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M12

M12 is ABZ Innovation's compact payload drone for R&D, training and experimental applications. It supports up to 12 kg payloads, open-source ArduPilot soft...

Facts

Company
ABZ Innovation
Product type
uav
Status
commercial
Primary capability
generalist
Website
https://abzinnovation.com/products/abz-innovation-m12/

About M12

M12 is a configurable multirotor development platform rated for payloads up to 12 kilograms. Its folding airframe exposes power, communication and mounting interfaces for custom sensors, manipulators and experimental equipment, allowing universities, integrators and industrial teams to build specialised aerial systems without designing the base aircraft.

Dual RTK receivers provide positioning to approximately ten centimetres, while the ArduPilot-based flight stack gives developers access to mission logic and onboard integration. Flight duration varies from roughly 15 to 50 minutes according to payload and battery configuration. ABZ processes mission data locally, allowing the aircraft to complete missions without a continuous connection to a manufacturer-controlled cloud.

Market context

Multifunctional UAV, multifunctional_uav, drone, drone

Summary

Type: UAV platform

Core: Open-source flight

Function: R&D flight

Audience: Researchers

Specifications

aircraft_weight
13.8 kg total weight with battery
certification
CE-certified, C4 label
flight
15–50 min; 120 m max altitude; up to 20 m/s
flight_time_minutes
15-50 minutes depending on payload weight min
io_and_power
I2C, UART, CAN, USB, PWM, relays; 0–50V configurable
max_operating_altitude
120 m max flight altitude
mtow
24.9 kg max takeoff mass
navigation
Dual-RTK ±10 cm; ~3.5 km range
operational_role
Agricultural drone platform for modular field applications
payload_bay
Up to 12 kg; 600×600×600 mm bay
payload_capacity_kg
Up to 12 kg payload capacity kg
software_and_frame
Open-source; foldable; CE C4
speed_range
20 m/s max level speed m/s
task_scope
Agricultural UAV platform operations
weight_range
13.8 kg with battery; 29 kg MTOM kg

Operations

Environment
outdoor_structured
Primary user
enterprise_operator, field_technician
Role
data_capture
Interaction model
human_in_the_loop, supervised_autonomy
Mobility class
aerial_multirotor
Product detail
Multifunctional UAV, multifunctional_uav, drone, drone

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