The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Flyability: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $16.0M raised. 6 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inInspection & survey drones
Overview
Swiss drone company developing collision-tolerant drones for confined space inspections. Elios 3 is the leading indoor Inspection drone for energy, public safety, and sewer infrastructure. US office in Denver, CO.
Reality check
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founders (reported, unconfirmed)
Series C (reported, unconfirmed)
US office (reported, unconfirmed)
Data & sources
Patent documents
4
Web sources
2
6 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Flyability on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Flyability's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Flyability deployment record →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Flyability, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What is the Flyability Elios 3?
What is the Elios 3 used for?
Current leadership (1)
- Patrick Thevoz CEO & Co-Founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Patrick Thevozcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Flyability.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Flyability2 deployments
Recent coverage
Flyability in third-party press
Peers
100 peers across 2 segments. Every Flyability competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
drone(98)
57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%
- AEVEX Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATL Global Holding AGdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aereodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AeroVironmentdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgXeeddirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AirForestrydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Flyability.
Deployments (1)
People (1)
Supplied by (1)
Sensors
- Oustervia Elios 3Ouster OS0-32 Rev 6.2 LiDAR sensor (standard configuration, launched May 2022) -- primary 3D mapping and navigation sensor for the Elios 3 confined-space inspection drone; enables real-time 3D model creation via Flyability's FlyAware SLAM engine with accuracy to +/-2cm even in dark, dusty and reflective environments; the Elios 3 Surveying Payload (announced October 2023) upgrades to the Ouster OS0-128 Rev 7 for centimeter-accurate survey-grade point clouds; both configurations source their LiDAR from Oustersupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Total funding
- $16.0M
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 (1)
- Series C2022-09-08
$16M(reported)
Investors: SBI (lead)
Patent estate (4)
- US12134488B2usptograntedgranted 2024-12-24assignee
- US10597156B2usptograntedgranted 2020-03-24assignee
- WO2023094587A1wipopendingassignee
- US9061558B2usptograntedgranted 2015-06-23assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Flyability’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2022-09-08Series C raising $16000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Flyability Elios 3 - Everything You Need To Know
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Flyability Elios 3 - Digitizing the inaccessible
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Elios 3 at Lausanne
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2022
Elios 3 at Global (multiple sites)
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Flyability.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Flyability from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
From Power Lines to Mine Shafts: Lidar Expands the Reach of Drone Mapping
Ouster partnerships with GeoCue and Flyability show how next-generation lidar is supporting applications above infrastructure and deep inside confined spaces Two recent…
Flyability: Shaping the future of confined space inspections
Flyability, co-founded by Patrick Thévoz and Adrien Briod, develops collision-tolerant drones for confined space inspections with US office in Denver.
Flyability Funding 22 Million for Makers of Elios Indoor Inspection Platform
Flyability announced CHF 15 million in Series C funding led by SBI, bringing total funding to CHF 22 million for its Elios indoor inspection drone platform.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/flyability.md
- RSS feed: /companies/flyability/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6afaf625-8a86-4184-a979-975ffc5428d6
- Revision history: /companies/flyability/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Video
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Flyability draws attention at the 35th percentile but verifies reality at the 33rd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +2.7, 51st widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category 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: Oct 22, 2026