Volocopter · Drones · 2019
Volocopter's unmanned, fully electric heavy-lift utility drone - the cargo cousin of its air taxis, first demonstrated in October 2019. It reuses the same 18-rotor multicopter platform (9.2 m rotor diameter, 2.3 m tall) and swappable lithium-ion batteries, but instead of a cabin it has a standardized rail attachment system between its landing gear that accepts a wide range of payloads - boxes, slings, nets, containers, sprayers or spreaders - sized for Euro-pallet loads. It lifts up to 200 kg over 40 km at up to 110 km/h (about 30 minutes of flight), flown remotely or autonomously on pre-set routes (with BVLOS work via Near Earth Autonomy). Aimed at logistics, agriculture (a crop-spraying variant was developed with John Deere), infrastructure and public services, it targets missions where ground transport struggles with access.
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| Sub-type | Heavy-Lift Utility Cargo Drone (eVTOL) |
| Status | Development |
| Year | 2019 |
| Origin | Germany |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 2300 × 9200 × 9200 mm |
| Weight | 600 kg |
| Payload | 200 kg |
| Max speed | 15 m/s |
| Battery life | 30 minutes min |
| Max range | 40 km |
| Use cases | Logistics / heavy cargo, Agriculture / crop spraying, Construction lifting / infrastructure |
| Made in | Germany |
