Intel, that company most famous for making CPUs, have recently made advances in the drone industry. Thanks to the warm reception their consumer drone, the Typhoon H, have gotten, Intel has now launched an upgraded commercial drone in their bid to make more inroads in the drone industry: the Intel Falcon 8+.
Currently, in the commercial UAV industry, the AscTec Falcon 8 drone is available in the European market and continues to be the leading platform for this segment. According to the company, the Falcon 8 offers the best performance and weight-to-payload ratio in the entire market; the highest stability in harsh conditions; easily exchangeable and deeply integrated payloads; best-in-class safety, including unmatched robustness against magnetic field disturbances; high-precision GPS; and one of the world’s largest drone reseller and support networks to properly support your drone business and daily operations.
But it’s time for an upgrade.
The release of the Falcon 8+ for North American markets marks the next step for the company. The advanced system includes the Falcon 8+ UAV, Intel Cockpit for ground control, as well as the Intel Powerpack to power the UAV. The Falcon 8+ is the company’s first Intel-branded commercial drone.
The Intel Falcon 8+ system incorporates full electronic system redundancy and automated aerial-sensing solutions with the best-in-class onboard sensors. It is also powered with the triple-redundant AscTec Trinity autopilot. Furthermore, the system provides detailed images down to millimetre accuracy and gives the valuable structural analysis that helps users detect and prevent further damage to infrastructure. Operators will have tremendous opportunities to generate valuable aerial precision data.
Unlike the consumer market, where DJI controls the majority share of drones, the commercial market is still quite volatile when it comes to drone spread and as a result, it’s ripe for the taking.
“Drones are an important computing platform for the future, and Intel is positioning itself at the forefront of this opportunity to provide the computer , sensor, communications and cloud integration for the growing drone ecosystem.”
