Discussions

Introduction

Currently quadcopters have been used successfully by hobbyist and yet limited in industrial applications due too regulations and not yet a matured market. As the technology is there in terms of flight range, data accuracy and safe enough to be used autonomously we look in the close future to see this technology broadly adopted by industries like construction, agriculture, entertainment and surveillance & reconnaissance.

What is of interest for us and we will cover during this article is how can drones be used as an industrial tool for visual data acquisition primarily in the real estate construction site industry in UK.

Our focus is from a market perspective and primarily addresses the necessity of drones into the real estate construction site industry and less the technological aspects of the drone.

Accurate Data

The quadcopters technology aims at simplifying the planning process due to one step set-up and limited maintenance. Easy to access data and pre-planned functionality gives a sustainable data which can be easily compared with other previous plans and used for further reference. Data collection is made with less human intervention then previous processes.

Remote Access

Recorded data automatically uploads into a remote server which can be accessed simultaneously by the staff and makes remote decissions a reliable option. We are still at understanding the positive effects of this free-location access capability and how it can maximise the efficiency of project managers, contracting staff and security personnel.

Accident Risk prevention

Can be used as a system to monitor and ensure safety rules are respected and for risk preventions in case of malfunctions in the site organisation which leads to reduce risk litigation and increased protection for human lives.

We ask for help!

We are currently at the point of putting together the "tools" for addressing the real estate construction market and looking for new adopters. A major target is how can the autonomously remote flying quadcopter become a day-to-day tool into the real-estate construction sites.

Currently we develop a market research to show the potential impact over the industry. In this challenge we are looking for help, help from passionates and technology connoisseur (a little bit of french :) ) to finish our report and find if there is a sustainable future for autonomous quadcopters in this market.

Please contact us at chivoiuc@r2d2brothers.com. If you are in UK we would be more than happy to meet you.

 Thank you!

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