IQ Nano

IQ Nano is ZenaDrone small drone platform for lightweight aerial data missions. It is positioned for users that need compact, portable flight hardware for inspection, mapping, security and monitoring tasks in commercial environments.

Facts

Company: ZenaDrone
Product type: UAV
Status: Commercial Indoor Scanning UAV
Website: https://www.zenadrone.com/iq-nano/

Market context

Indoor autonomous drone for scanning inventory, assets and hard-to-access warehouse or plant areas.

Target environment: Warehouses, distribution centers, plants and enclosed industrial environments.
Workflow context: QR/barcode scanning, inventory management, warehouse mapping, maintenance checks and indoor security scanning.
Customer context: Warehouse operators, logistics teams, facility managers and security teams.
Deployment model: Product-led indoor drone with docking station, optional tethered power/data cable and API data integration.
Commercial maturity: Commercially presented product with public product-page details and inclusion in Blue UAS pathway update.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on indoor navigation reliability, inventory-system integration, safety procedures around people and racking, and fleet charging/docking setup.
Market position: Indoor inventory drone in the IQ series, separate from IQ Square’s outdoor inspection lane and ZenaDrone 1000’s larger multi-industry platform.
Adjacent products: Verity drones, Corvus One, Gather AI inventory drones, Ware inventory drones

Audience

Drone operators

Workflow

QR/barcode scanning, inventory management, warehouse mapping, maintenance checks and indoor security scanning.

Capability

Autonomous docking, Visual perception, GPS-denied operation

Deployment environment

Warehouses, distribution centers, plants and enclosed industrial environments.

Specifications

Aircraft Class: Indoor scanning UAV
Mission Profile: Inventory management, asset tracking, maintenance and compliance, safety and security scanning
Camera Payloads: High-resolution camera for QR and barcode scanning on pallets, boxes and items
Navigation: Indoor wayfinding without GPS
Flight Time Minutes: 20 minutes
Safety: Obstacle avoidance, propeller guards and carbon-fiber shell for indoor use
Launch Recovery: Automated docking station for charging
Tethered Power: Optional tethered cable for stable power and data connection during longer hover or inspection work
Operating Model: Scanned images upload to AWS S3 with SAP integration through API
Deployment Modes: Case-portable indoor deployment with automatic charging dock and optional tethered mode
Certification: Advanced into the cybersecurity validation phase of the U.S. DoD Blue UAS pathway