Fotokite
Fotokite AG
Zurich, Switzerland
About
Fotokite is a defense prime contractor based in Zurich, Switzerland working in unmanned systems, optronics.
Fotokite designs, develops and manufactures fully autonomous, actively tethered drones that provide persistent aerial situational awareness. Its Sigma system is used mainly by fire services, police, search and rescue teams and event security organisations, and the company states it serves defense operations as well. The system launches, flies and lands at the push of a button without a trained pilot, operates in GPS-degraded environments and in rain, snow and wind, and streams live video locally or remotely via LTE. The company is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with a US subsidiary in Boulder, Colorado. Fotokite has reported surpassing 1,000 units deployed worldwide and has partnered with distributors and integrators across Europe, the US, Japan and Australia. Its partners include Axon, Dell Technologies and Cradlepoint.
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Fotokite Sigma
Tethered drone system
Fully autonomous actively tethered drone providing elevated situational awareness for firefighters, search and rescue, police and event security. Supports Rooftop Box and Transport Case configurations, up to 45 m height, 24-hour continuous operation, and optional IR 640 radiometric thermal camera.
Fotokite Live
Control and visualization software
Native operating software for the Fotokite Sigma, delivering live camera streams and system telemetry on rugged tablets and Windows devices.
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iF Gold Award
Design Prize Switzerland
