement and charging through tethered power supplied via 600V high-voltage transmission, wired communications and flight-control signals, network RTK, and highly automated cable retraction. The project was selected for an Oita Prefecture subsidy program, bringing together the region's technical capabilities.