News from development, trade fairs and missions.
At Interpoma 2026 in Bolzano we are presenting our latest development for crop protection from the air: electrostatic nozzles.
The spray droplets are electrically charged and therefore adhere better to the plants. The aim is more even coverage of the leaves.
Interpoma 2026, Fiera Bolzano, 25–27 Nov 2026, stand H1-7. Come and visit us!
On 9 May 2026 we took part in the drone festival in Anras (East Tyrol).
More information: www.drohnenfestival-anras.at
We are at the DronItaly 2026 trade fair, showing our VariCo, coandaX6.H2 and UniCo.
On 10 May 2025 we once again took part in the drone festival in Anras (East Tyrol).
The programme included a trade exhibition, show flights, talks, simulator flying and flying for children.
With VariCo we are presenting our new UAV: an unmanned helicopter with two intermeshing rotors.
VariCo is designed for very long flight times and can be powered either by battery or by fuel cell.
We are exhibiting at the drone festival in Anras!
You can see our new spraying drone for agriculture and the new fuel-cell drone for South Tyrol Mountain Rescue (BRD).
See you on 11 May in Anras.
An exciting unveiling at ICAR 2023: our brand-new fuel-cell drone!
The drone can fly for up to 2 hours with the hydrogen fuel cell or, alternatively, up to 50 minutes with the latest LiPo technology.
Ideal for use with the Lifeseeker mobile phone locator
ICAR South Tyrol, 17–21 Oct 2023
ViCo is the new video copter from soleon.
The copter is very compact yet strong enough to carry gimbal systems with professional video cameras weighing up to 12 kg through the air with ease.
For the automated search for missing persons, we developed a camera stabilisation system equipped with a high-quality 2-axis gimbal and a Sony A7R III camera.
Triggering the photos and geotagging happen automatically.
LasCo2 is the new octocopter for safely carrying high-quality lidar systems, such as those from Riegl, through the air.
With its 8 motors, LasCo2 is fully redundant and stays safely in the air even if one motor fails.
We have designed a new FPV quadcopter. The gimbal tilts, so the camera can be pointed up and down during flight.
In the TerraXCube at NOI Techpark in South Tyrol, we tested our flight batteries and electronics at a simulated altitude of up to 6,000 m.
We checked whether all systems work correctly and whether the batteries withstand the low air pressure at that altitude.
With the TriCo study we developed a small drone: a tricopter with three arms for light camera systems.
The arms fold for transport.
UNICO – THE DRONE FOR STEEP SLOPES
UniCo is the new copter for applying plant protection products and plant strengtheners.
UniCo can also be used shortly after rain, for example when ground vehicles cannot be used because the ground is too slippery.
Steep-slope viticulture is an impressive and at the same time demanding form of winegrowing. Steep vineyards are often characterised by steep slopes and soils that are difficult to work. Winegrowers face a wide range of challenges. Because of the steep terrain, working on the vines and applying plant protection products often requires laborious manual work or special equipment to ensure the safety of the workers.
The LasCo x8 multicopter was designed specifically for mounting laser scanners and offers a range of advantages:
The frame is designed by us to industrial standards and meets the highest requirements for quality, reliability and design.
All components are made in Europe.
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For 360-degree filming, we developed a dedicated copter as a study.
Drones as works of art – exhibition Jusqu'ici tout va bien
Based on a design by the French artist Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, we built a special multicopter that lifts the illuminated lettering "Jusqu'ici tout va bien" (after the title of the exhibition) into the air. The lettering is 2.5 metres wide and mounted on a very light structure made of carbon profiles. The structure for the lettering was built in cooperation with Alpsvision GmbH. The artwork, the main attraction of the exhibition, was flown at the opening by Michael Schmalzl of Alpsvision and remains on display at the Macro Museum in Rome until 26.11.2017. Many thanks to the organiser Elisabetta Guivagnoni and to the artist Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil for the commission and their trust!
Jusqu’ici tout va bien (So far, so good)
In autumn 2015, our customer, the University of Bayreuth (Climatology working group), used a soleon coanda x12 multicopter for data flights in Namibia in southern Africa. The multicopter has 12 motors and can carry 3 different measurement systems at the same time.
Sensors used:
Despite very strong wind, data acquisition was very precise.
Photos kindly provided by our customer: University of Bayreuth, Climatology working group
We developed the DisCo dispenser (Dispenser for Copter), which can drop 3 spheres at the same time. The dispenser has been redesigned and offers a number of advantages:
We design and build the DisCo to industrial standards, and it meets the highest requirements for quality, reliability and design.
All components are made in Europe.
In their first weeks of life, fawns are often left by their mothers in tall grass. There they hide and are well protected from predators by the natural camouflage of their coat and their lack of scent. But the birthing season in early summer is also the time of the first hay cut, and their lack of flight instinct can quickly prove fatal. The problem is that farmers cannot see into the tall grass when mowing, so the fawns go unnoticed.
In South Tyrol too, countless fawns are badly injured by mowing machines every year and die a cruel death.
To survey the fields, the flights are planned with our 3D flight planning and then flown automatically. Together with Alpsvision we carried out numerous test flights and refined the method. We have already been able to find fawns.
This year’s exhibition on Waltherplatz gave us the chance to meet all kinds of people. From passers-by to internationally renowned professors, our drone aroused enormous interest in everyone. Once again we were showered with questions and ideas.