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Overview
Emesent is an Australian drone technology company developing autonomous LiDAR mapping drones for underground mining and confined space surveying, with its Hovermap system for GPS-denied environments.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
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Robot
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Technology
CEO
Co-Founder & CSO
Funding
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Spinoff
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Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
View all models →Emesent on the deployment map
Where Emesent's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Current leadership (2)
- Stefan Hrabar Co-founder & CEO
- Farid Kendoul Co-founder & CTO
Safety record
No incidents on record for Emesent.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Emesent in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (2)
- Series B2025-07-01
$17M(reported)
- Series A2020-09-22
$6M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Emesent?
- Emesent is an Australian drone technology company developing autonomous LiDAR mapping drones for underground mining and confined space surveying, with its Hovermap system for GPS-denied environments.
- What does Emesent make?
- Emesent has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Hovermap (Emesent builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with Emesent?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Emesent building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- Who is the CEO of Emesent?
- Stefan Hrabar is the ceo of Emesent, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Emesent headquartered?
- Emesent is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.
- Where does Emesent operate robots?
- Emesent is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Emesent a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Emesent ranks in roughly the top 44% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Emesent founded?
- Emesent was founded in 2018.
- Is Emesent safe?
- Emesent has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-16
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-16
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Emesent.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Emesent from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Drone mapping firm Emesent lands $17 million for AI growth
Australian drone mapping company Emesent has secured $17 million in new funding to accelerate its push into AI-powered autonomous operations, betting that smarter software — not…
Emesent secures $17 million to accelerate autonomous intelligence platform
8 July 2026: Emesent, an autonomous mapping and robotics company, today announced $17 million (USD) in total new funding to accelerate development of its Cortex AI autonomy…
Emesent Secures US$17 Million to Expand Autonomous Mapping
Emesent secures $17M to support development of autonomy software, cloud platform, and manufacturing for Hovermap.
Emesent — CSIRO Spin-off
Emesent, founded 2018 as CSIRO spin-off, uses Hovermap to map underground areas with LiDAR and SLAM in GPS-denied environments.
Emesent announces Hovermap integration with American-made Freefly Astro drone
Emesent integrates Hovermap LiDAR mapping payload with Freefly Astro drone, responding to US regulations banning Chinese drones.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/emesent.md
- RSS feed: /companies/emesent/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/944c1a19-4dea-4a63-b721-8b770c94a6a3
- Revision history: /companies/emesent/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Reality vs attention
Emesent draws attention at the 37th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 20, 2026