This System Aims to Fix Drone Landings in Rough Seas

This system aims to fix drone landings in rough seas

Drones have gotten incredibly good at flying, but out at sea, landing them is still a gamble. Constantly shifting decks, unpredictable waves, and slippery surfaces mean even experienced pilots can struggle, forcing most offshore operators to limit flights to calm conditions. Now, a young maritime tech company thinks it has finally cracked the code. more…

WaiV Robotics emerges from stealth to help drones take off and land at sea

WaiV Robotics’ drone landing system includes stabilized landing infrastructure, impact absorption, and a unique locking mechanism. | Source: WaiV Robotics WaiV Robotics today introduced a fully automatic landing and takeoff platform. The company designed it to enable reliable vertical takeoff and landing, or VTOL, drone operations in high sea states. Backed by $7.5 million in seed funding, the system enables uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) to op…

WaiV Robotics Debuts Maritime VTOL Landing Pad with $7.5M Seed Round

The London-based maritime startup unveils a gyro-stabilized landing pad that recovers VTOL drones on vessels as small as 10 meters in high sea states. WaiV Robotics has launched the first fully automatic landing and takeoff platform for VTOL drones operating at sea. The London-based company introduced the system on May 5, 2026, backed by $7.5 […] The post WaiV Robotics Debuts Maritime VTOL Landing Pad with $7.5M Seed Round appeared first on DRON…

WaiV Robotics emerges from stealth with €6.4 million to develop autonomous UAV landing infrastructure

WaiV Robotics, a British maritime autonomous infrastructure developer, has raised €6.4 million ($7.5 million) in Seed funding as it emerges from stealth in order to introduce their fully automatic landing and takeoff platform designed to enable reliable VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drone operations even in high sea states. “For drones to become a reliable part of offshore operations, the missing piece isn’t the aircraft, it’s the infrast…

WaiV Robotics emerges from stealth to launch the first autonomous at-sea drone landing platform

Maritime autonomous infrastructure developer WaiV Robotics has introduced the first fully automatic landing and takeoff platform designed to enable reliable VTOL drone operations even in high sea states. Backed by $7.5 million in seed funding, the company's system enables UAVs to operate from vessels as small as 10 meters and decks of any size, without any hardware or software modifications to the UAV. WaiV’s patent-pending catch-lock-release lan