OKUMA DRONE Solution
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Heavy goods transportation service
There is a demand for transporting goods between towers
in mountainous areas during maintenance work on
electric power company towers. Even for industrial
drones, the
limit for normal batteries is about 3 minutes when the
battery weighs 30-40 kg. Achieved a significant increase in
cruising time through a hybrid system with a hydrogen
fuel cell system.
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Automatic inspection of petrochemical plants
The cost of inspection work is increasing
e v e r y y e a r d u e t o t h e a g e i n g o f
equipment. A drone approved by the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology is required, and
expectations are high that our company
will participate in the development of the
world's first explosion-proof drone.
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Automatic surveying solution
In the Hamadori area of Fukushima
Prefecture, detailed on-site measurements
and time-consuming cost estimation work
are required to plan the decontamination
of houses. A hydrogen drone equipped
with a weight LiDAR sensor enables long term measurements of multiple houses.
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Overseas border security solutions
24-hour monitoring of the increasing
numbers of illegal immigrants at long distance borders. Cheap and accurate image
analysis solutions are needed, rather than
expensive military-grade systems. Our long range drones and multiple simultaneous
operation technology are highly anticipated
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Fully automated multiaircraft flight management
The simultaneous operation of
m u l t i p l e d r o n e s i s g ra d u a l l y
i n c rea s i n g i n m a n y i n d u st r i a l
applications, such as construction
management, equipment inspection,
sur veying, transportation, and
agriculture. Costs To minimize
increased operational costs, cutting e d g e a u t o m a t i c c o n t r o l a n d
management systems powered by AI
will support industrial efficiency
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Spreading seeds for greening after landslides
Landslides are occurring frequently due to climate
change in recent years. Early greening is important to
prevent disaster recurrence. Conventional methods
require labor, time, and cost for construction, but full
automation significantly reduces the process and cost.
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OKUMA DRONE Co., Ltd.
We solve social problems by our game-changing drone technologies.
Okuma Drone was founded as one of the new venture projects for Fukushima recovery. All of our members have a global mindset, and leading multiple R&D projects including hydrogen engine drones, special industry purpose drones and UTM development.
Established
April 1. 2021
Capital
1.500.000 JPY
Business
- Research and development of special-purpose industrial drones
- Social problem-solving service business utilizing drones
- Development of a multiple drone simultaneous operation management system
- Consulting services for drone solutions
Okuma City Office
Inside the Okuma Town Incubator Center, 230 Shimonokami, Nakanokami, Okuma City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Iwaki Office
1-16 Yoshima Industrial Park, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture
Malaysia Office
Suite 3B-15-03, Plaza Sentral, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, Kuala Lumpur
CEO
Ken Lee
Patent Technology
- Water fuel drone technology-related patents pending
- Explosion-proof drone technology-related patents pending
Drone News
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April 29, 2024
MassDOT Showcases Innovation at Drone Safety Day
The MassDOT Aeronautics Division hosted their first public-facing Drone Safety Day, showcasing the innovation, technology and safety culture that the department has developed to deliver a wide variety of drone services across the state. Held at the agency’s UAS training field, the event featured speakers and pilots discussing the broad range of applications that MassDOT addresses. From counting gulls with the Department of Conservation and Recreation to infrastructure inspection or the development of counter UAS programs at airports across the state, MassDOT has taken a leadership role in using uncrewed systems to manage and maintain a complex transportation infrastructure. The…
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April 26, 2024
Harnessing Weather for Safer Skies: A Deep Dive with NASA’s Nancy Mendonca on Advanced Drone Flight Safety
Advancing Drone Safety: How NASA’s Weather Research Supports BVLOS Operations by DRONELIFE Contributing Editor Paul Rossi As the aviation industry expands into increasingly automated technologies, the need for precise weather data becomes undeniably crucial, particularly for drone operations. During the recent AUVSI Xponential 2024, I had the opportunity to sit down with Nancy Mendonca, Deputy NASA Advanced Air Mobility Mission Integration Manager, to discuss the strides NASA is making in this vital area. Our conversation offered profound insights into how weather research is becoming a backbone for safe drone flights, particularly those beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). Exploring New…
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April 19, 2024
Zipline Will Reach One Millionth Drone Delivery Milestone Today: Announces New Service Partners in the U.S.
Expansion Includes Partnerships with Panera Bread, Memorial Hermann Health System, and Jet’s Pizza Update: the milestone was hit at 6:18 AM EST 19 April: see company blog post here. According to a Zipline announcement, the company, known as the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, will today reach a historic milestone by completing its one millionth commercial drone delivery. This achievement marks Zipline as the first company globally to reach such a scale in drone delivery operations. Zipline’s autonomous drones, which operate with zero emissions, have collectively flown over 70 million miles and delivered more than 10 million products across four…
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April 19, 2024
The World’s First Certified Electric Autonomous Air Vehicle: A Q&A With Wisk
Amsterdam Drone Week continued Wednesday with a keynote address by Dan Dalton, Vice President of Global Partnerships at global AAM provider Wisk, now a fully-owned subsidiary of global aerospace giant Boeing. Wisk believes that they are building the very first certified autonomous air taxi. It’s a huge milestone for the AAM industry: the majority of passenger eVTOL players plan to launch first with a piloted model. But Dalton says that Wisk is focused on addressing both of the dominant trends in aviation: sustainability and automation. “Not only do we believe that there are safety benefits to be gained from autonomy,…
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Hydrogen News
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Green iron from waste products | Final permits secured for full-scale green-hydrogen DRI plant in Sweden
April 30, 2024
A Swedish company building a pioneering green iron project that will use hydrogen to make tens of thousands of tonnes of direct-reduced iron (DRI, also known as sponge iron) has received the final permits it needs to build and operate its plant.GreenIron has been granted permission by the Land and Environment Court in Östersund to process up to 30,000 tonnes per year of waste material to make up to 21,000 tonnes of DRI per year at its full-scale plant currently under construction in Sandviken,120km north of Stockholm.The project — which is scheduled to come on line this year —will use…
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German gas distributor says network is ready for 30% hydrogen blend following successful pilot scheme
April 30, 2024
A gas distributor in Germany says its network is ready for hydrogen blends of up to 30%, following a successful pilot project in its home state of Baden-Württemberg.Stuttgart-based Netze BW — the largest electricity, gas and water network operator in the state — said that its gas distribution network is “fundamentally capable of transporting climate-friendly hydrogen” after completing its Hydrogen Island Öhringen scheme.The project involved a Netze BW property and 26 adjacent households in which the amount of hydrogen in an islanded gas grid was gradually increased until it hit a blend of 30% H2 (and 70% natural gas).“The 30%…
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EU hydrogen targets are ‘impossible’ as green H2 costs eight times as much as grey H2 today: Total CEO
April 30, 2024
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné has lambasted the EU’s target to use 20 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030 as “impossible” based on current costs and the relative infancy of electrolyser technology.“For hydrogen, [the cost of] grey hydrogen to blue hydrogen is 1:2, to green hydrogen it’s supposed to be 1:3,” he said at a recent special meeting of World Economic Forum.However, TotalEnergies is currently running a tender for 500,000 tonnes of renewable H2 for use in its refineries, and the prices that have emerged are much, much higher.“If we get the 500,000 tonnes on an average of €8 [$8.57]…
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