Swiss Army Knife of drones gets 28.5m in funding

Airobotics, an Israeli startup that's created a completely autonomous drone-platform to help global companies maintain, manage, and secure their facilities, is launching today with 28.5 million in funding. The Airobotics platform is made up of three parts: An autonomous drone, an automatically operated air base, and an integrated software, which ultimately executes missions with the simple click of a button. Companies can use the drone to collect aerial insights that can be used for mapping, inspection, security, and emergency response. A company spokesman called it the swiss-army knife of drones. Computer vision and 3D imaging are helping robots find new uses outside the factory.