Tethered payload systems for below-canopy access, precision treatment, and remote sensor retrieval.
Modular payload systems deployed from survey drones. One platform, multiple mission profiles.
Imaging payload lowered through canopy gaps. 3D models of forest understory without ground access.
Targeted herbicide application in dense forest. Operator-guided payload with real-time visual feedback. Reaches what aerial spray can't.
Automated data retrieval from ground sensor networks. Payload descends, collects, retracts. No ground crew required.
Full GPS lock and obstacle avoidance above canopy. Payload descends through natural gaps to the work zone. No autonomous under-canopy flight, no ground crew.
Where the boundary between accessible and inaccessible terrain defines the problem.
Targeted treatment and monitoring in dense native forest
Below-canopy structural assessment without ground access
Understory regeneration monitoring without ground disturbance
Sensor deployment and data retrieval in protected habitat
Access denied environments on active volcanic landscapes
Vegetation assessment around utilities in rugged corridors
Carbon stock estimation and ecological study in remote sites
Survey and monitoring of contaminated sites without ground entry
Aerial robotics company on Hawaii Island. Modular tethered payload systems for conservation, forestry, and environmental monitoring.
We operate at the ecotone — the transition zone where two worlds meet. Above canopy and below. Accessible terrain and denied ground.
Invasive species, forest inventory, remote sensors — tell us what you're working on.
ryno@ecotonerobotics.com