Tokio Marine & Nichido Partners with Airobotics
Tokio Marine & Nichido, one of Japan’s largest non-life insurance companies, has selected Airobotics’ software and analytics platform to advance its building inspection and disaster management services. The Airobotics platform will be used to digitize multiple sites, enable detailed change detection, and optimize current workflows within TMNF.
The decision comes at an important time as this year’s hurricane season approaches in Japan. Additionally, 2017 and 2018 yielded the costliest back-to-back years for insurers around the world due to record storms, flooding and devastating earthquakes. As a result, innovative insurers like TMNF are quickly realizing that the methods for inspection and disaster management should be advanced with leading-edge technologies.
“We are honored to provide TMNF with full visibility across their portfolio, automating much of the manual work, to deliver a seamless experience as well as actively identify and predict hazardous situations. Integrated directly into TMNF’s workflow, we are making aerial data a standard and integral part of their routine inspection and disaster recovery practices.” – Airobotics cofounder and CEO Ran Krauss.
“Airobotics and TMNF are closely aligned in our joint vision that data is the driver for predictive analytics. We are excited that Airobotics’ AI-driven data platform will enable TMNF to shift from traditional inspection and disaster management practices to proactively plan and operate using near real-time, accurate data.” – Airobotics CRO Rick Baker.
Airobotics has achieved a number of major milestones, including:
Integration of LiDAR into its Automated Drone Platform: Airobotics introduced aerial LiDAR capabilities to deliver rapid precision scans across the value chain for industries including property inspection, construction and industrial facilities. Airobotics’ LiDAR significantly reduces the time it takes for aerial data to be collected, even at night or in low light, and allows for rapid turn-around time on data processing.
Obtained CASA Approval for BVLOS Drone Flights from Remote Operations Center: Airobotics recently made Australian aviation history by obtaining the nation’s first and only Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approval to operate automated multi-rotor drones from its Remote Operations Center (ROC) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) with no aircrew needed at the client site.
Advancements of Aviation Regulation with FAA BVLOS Waiver: Airobotics is now the first company in the US to receive a Certificate of Waiver (CoW) from the FAA that combines three elements: flying Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) for automated drone operations, over human beings, with a visual observer that is not required to keep a visual line of sight on the drone. This waiver permits Airobotics to operate drones from the company’s Remote Operations Center in Scottsdale, AZ.
