Volant

An autonomous 24/7 monitoring platform that combines AI with UAV and IoT technologies. Includes only AI (deep convolutional) based fire detection in the world.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Electronics / Instrumentation
  • Location Boulder, CO, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded November 2016
  • Employees 5
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website volantaerial.com

Company Summary

DeepRed is an autonomous 24/7 monitoring platform that combines AI with UAV and IoT technologies. It offers a unique visual vantage point and an array of datapoints providing smarter industrial applications, including; forest fire detection, precision agriculture, construction monitoring and much more. Differentiators include AI based fire detection, an autonomous tethered aerostat and dually redundant remote IoT sensors.

Team

  • Emilio Pineda
    CIO

    Experience in UAS and UAV operation for 8+ years. Design, construction, application and operation of aerial platforms for remote sensing.

  • Camilo Hernandez
    R&D Engineer

    Developed the first large scale Concrete 3D printer in Latin America
    5 + years of experience in R&D
    Mechatronic design, additive manufacturing, product development, unmanned and autonomous systems and industrial automation.
    Ph.D. candidate in Robotics, Control, and Intelligent Systems at EPFL (2018 - 2022 in Lausanne, Switzerland).

  • Santiago Trujillo
    R&D Engineer

    Environmental & Remote Sensing Applications Developer
    Co Founder and CEO of the largest UAV service company in Colombia
    Over 7 years of UAV/UAS experience
    Environmental Engineer
    GIS & Remote Sensing Specialist with over 7 years experience

  • Juan Botero Valencia
    R&D Engineer

    PhD (e) in electronic engineering focused on color measurement with hyperspectral imaging.
    5 years of academic experience, more than 20 publications in indexed journals.
    3 years of experience in IoT projects with industrial sector, more than 8 projects developed and installed.

  • Christopher Hermes
    CEO

    25 Years of Marketing Experience
    Successful Entrepreneur (Marketing Agency)
    Previously CEO of OgilvyONE & NEO Mexico
    6 Years as VP of Strategy Serving Fortune 500 Brands
    Managed Teams of Over 140 FTEs
    Marketing Awards: 20+, Including Cannes Lion
    MBA from Northeastern University

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