A fall from height is by far the most common cause of fatality in the workplace, and it is also the most frequent cause of serious injury. Working at height on tasks such as maintenance and inspection is also extremely slow and expensive, mainly because of the time it takes to gain access with scaffolding, lifts, or even ropes.
A start-up company is aiming to reduce those concerns with the world’s first drone with a six-axis robotic arm, which can achieve stable hover and flight. Invictus Robotics is shortly set to launch AERAS (Aerial Effector Robot with Adaptive Stabilisation).
The genius of the new quadcopter is that, unlike a normal drone, AERAS remains sufficiently stable to operate its dexterous robotic arm to perform non-destructive inspections in the air.
Read the full article in DPA's June 2025 issue