Drone Hopper: tecnología española para mejorar la extinción de incendios

These self-guided drones are an important help for emergency teams, since they can be used for the transportation and directed spraying of liquids, in addition to obtaining images of the fires in real time for study.

The technology developed by the Spanish company Drone Hopper makes your drone an ideal ally in firefighting, thanks to the incorporation of thermal sensors and a geolocation system to locate the appropriate point to extinguish the fire, as well as the coordination of their actions together with the firefighting teams.

This drone offers two types of operation. In ground mode, The device starts its operation from a position close to the fire, and then head towards the line of fire. The takeoff is carried out from the refueling area near the fire, therefore allowing a high number of operations in a very short time.

In air mode, Drones are transported in an aircraft to be launched from a certain altitude, always above the areas affected by the fire. En ambos casos, can transport water mist at high speed directly to the source of the fire.

Besides, These drones incorporate thermal and infrared camera systems, which allows them to act in conditions of little or no visibility in this type of extreme environments.

These cameras emit images in real time, a key element for the coordination of fire assistance ground teams, which can later also be used to study the focus of the fire and to prepare fire patterns..

As Pablo Flores points out, founder and CEO of Drone Hopper, “Our drone is the result of years of research and specialization. The opportunities that technology offers us are very broad and all of them are integrated into what will be the best ally for firefighters and ground teams.. Drones are already being used in many tasks, but until now there is no drone like ours, capable of transporting high speed water mist, along with geolocation systems and cameras with night visibility”.