VolanyxAI

Formerly Apex Drone Labs

Built for the mission, ready for the market.

Volanyx AI lives at the intersection of digital infrastructure and the physical world, focused less on innovation and more on transformation and interoperability.

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Edge AI · SLAM · DAA · BVLOS

Our current focus: drones that…

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    Think at the edge

    Onboard AI processes what the aircraft sees, in flight.

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    Navigate where GPS can't reach

    Vision and SLAM keep drones oriented indoors, underground, and in jammed airspace.

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    See and avoid every obstacle

    Fused LiDAR, radar, and ultrasonic sensing for complex environments.

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    Launch from self-charging docks

    Drone-in-a-box systems that fly with or without a pilot on site.

Focus areas

Where Volanyx AI is working

Five areas of research and development, each aimed at making autonomous flight practical, safe, and ready to scale.

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    Dual-use commercial & civil applications

    Technologies that bridge defense needs with civilian scalability, such as disaster response, maritime and weather data collection (NOAA), and infrastructure inspection.

    • Disaster response
    • Maritime & weather
    • Infrastructure
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    Onboard edge processing

    Rather than relying on slow cloud uploads, we build drones as flying data centers. Embedded AI chips perform real-time object recognition, thermal anomaly detection, and structural defect analysis directly during flight.

    • Object recognition
    • Thermal anomalies
    • Defect analysis
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    GPS-denied navigation

    We are investing heavily in Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and multi-camera computer vision. These systems allow drones to navigate indoors, underground, or in electronically jammed battlefields without relying on satellite signals.

    • SLAM
    • Multi-camera vision
    • Indoor & underground
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    Automated docking stations

    To support routine BVLOS flights, such as those enabled by frameworks like the FAA Part 108 rules and Europe's U-space, we are refining self-contained "drone-in-a-box" systems.

    • BVLOS
    • FAA Part 108
    • U-space
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    Detect-and-avoid (DAA) sensor suites

    Industrial platforms are packing higher sensor density into smaller airframes, often exceeding 10 to 15 sensors per aircraft. We fuse miniaturized LiDAR, millimeter-wave radar, and ultrasonic sensors to guarantee safe obstacle avoidance in complex urban environments.

    • LiDAR
    • mmWave radar
    • Ultrasonic

Our parent company

The research and development arm of Apex Drone Corporation.

Volanyx AI turns research into technology that Apex Drone Corporation can put to work in the field.

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Have a mission in mind?

Talk with our team in the United States or at our Guadalajara office.

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