Dr. Ramirez-Serrano told Business Elite
Canada. “For example, in the oil and gas
industry . . . workers are typically sent in-
side storage tanks to inspect them (but)
those tanks are usually filled with hydro-
carbonous gas making them potentially
explosive. . . so that is why we started
developing robots to be able to penetrate
those spaces.”
4FRONT ROBOTICS’ DRONES
HAVE UNIQUE ABILITY
TO TWIST
4Front Robotics’ Navig8 family of UAVs
are able to perform acrobatic maneu-
vers that no other aircraft can, whether
manned or unmanned. This is possible due
to the UAV’s capability to change attitude
(position and orientation — roll, pitch and
“We identified a need to be able to deploy robotic systems in confined spaces like
collapsed buildings, in the mining industry or in different sectors where people
are put to work (in risky environments).”
Dr. Alejandro (Alex) Ramirez-Serrano, Founder & President
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