Embention

Embention is a high tech company working in the unmanned aerial vehicle field. It was funded in 2007 by David Benavente, and is based in Alicante, Spain. The company develops components for drones and UAM, as well as autonomous systems for professional and military use. Embention is continuously innovating its products in order to "Enabling Drones to Populate Our Skies" - as they said.

Product lines

Embention develops two main product lines: Veronte and NMAND.

Veronte

The company develops components for UAV using a proprietary technology called Veronte Autopilot. The Veronte product line develops autopilots and equipment for autonomous vehicles. It includes high-performance UAV autopilots, control stations, payloads such as cameras, and many other accessories. This system is capable of controlling unmanned vehicles, such as fixed wing, helicopter, and multirotor vehicles, in order to perform fully autonomous operations.[1]

NMAND

The NMAND product line develops the integration of ready to fly platforms and unmanned vehicles. These drones can be customized for many applications such as surveillance or photogrammetry.

Projects

Embention is part of more than 500 drone projects around the world. In 2016, Embention announced a project called Drones Against Tsetse, which is aimed at reducing the prevalence of the disease trypanosomiasis by lowering tsetse fly populations in Ethiopia.[2] The project uses the sterile insect technique for insect population control, whereby male insects are exposed to radiation which destroys their ability to breed, then they are released into the wild where they mate with females which then produce no offspring. In the Drones Against Tsetse project, the insects will be delivered via an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Embention.[3]

References
  1. "Veronte Autopilot - Embention Products". products.embention.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. "Drones deliver sterile insects to tackle disease in Ethiopia". Engadget. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. "Spanish Drone Will Drop Insects Over Ethiopia To Fight Disease". Popular Science. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
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