Drone Hub
The Drone Hub at the NEST will be a test environment that facilitates the integration and interaction of robots such as drones or climbing robots with infrastructure systems. Leveraging the ability of robots to act autonomously, the Drone Hub serves as test-bed to perform challenging tasks and thus lowering both the risks for humans and the cost of operation. This includes inspection of fasçade elements, repairs of cracks or surface cleaning in areas which are dangerous for humans to work at.
The Drone Hub is being developed by the Empa Materials and Technology Center of Robotics in collaboration with Imperial College London. It is currently in the planning phase.
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Partners
The Drone Hub is open to industry partners for their own needs. Partnerships may include:
- The use of the Drone Hub infrastructure
- Joint R&D initiatives in aerial robotics, robot autonomy, and infrastructure digitalization
- Joint applications to funding calls and co-development of case-studies
- Exchange programs and talent recruitment (sabbaticals)
- Access to technology foresight in aerial robotics and infrastructure robotics and applied AI
- Access to the NEST network of partners from research, industry and the public sector
- Visibility of the logo and use of the NEST infrastructure for events and visits