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18/11/2026

xTEF: From testing to market – the strategic role of TEFs in European Industry

Drone Consulting and Technology Assessment

Drone-Consulting

Service description

The service helps companies select, develop, test, and evaluate autonomous industrial drone systems, airborne edge AI, and payload sensors for predictive maintenance, visual infrastructure inspection, and factory asset monitoring. We deliver technical sparring on thermal imaging, LiDAR payload integration, automated flight path planning, and edge AI defect classification in GPS denied industrial environments. The purpose is to provide plant operators and manufacturing companies with a validated business case, reducing asset inspection costs by up to 50 percent and eliminating hazardous manual inspection work at height.

Expected results:

A documented technology assessment with recommendations for drone platform, sensors, integration, and next steps for testing, development, or implementation.

Methodology:

The service is delivered as a consulting and assessment process including needs clarification, matching of use case with drone and sensor technology, optional testing and analysis, and delivery of documented recommendations for selection, integration, and further development.

Target:

Drone companies, Manufacturing, Inspection and maintenance, Human-Robot Interaction, Other sectors with a need for drone-based solutions

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