An industrial aerial robotics company that has shifted from Hamilton to Timaru intends to start manufacturing farm drones in 2022.

“The plan is we will grow, developing a few projects to big volumes linked to agriculture and pest control,” Aeronavics operations manager Colin Roycroft said.

The company has shifted […]

Drones will be flying out of a new Timaru factory starting October 2021.

Aeronavics, a Hamilton industrial aerial robotics company whose clients include the US Navy, is relocating its manufacturing operation from Hamilton to 26 Kennels Rd, Washdyke.

“We’ve run out of space […]

Drones have become increasingly popular in agriculture and horticulture over the last decade, whether taking aerial photographs of a property, checking water lines or in some cases even mustering stock.

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Aeronavics is the fourth partner to join the Airspace Integration Trials Programme, which will enable the delivery of dedicated and controlled developmental testing, and evaluation of emerging advanced aviation technologies. Safe operations under BVLOS rules are a key barrier to the wide-scale adoption of drone technology here and overseas.

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Aeronavics, a New Zealand-based company, is operating on a prototype that they trust could change the way the small pacific nation deals with pests.

Aeronavics specializes in developing high-end drones for the industrial sector and newly employed their expertise to assist in safeguarding endangered rhinos from poachers in South Africa.

Read more: Searching for pests with […]

Drones could soon be ferrying commuters around New Zealand skies and performing a bigger range of tasks too dangerous for humans. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are potentially worth $7.9 billion to the country’s economy.

Read more: The drone effect is coming to New Zealand – Stuff.co.nz

When Aeronavics was approached by a fellow New Zealander to help a non-profit organisation halfway across the world, it could only say yes, especially when it meant saving rhinos from poachers.

Read more: Rhinos are being protected from the sky thanks to a NZ company

A New Zealand based drone company hopes manufacturers can band together so their long-flying heat detection design can be used to protect rhinoceroses from poachers across Africa.

Read more: Drone tracking rhino poachers in South Africa.

New Zealand-based Aeronavics’ drones is using their technology to protect Rhinos from poachers.

Read more: Aeronavics helps save the rhino

In a relatively young industry still finding its feet, a New Zealand-based drone manufacturer is already flying high worldwide.

At the time “multi-rotor” technology had just emerged; explored by a small group of enthusiasts scattered around the world and connected through forums. Initial attempts creating airframe structures and trying different motors and propeller combinations soon evolved […]