A fleet instead of a single box.
More drones without more stations. The cost per drone falls with every additional drone.
TALOS Hub
TALOS is an autonomous, mobile drone base station in an ISO container – with the software that plans, legally checks and clears flight operations.
AUTONOMOUS. COMPLIANT. NETWORKED.
01Problem
Almost all of today’s drone ground stations follow the same principle: every drone needs its own complete station – with its own landing and charging technology, its own control system and its own maintenance contract.
Applied to aviation, this would mean every aircraft gets its own runway, its own tower and its own fuel station. So far, this redundancy has prevented drone fleets from being economically viable.
02Principle
TALOS approaches drone infrastructure like an airport: the complex technology exists once per hub, not once per drone.
Several drones are housed protected in a single container, are charged and stand ready autonomously for their mission. Every additional drone costs only a fraction.
03Advantages
More drones without more stations. The cost per drone falls with every additional drone.
TALOS is not an accessory for one specific drone. Mixed fleets and existing drones remain usable, without lock-in to a manufacturer ecosystem.
Relocatable by truck and operational within hours. No foundation and no grid connection required.
Two sizes (20 and 40 ft) and configurable equipment. The hub grows with the fleet, without changing systems.
Hardware, operating software and airspace approval from one provider, with one point of contact for the entire system.
Developed in Baden-Württemberg with a European supply chain. Procurable for public authorities, emergency services, defence and critical infrastructure.
04Software
Remote control and monitoring of the hub from the control centre, on site or remotely. Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.
Plans operations for entire fleets at the same time instead of drone by drone and hands the optimal route to the flight software of the respective manufacturer. Schedule recurring flights, coordinate sites.
Detects and resolves conflicts between planned flights before take-off and brings together everything legal: automated SORA risk assessment according to EASA requirements, a check of the legal requirements and complete documentation for operational authorisation and authorities.
05Fields of application
A situational picture in minutes, even where there is no building.
Relocatable and self-sufficient, for military sites and staging areas.
Recurring inspection of plant sites, utility corridors, rail and port facilities.
Time-critical transport between hospitals and laboratories, especially in rural areas.
06Operating models
07Design targets
Design targets from the requirements specification. TALOS is currently under development.
We are looking for organisations that want to take the step from single drones to fleets – for our first joint pilot projects.