Flyability Elios 3

checked 1 Sep 2026

Flyability Elios 3

Caged indoor inspection drone with onboard lidar SLAM, built to bounce off walls in tanks and sewers where there is no GPS.

Volume production

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What is it

Overview

Localisation is lidar-based SLAM rather than GNSS, because the whole point of the product is flying where satellites do not reach. PRIMARY · Medium · 1 source

How does it work

Stack

Open Robot MRI →

Mission autonomy

Route & mission planning

Perception / detection

State estimation / EKF

Flight control

Flight computer + companion compute

Cameras, GNSS, IMU, LiDAR/radar

Motors, ESCs, propulsion

Payload / gimbal / manipulator

Battery / hybrid

Airframe

Where is it used

Use cases and markets

Targets taskContact NDT