Confined Space
Inspection.
Cage-protected micro-drones equipped with gas, thermal, and high-resolution visual sensors for safe inspection of tanks, silos, pipelines, pressure vessels, and industrial voids. Removes humans from the most dangerous spaces on a facility.
- Platform
- Elios / Skydio-class
- Sensors
- 4K visual + thermal + gas
- Flight time
- ~10 min
- Min space
- 0.8 m diameter
- GPS-denied
- Yes (LiDAR SLAM)
Zero human entry. Full visual record.
Confined-space entry is one of the most dangerous activities in any facility — falls, atmospheric hazards, energised systems, and rescue complexity all stack risk on the operator. Caged inspection drones remove the operator from the space entirely, while delivering inspection-grade visual, thermal, and gas data.
Our platforms operate GPS-denied via LiDAR SLAM, capturing 4K visual, radiometric thermal, and gas readings (CH₄, H₂S, CO, O₂). The collision-tolerant cage allows direct contact with walls, baffles, and internals without aborting the mission.
Output is a georeferenced inspection record — 3D model of internal geometry, annotated defect locations, and full atmospheric log — suitable for engineering review, regulatory submission, and asset-integrity workflows.
Interior inspection record
Georeferenced visual record of internal walls, baffles, and connections. Annotated defects with coordinates for follow-up.
Radiometric thermal
LiDAR SLAM trajectory → 3D internal model → visual orthorectification → defect annotation → atmospheric data overlay → inspection report packaging.
From access port to inspection record.
Pre-Flight Safety Review
Atmospheric assessment, isolation verification, rescue plan coordination, client safety briefing.
Internal Mission
Caged drone deployed through access port. SLAM-based navigation, continuous 4K + thermal + gas logging.
Data Processing
3D internal model build, visual orthorectification, defect annotation, atmospheric data correlation.
Engineering Report
Inspection summary, severity classification, recommendation summary. Format aligned to client asset-integrity standard.
What you receive.
3D internal model
Geometric reconstruction of inspected space. OBJ/glTF.
4K visual record
Full video + key frames with timestamps and 3D coordinates.
Thermal record
Radiometric thermal imagery with temperature mapping.
Atmospheric log
Time-stamped CH₄, H₂S, CO, O₂ readings across mission.
Defect register
Annotated defect locations with severity classification and photos.
Inspection report + safety log
Executive summary + safety record + chain of custody.
Where this service is deployed.
Inspect without entry.
Share your asset, access port location, and inspection objective. We respond with platform selection, safety plan, and schedule within 48 hours.