Emesent Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-02 - Funding - Emesent secures A$25M financing package for autonomous mapping scale-up - The NRFC said funds will support product development, Wacol batch manufacturing and the Cortex AI software platform. The A$15M SAFE Note included Main Sequence Ventures, QIC, NGS, Hostplus and Orion Resource Partners. Emesent’s Hovermap stack is used for… - source: nrf.gov.au
• 2025-01-13 - Research Publication - Long-distance SLAM scanning of mine tunnel - testing of precision and accuracy of Emesent Hovermap ST-X - The paper tests precision and accuracy for long-distance SLAM scanning of a mine tunnel using Emesent Hovermap ST-X. The title names Hovermap ST-X directly, making the product binding explicit. The record adds mine-mapping and SLAM benchmark context for the… - source: doi.org
• 2024-06-25 - Product Launch - Emesent launches Hovermap Backpack for walk-through LiDAR mapping - Emesent launched Hovermap Backpack as a wearable mapping configuration for Hovermap. The configuration extends Hovermap from drone and handheld operation into walk-through reality capture. The launch improves deployment flexibility for underground… - source: emesent.com
• 2024-02-08 - Partnership - Emesent integrates Hovermap with Freefly Astro drone - Emesent announced support for Hovermap integration with the American-made Freefly Astro drone. The integration responded to U.S. regulatory restrictions on Chinese drones. - source: emesent.com
• 2023-09-05 - Product Launch - Emesent launches Hovermap ST-X with higher-resolution mobile mapping - Emesent launched Hovermap ST-X as an upgraded mobile mapping and autonomy payload. The system increased mapping range and point-cloud detail for GPS-denied and industrial environments. The release strengthened Hovermap's role as a drone, robot and handheld… - source: emesent.com
• 2022-02-28 - Product Launch - Emesent launches Hovermap ST autonomous LiDAR mapping payload - Emesent launched Hovermap ST as the latest version of its Hovermap autonomy and mapping payload. The launch included Automated Ground Control for survey-grade autonomous LiDAR mapping. The product gives Emesent a concrete offering for inspection, monitoring… - source: emesent.com
• 2021-04-19 - Research Publication - Heterogeneous Ground and Air Platforms, Homogeneous Sensing: Team CSIRO Data61's Approach to the DARPA Subterranean Challenge - The paper describes Team CSIRO Data61 systems fielded across DARPA Subterranean Challenge circuits. The heterogeneous team combines ground robots and an Emesent Hovermap UAV using homogeneous sensing for decentralized multi-agent SLAM. The system reuses a… - source: arxiv.org
• 2020-01-01 - Research Publication - Applications for the Hovermap autonomous drone system in underground mining operations - The paper covers applications for the Hovermap autonomous drone system in underground mining operations. The work links Hovermap to autonomous mapping and inspection in constrained subterranean environments. The record adds product-level mining-deployment… - source: doi.org