Dryad Networks GmbH, a German environmental IoT company, set out to expand its wildfire detection network with autonomous drones capable of suppressing fires. To operate effectively in remote forests, these drones required a robust infrastructure for remote stationing, automated takeoff, landing, recharging, and redeployment—without human intervention.

Skycharge provided the ground infrastructure : a weatherproof contact-based docking system suitable for automated landings, and a contact-based charging system for fast, reliable power delivery to the drone battery. Dryad developed the drone hangar, oversaw the integration of the Skycharge system, drone platform, sensors, and mission platform.

Bottom line: Skycharge’s modular docking and charging solutions enabled Dryad to deploy a fully automatic drone wildfire suppression system in forests, where traditional infrastructure is unavailable and manual operations are not feasible

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