Company Website: https://hellenicdrones.gr/
Company Email: info@hellenicdrones.com
Employees: 10
Funding State: Seed
Industries
- AgriTech / FoodTech
Technology
- 3D Printing
- AI
- AR/VR
- Cloud Computing
- Data Analytics - Big Data
- Diagnostic/Imaging
- Drones
- Hardware
- IoT
- Networks
- Other
- Robotics
- Sensors
- Software
- Web or Mobile Application
Business Model
- B2B
- B2B2C
- B2C
- B2G
Revenue Model
- Advertising
- Commission Fee
- Licencing
- Other
- Price per Item
- Price per Use
- Subscription
Funding Sources
- Grant
- Other
- Self
About
Hellenic Drones provide viticulture farmers with innovative and affordable precision viticulture services. The services rely on the Oenobotics drone platform and consist of: a) Disease and water-stress diagnostics, b) Precise spot-spraying for treatment of downy mildew, c) powdery mildew and grey mold/botrytis enabled by machine vision and d) wireless drone charging via a smart charging dock. Hellenic Drones services will be delivered to customers, such as vineyard farmers or associations, via a hardware-as-a service business model, supporting them to avoid significant initial investment costs. The Hellenic Drones hardware and software will also be available to drone companies and interested farmers as an off-the-shelf product. The solution addresses the needs of wine-producing vineyards located in hilly sloppy elevated locations that are hard to reach with any machinery. Hellenic Drones services will assist vineyard owners in avoiding health impacts of chemicals and heat on vineyard workers, to react much faster to extreme weather changes caused by climate change, and to be more sustainable and profitable by producing yield of better quality, using less pesticides (in case of conventional farming) and producing less CO2 emissions (in case of organic farming). Project results will be demonstrated in an organic vineyard in Greece.
Solution & Product
Autonomous drone-based robotic affordable precision viticulture: 1. Local inference disease* and water-stress diagnosis 2. Spot-spraying enabled by machine vision 3. Autonomous drone charging and data transmission via a portable smart docking station
Innovation & Scalability
In a nutshell, our innovation addresses a major gap in the European and global markets, while at the same time it will positively impact the agricultural sector, society and economy by 1) improving the position of farms and farmers across the whole value chain; 2) Contributing to the EU’s overarching goals on climate change mitigation and energy sustainable solutions; 3) Promoting sustainable land use and resource management; 4) Preserving habitats and ecosystems and preventing biodiversity loss; 5) Encouraging young farmers to return to the sector and supporting small to medium enterprises to ensure their financial sustainability; 6) Promoting sustainable employment and development in rural regions; and 7) Improving the ways in which the EU’s agricultural sector responds to societal food and healthcare demands.
Traction & achievements
Low entry level skill-wise Local inference vs Cloud Cheaper due to RGB camera + Lenses with same functionality vs expensive hyperspectral cameras Water-stress identification Autonomy due to charging dock Accessible business model
Team & Why Us
Hellenic Drones consists of team members with huge experience in the R&D sector but as well as business development team members that are making the service commercial and penetrate the market. The main difference with any competitor is that Hellenic Drones has real operational experience and real traction.
Funding Needs
The funding need can be discussed at a later stage.
Hellenic Drones offers excellent quality of products and services, innovative solutions.