Drone Power and Energy Estimation

Google delivery drone by Wing

After gathering lots of data on drones we thought it would be useful to pull together a simple drone power and energy estimation calculator. Plotting the average power demand, hovering demand and maximum power versus flight mass we start to see a relationship. OK, this is log-log and so lots of scatter. Hence: use this … Read more

Batteries Are the Backbone of the AI-Powered Future

1. The AI Brain Needs a Body — And That Body Needs Power We’ve spent decades building the “brains” of artificial intelligence—language models, perception systems, planning algorithms—but real-world deployment demands much more than code. Whether it’s a humanoid robot like Tesla Optimus, Figure, an autonomous delivery bot like Starship, or an AI-powered drone swarm, all … Read more

Drone Battery Requirements

Google delivery drone by Wing

What is different about the operation of a drone and hence what does this mean in terms of battery requirements? For a drone we are meaning an unmanned drone as used for photography or surveillance. The fundamental parameters are: This post has been built based on the support and sponsorship from: Eatron Technologies, About:Energy, AVANT Future Mobility, Quarto Technical … Read more