AI-Driven, True Autonomous Drones.
                     AI-Driven, True 
Autonomous Drones
What is an autonomous drone?
• Autonomous drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that 
operate using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered navigation and 
operational software, and do not require a human pilot.
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What they do?
• From taking off and landing to carrying out aerial site 
inspections and surveying, these aircrafts complete tasks and 
make decisions on their own.
Source: percepto.co
Are all autonomous drones the same?
• Not all drones with autonomous capabilities are the same. It is 
one thing to automate a flight. 
• Yet much greater value is realized from automating the entire 
flight and data cycle preparation for flight, autonomous flight, 
data gathering, data upload and analysis, generation of 
insights, and preparation for the next flight.
Source: percepto.co
On-site autonomous industrial drone
• An on-site autonomous industrial drone system (drone-in-a-box) 
is an all-in-one autonomous drone solution with two main 
components:
– The platform
– AI-powered 
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What are autonomous industrial drones used for?
• By removing the human error factor and the overhead of 
piloted drone systems, autonomous industrial drones are 
changing the way industrial and critical infrastructure sites 
conduct routine maintenance, oversee safe and secure 
operations, ensure business continuity after severe weather 
and other incidents, and maintain compliance. 
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Safer and more frequent equipment and site 
inspection
• On-site autonomous industrial drone systems enable closer, 
more frequent and more accurate monitoring of large-scale 
sites or dangerous equipment. 
• For both incident response and ongoing maintenance, 
autonomous drones allow close-up visual and thermal 
observations – easily accessing what human teams can’t.
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PERSISTENT AND CONSISTENT MONITORING
• Autonomous drones collect visual data on critical site assets on 
a persistent and consistent basis. 
• With mass quantities of up-to-date data, trends and insights are 
gathered and failures are detected early on.
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INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION
• Minimize human risk with autonomous drone inspection of 
inaccessible areas like rooftops, pipelines, tanks, thermal 
structures and even high-altitude assets like antenna towers.
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ANOMALY DETECTION
• Machine vision automatically detects anomalies, leaks, fires, 
and more on site so you can take action right away, preventing 
potentially disastrous failures.
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Faster emergency response
• Delivering live aerial footage day and night, autonomous 
industrial drones enhance safety protocols and optimize 
emergency response and security.
Source: percepto.co