Developed the world's first large direct-working drone "PD6B-AW-ARM" with two robot arms

PRODRONE Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, President and CEO: Masakazu Kono, hereinafter referred to as PRODRONE) is pleased to announce that it has developed a large direct-working drone "PD6B-AW-ARM" equipped with two robot arms dedicated to drones. This machine will be on display at the PRODRONE booth at InterDrone 2016, an industrial drone trade show to be held in Las Vegas, USA from September 7th to 9th, 2016. As a B2B company, PRODRONE has developed various industrial drones in response to development requests from many industrial drone businesses. In the industrial drone market, until now drones have mainly been used for tasks such as taking images, surveying, spraying pesticides, and taking measurements, but in recent years, there has been a strong desire for drones to be able to perform "direct work." Examples of direct work include various tasks that the drone itself can perform directly, such as grabbing and carrying objects of various shapes with its arm, setting them up, cutting and connecting cables, etc., turning dials, pressing/switching switches, dropping rescue equipment such as floats, and collecting dangerous objects, etc., at high places, long distances, and dangerous places that cannot be accessed by humans. "PD6B-AW-ARM" was developed against these market backgrounds. The PD6B-AW-ARM is based on the PD6B-AW, which has a large payload (maximum payload) of 20 kg, as a basic platform, and is equipped with two newly developed, uniquely designed, highly functional 5-axis robot arms. Direct work is possible in a wide range of applications. The robot arm has a maximum load capacity of approximately 10kg and a maximum flight time of 30 minutes, making it suitable for long-term work. Masakazu Kono, President and CEO of PRODRONE, commented, ``PRODRONE has developed highly stable, highly safe, and highly functional industrial drones, and has received high praise from many industrial drone operators.With an eye to the future of the industrial drone market, we have developed a ``direct work type drone'' ahead of the world.With this ``PD6B-AW-ARM'', various tasks that were impossible before are now possible.'' Please look forward to the PD6B-AW-ARM, a large direct-working drone created by Prodrone Co., Ltd., which aims to be the world's number one industrial drone manufacturer with unrivaled technological capabilities. Regarding the specific product outline, we will notify you as a new product announcement once the details have been finalized. *As of September 6, 2016, according to our research

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■Specifications (tentative)

Distance between motor shafts

:1450mm

Maximum arm load capacity

:10kg

Aircraft weight

:20kg

Maximum speed

:60km/h

Overall height

:1300mm

Wind speed for flight

:10m/s

Propeller diameter

:27inch

Flight time

:30min

Battery

:22.2v/16000mAh x2

Flight altitude

:5000m

Water resistance

: Rainy weather flight allowed

*Model number and specifications are subject to change without notice.

■About Prodrone Co., Ltd.

PRODRONE is a B2B industrial drone system manufacturer established in Japan in January 2015 by experts with over 20 years of experience and know-how in various fields. To date, we have developed a variety of industrial drones for the numerous drone service providers and drone manufacturers entering the industrial drone market. Large drones with a payload of 30kg, laser surveying drones, high-altitude surveying drones over 5,500m, water landing drones, RFID high-speed reading drones, bridges and other social infrastructure inspection drones, all-weather large platforms, pesticide spraying drones, and numerous academic research drones all require a high level of technology, and many of them are impossible for other companies to develop. By responding quickly and reliably to these highly difficult development requests, PRODRONE has earned an extremely high level of trust from a variety of customers, including government agencies and major corporations. PRODRONE wants its customers, industrial drone operators, to expand their business around the world. Company name: PRODRONE Co., Ltd. Representative: Masakazu Kono, President and CEO Capital: 295 million yen Number of employees: 13 Head office location: 16th floor, Sakatane Sakae Building, 2-4 Shinei-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0004 Website: https://www.prodrone.com/