We've spent the past two years developing a new UAV design to advance commercial applications. In a nutshell, our design, The Vectorotor, pivots the rotors instead of shifting the frame to move:
There are many applications for this design, but we believe our first push should be automating rope access work. Jobs like high rise window washing, inspection that involves physical contact, and high reach painting are performed with rope access workers. The maneuverability and precision brought on by this design make it much easier to develop these applications. Using drones to perform these tasks could drastically reduce costs, make the job safer, and in some cases faster. More can be seen in our press release: http://www.mirplatforms.com/news/mir-is-launching-a-new-uav-design-to-automate-rope-access-work/
We currently have a flying prototype that we are testing with a customer and more on our journey can be seen here: http://www.mirplatforms.com/timeline/
We are a company that builds drone hardware and we are looking to partner with companies to develop applications. If you or anyone you know is interested please feel free to reach out to me! nikita@mirplatforms.com
