
This device, which can be bought for CHF4,000-CHF5,000 ($4,480-$5,600), is programmed to avoid obstacles when flying near metal structures – a practical consideration for inspecting the inside of a warehouse. In fact, they have concentrated on drones made by the French manufacturer Parrot, particularly the model ANAFI Ai, which uses the 4G network as its transmission system. Libouton says Tinamu’s goal from the beginning has been “not to be dependent on any particular maker, but to be able to automate drones of all sorts”.
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Switzerland is already known for its drone manufacturers, but what is not so well known is that many of the best software programmes for them are also devised in Switzerland. The start-up, which originated at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich, now provides the software for these inspector drones. “That just shows you what you can do with automating drones,” says Denis Libouton, sales manager at Tinamu External link Labs.


It does this with an accuracy and speed which no other inventory approach can match. In a matter of minutes, it has noted the volume of all the stockpiles of metals stored here. Without a pilot, without GPS, it finds its way around using the 3D plan of the warehouse stored in its memory.

A small drone flies nimbly around the obstacles in its path, avoiding metal girders on the ceiling and walls between the heaps of mineral ores. It’s dark and dusty inside the huge storage facility in Antwerp, Belgium, several football fields wide.
