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AirForestry Harvesting System at Sweden

AirForestry's drone-based harvesting system uses heavy-lift drones (~6.2 m diameter) with a purpose-built ~60 kg harvesting tool to autonomously and selectively fell and lift individual trees without ground machinery, aiming to raise timber yield while reducing soil damage.

AirForestry Harvesting System by AirForestry · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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6.2m autonomous electric drone for ground-free forest thinning. Completed world’s first drone harvest of a tree in a real forest. Multiple Swedish forestry companies collaborating.

Safety record

No incidents on record for AirForestry Harvesting System at Sweden.

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Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
AirForestry Harvesting System
Company
AirForestry
Location
Sweden
Operator
AirForestry
Status
pilot
First seen
2026-05-01
ID
525bdec4-7ac5-48ca-9318-29a6aae24fed

Timeline

  1. May 2026
    First recorded
    AirForestry Harvesting System first documented operating at Sweden.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://airforestry.com/blog/2026/05/27/thinning-from-above-forest-industry-and-airforestry-in-groundbreaking-collaboration/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

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Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

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Common questions

What is the AirForestry Harvesting System deployment at Sweden?
AirForestry Harvesting System, built by AirForestry, is recorded as a deployment at Sweden on the DEPLOY registry. AirForestry operates the deployment directly.
Who operates AirForestry Harvesting System at Sweden?
AirForestry, the manufacturer of AirForestry Harvesting System, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the AirForestry Harvesting System deployment at Sweden go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting May 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the AirForestry Harvesting System deployment at Sweden?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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