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ZMP x Sony (Aerosense Drone JV)
ZMP and Sony Mobile formed a joint venture called Aerosense to develop commercial drones for survey and inspection. The JV combined ZMP robotics expertise with Sony sensor and cloud technology for enterprise drone services.
joint venture · Concluded · operating
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- joint venture
- Status
- Concludedoperating
- Announced
- 2015-08-0311.1 years ago
- Active for
- 11.1 years
Who’s involved
ZMP is a Japanese robotics and autonomous vehicle company developing autonomous driving platforms and mobility robots for logistics and personal transportation.
Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, developing robotics including the [Aibo ERS-1000](/models/sony-aibo-ers-1000) companion robot dog. Sony's robotics division has produced multiple generations of Aibo since 1999, with the ERS-1000 being the latest production model featuring AI-powered personality development and cloud-connected behaviors.
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