Iris Automation has selected Robotic Skies Inc. as an “aftermarket installation and field maintenance partner” for its line of avionics products designed for UAS.

Under the agreement, Robotic Skies, through its global network of independently owned and operated certified aircraft service centers, will provide sales, installations, and ongoing field support for Iris Automation customers.

Iris Automation is currently working to facilitate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) UAS operations by equipping UAS with the ability to intelligently see and react to the physical world. The company describes its product as a “sophisticated computer vision algorithm packaged into a physical, plug-and-play perception unit” that adds “tremendous value” to UAS operators, allowing them to overcome regulatory, insurance, trust and safety concerns.

Iris Automation won the StartUp Showdown during Xponential 2018 for its electro-optical sense-and-avoid system for industrial drones.

“Onboard Detect-and-Avoid capabilities will be critical to unmanned aircraft integration in the National Airspace System,” says Brad Hayden, President and CEO of Robotic Skies. “Iris Automation has a ground-breaking product offering that will help enable Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, and we are excited to be selected as their field service partner.”

Alex Harmsen, Iris Automation CEO, says, “with the commercial UAS industry projected to grow to over $100B worldwide by 2025, expertise necessary to install, maintain, and support crucial technology like the Iris Automation Collision Avoidance System will be invaluable. We are pleased to work together with Robotic Skies in this regard in order to expand safe and routine BVLOS operations around the globe.”

A brokered network of more than 150 certified repair stations across 35 countries, Robotic Skies provides inspection and maintenance services for commercial UAS. Each service center in the network has the proper aviation expertise and factory training to ensure the mission readiness of UAS.

Robotic Skies offers “comprehensive turnkey field service programs” designed to keep UAS flying safely, efficiently and affordably.