Voltair: Globally distributed network of autonomous drones for Earth…

Globally distributed network of autonomous drones for Earth…

Voltair is building the world's first globally distributed network of autonomous drones for Earth observation. Power utilities are the perfect first customer. Aging infrastructure and extreme weather drive the need for millimeter-scale inspection data on the power grid. Utilities spend tens of billions of dollars every year just looking at their own equipment. Autonomous drone fleets will enable utilities to inspect 7 million miles of infrastructure more frequently, quickly, and accurately. Our long-range, weatherized flying robots work with charging pads installed directly on utility poles. Each new pad unlocks 1000 square miles of coverage. With a charging network deployed on the power grid, we can serve existing multi-billion dollar data markets in road, rail and telecom inspection at 10x lower prices while enabling entirely new applications in hyperlocal weather monitoring, forestry, construction, search & rescue, and insurance. We envision a future in which drone "instances" are requested on-demand through our platform, enabling any application builder to serve these critical markets without ever operating their own hardware.

Active Founders

Hayden Gosch

Founder

Hayden is the co-founder and CTO of Voltair. He studied electrical and computer engineering at the University of Washington, where he focused on power electronics. He spent two years doing system protection engineering at Seattle City Light and later worked in R&D at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL).

Hayden Gosch

Founder

Hayden is the co-founder and CTO of Voltair. He studied electrical and computer engineering at the University of Washington, where he focused on power electronics. He spent two years doing system protection engineering at Seattle City Light and later worked in R&D at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL).

Avi Gotskind

Founder

Avi is the co-founder and CGO of Voltair. He worked as a consultant on GTM and government affairs strategy across aerospace and space companies, including ExoAnalytic Solutions, Virgin Galactic, and briefly Amazon Kuiper. Formerly a member of the National Youth Orchestra.

Avi Gotskind

Founder

Avi is the co-founder and CGO of Voltair. He worked as a consultant on GTM and government affairs strategy across aerospace and space companies, including ExoAnalytic Solutions, Virgin Galactic, and briefly Amazon Kuiper. Formerly a member of the National Youth Orchestra.

Ronan Nopp

Founder

Ronan is the co-founder and CEO of Voltair. He independently designed and tuned the controls system for a manned eVTOL aircraft while still in school. Ronan turned down his dream job working on Starship at SpaceX to build Voltair .

Ronan Nopp

Founder

Ronan is the co-founder and CEO of Voltair. He independently designed and tuned the controls system for a manned eVTOL aircraft while still in school. Ronan turned down his dream job working on Starship at SpaceX to build Voltair .

Warren Weissbluth

Founder

Warren is the co-founder & COO of Voltair. He studied Operations Research engineering at Rice University. Warren has previously worked for 2x NSF funded startups, where he helped raise a $1M SBIR. He interned for Boeing (structures engineering) during his freshman summer.

Warren Weissbluth

Founder

Warren is the co-founder & COO of Voltair. He studied Operations Research engineering at Rice University. Warren has previously worked for 2x NSF funded startups, where he helped raise a $1M SBIR. He interned for Boeing (structures engineering) during his freshman summer.

Company Launches

Voltair: Network of Distributed Autonomous Drones for Earth observation

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Voltair is building the worlds first globally distributed network of autonomous drones for Earth observation. https://voltairlabs.com

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Power utilities are the perfect first customer. Aging infrastructure and extreme weather drive the need for millimeter-scale inspection data on the power grid. Utilities spend tens of billions of dollars every year just looking at their own equipment. Autonomous drone fleets will enable utilities to inspect 7 million miles of infrastructure more frequently, quickly, and accurately. Our long-range, weatherized flying robots work with charging pads installed directly on utility poles. Each new pad unlocks 1000 square miles of coverage.

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With a charging network deployed on the power grid, Voltair can serve existing multi-billion dollar data markets in road, rail and telecom inspection at 10x lower prices while enabling entirely new applications in hyperlocal weather monitoring, forestry, construction, search & rescue, and insurance.

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Voltair envisions a future in which drone instances are requested on-demand through the platform, enabling any application builder to serve these critical markets without ever operating their own hardware.

Previous Launches

Voltair: Drones that Charge on Power Lines

Our drones can remain deployed indefinitely, positioned where utility companies need them most, and ready to inspect power lines at a moment’s notice.

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Jobs at Voltair

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Founding Mechanical Engineer

San Francisco, CA, US

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Founding Field Operations Lead

San Francisco, CA, US

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