About Voliro
Volar (/ˈvoʊlə(ɹ)/) - to fly
Voliro, an ETH Zurich Spin-off and Wyss Zurich project, is headquartered in the centre of Zurich in Switzerland. We are developing a highly advanced flying robot, which can be used in various industries. Our vision is to revolutionize the way flying robots can be used to solve new challenges. Since Voliro was founded in 2019, the team has grown steadily and now consists of more than 15 robotics and automation experts and drone enthusiasts.
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High Tech Rooted in Years of Research
Voliro’s story started in 2016 in the Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) at ETH Zurich as a student focus-project to develop an omnidirectional flying inspection robot. Our co-founders, Mina Kamel and Timo Müller, focussed on the Voliro technology and optimised the system for their PhD and Master theses, respectively. Anurag Vempati, who developed the concept of flying spraying robots during his PhD sponsored by Disney Research, was the next to join as a co-founder. Mentored by Prof. Roland Siegwart, the team made rapid technological advances. Prof. Siegwart brought in two more robotics experts, Marius Fehr and Thomas Schneider, to complete the founding team. In 2019 Voliro was founded as a company. With admission to Wyss Zurich, a joint accelerator from the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Voliro was ready to take off.
Our engineering team consists of graduates from the renowned ETH Zurich, ranked 3rd university in the world for engineering and technology (Top Universities, 2019). The team members are among the leading research engineers in drone technology.
Our engineering team consists of graduates from the renowned ETH Zurich, ranked 3rd university in the world for engineering and technology (Top Universities, 2019). The team members are among the leading research engineers in drone technology.
Our Core Values
Safety
Trust, Integrity, Respect
EXCELLENCE AND CUSTOMER-SATISFACTION
INNOVATION
PASSION AND DETERMINATION
Our People
Engineers - Pioneers - Volironeers
Our Volironeers are the heart of Voliro. We are pioneering software developers and hardware engineers, dedicated technical support experts, and passionate sales and communications masters who all share a common vision of revolutionizing work at height. Our team is driven by curiosity and passion, with the mission to increase workplace safety at height with the world’s most advanced flying robot. We foster innovation and want to be the pioneers of our industry.
