Japanese Drone Maker ACSL Enters US Market
DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby
Japan’s leading drone manufacturer ACSL Co., Ltd. has announced its formal entry into the US commercial drone market.
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The company’s California subsidiary, ACSL Inc., plans to introduce a small, affordable, NDAA-compliant UAS to the US market later this year. ACSL Inc.’s market entry will be led by her CEO Cynthia Huang, a member of the commercial UAV advisory board who led DJI’s North American enterprise segment and drone software company Auterion.
ACSL, a popular drone developer in Japan, offers a wide range of products, but plans to enter the market with its flagship small folding fleet drone. blue skyShipments are expected to occur in the second half of 2023.
“Japan is known for manufacturing superior technology, and ACSL is no exception,” Huang said. “Each system has a meticulous attention to detail and a very intentional product development. I am very pleased.”
ACSL Inc. will work with US organizations to further refine the SOTEN product in a research and development process led by Global CTO Chris Raabe. Rabe, who previously worked for Boeing, holds a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Tokyo. The feedback collected will inform which features should be prioritized in future versions of the product.
“ACSL has worked hard to establish itself in the domestic market with a lineup that has consistently proven itself as a reliable tool that delivers results,” Raabe said. “Late last year, we began arranging product demos for potential US customers. , to meet these clients, demonstrate our capabilities and learn about their needs.”
SOTEN will first launch in late 2021 and has seen thousands of deployments by Japanese government and corporate customers. The first of its kind to offer a hot-swappable camera system, his SOTEN is a small yet effective drone suitable for critical infrastructure inspections and disaster relief operations. Collected photo and video data can optionally be encrypted before being recorded to the memory card, and communication between the drone and controller is always encrypted.
The SOTEN drone captures 20-megapixel photos and 4K video using a 1-inch sensor, mechanical shutter, and various preset image capture modes. Its camera system can be hot-swapped with EO/IR cameras, multispectral cameras, or optical zoom cameras. The SOTEN has an estimated flight time of 25-29 minutes and is weatherproof. Obstacle detection sensors are located on the front, bottom and top of the drone. Equipped with a standard camera and battery, SOTEN weighs a total of 3.8 pounds, and its foldable design and compact nature make it suitable for a variety of enterprise use cases.
Those who want to see SOTEN up close can see it when the company is exhibiting at the Energy Drone & Robotics Summit in Houston, Texas in June and the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada in September. increase.
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