Robot model
Elios 3
Collision-tolerant indoor inspection drone with protective carbon fiber cage.
- Manufacturer
- Flyability
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 2
- Website
- flyability.com ↗
Appears inInspection & survey drones
Overview
Collision-tolerant indoor inspection drone with protective carbon fiber cage. LiDAR mapping and 4K camera for confined space inspection in industrial facilities.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 2 sources, view all
Key facts
Product
Funding
Category
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not disclosed
- Price
- $30K to $50K (analyst estimate)as of 2025-01-01
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Pricing
One-time purchase
$30,000 - $50,000 USDanalyst estimateas of 2025-01-01
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Jan 1, 2025
Deployments (2)
- Elios 3 at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)operational
Flyability Elios 3 drones deployed globally for confined space inspection in mining, power generation, and maritime industries.
- Elios 3 at Lausanneoperational
Elios 3 collision-tolerant drones deployed for boiler, stack, and confined space inspection at European power generation facilities.
Elios 3 on the deployment map
Where Elios 3 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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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
- Price point recorded: $30,000-$50,000Jan 1, 2025
Analyst estimate
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2022
at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)
Supply chain (1)
Sensors
- OusterOuster 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
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Elios 3.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Elios 3?
- Collision-tolerant indoor inspection drone with protective carbon fiber cage. LiDAR mapping and 4K camera for confined space inspection in industrial facilities.
- How much does Elios 3 cost?
- Elios 3 is listed at $30,000 to $50,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an analyst estimate, not an official price.
- Is Elios 3 actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Elios 3 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Elios 3?
- Elios 3 is made by Flyability, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, founded in 2014.
- Where is Elios 3 deployed?
- 2 verified deployments of Elios 3 are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities), Lausanne.
- Can you buy Elios 3?
- Elios 3 is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- What are alternatives to Elios 3?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Elios 3 include Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Skydio X10, Wing Delivery Aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper.
- How does Elios 3 compare to Zipline Platform 2 (P2)?
- Elios 3 and Zipline Platform 2 (P2) (Zipline · 6 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Elios 3 has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Elios 3 a top aerial?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Elios 3 ranks in roughly the top 37% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
- What is Elios 3's maturity stage?
- Elios 3 is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is Elios 3 safe?
- Elios 3 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.
- What is the Flyability Elios 3 drone used for?
- The Flyability Elios 3 is an indoor inspection drone designed for GPS-denied environments like tunnels, tanks, silos, and industrial confined spaces. It is the first indoor drone for mapping and inspection, using LiDAR to navigate and create 3D maps. It reduces human entry into dangerous confined spaces.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Elios 3.Recent coverage
Elios 3 in third-party press
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Elios 3 from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/flyability-elios-3.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/737c07dc-2450-41f2-94e0-1d26b3a61391
- Revision history: /models/flyability-elios-3/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Reality vs attention
Elios 3 draws attention at the 29th percentile but verifies reality at the 74th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -45.3, 60th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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 23, 2026