Builds contact-capable industrial inspection drones that perform ultrasonic and thickness non-destructive testing, navigating GPS-denied spaces with 3D LiDAR-SLAM, plus the AveSoft reporting software.
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Builds contact-capable industrial inspection drones that perform ultrasonic and thickness non-destructive testing, navigating GPS-denied spaces with 3D LiDAR-SLAM, plus the AveSoft reporting software.
States "30+ Employees", "2016 Founded" and "Burnaby, BC, Canada Headquarters" on its own about page. No street address is published. avestec.com
Skyron 2 performs contact ultrasonic, EMAT, dry-film-thickness and visual inspection in GPS- and compass-denied spaces using 3D LiDAR-SLAM, with wind tolerance to 12 m/s. avestec.com
Received a $350,000 IDEaS contribution from National Defence dated 14 May 2026 - a company-specific award, not a programme ceiling. search.open.canada.ca
Received a $1,269,000 Regional Economic Growth through Innovation contribution from PacifiCan in January 2024. The disclosure does not state whether it is repayable. search.open.canada.ca
Names Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, Dow, Imperial Oil, Bilfinger and Oceaneering on its homepage, but characterises none of them as a contract or partner. avestec.com
Won a $1,615,223.90 research contract from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada on 2026-02-12, running to 2027-01-27. A contract award, not a grant. search.open.canada.ca
Its inspections run under DNV certification for thickness measurements, ABS recognition for hull gauging, and as a Lloyd's Register approved service supplier. No aviation certification is claimed. avestec.com
Incorporated in British Columbia on 2015-11-04 as Avestec Technologies Inc., a year before the 2016 founding date its own site gives. avestec.com
Products Avestec publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Inspection drone
Large industrial drone engineered for contact-based inspection, navigating without GPS or compass via 3D LiDAR-SLAM, attaching magnetically to surfaces and carrying ultrasonic, EMAT and coating-thickness payloads.
Learn moreInspection payload
Modular ultrasonic, visual and dry-film-thickness payload arms for contact-based non-destructive testing, including surface-preparation arms.
Learn moreInspection software
Dual-application software managing the full inspection lifecycle from flight through to PDF reporting.
Learn moreInspection crawler
Magnetic-wheel non-destructive testing crawler, 3.7 kg with 120 kgf adhesion, carrying ultrasonic, EMAT, phased-array and thickness probes with quad cameras and LiDAR-SLAM.
Learn moreHow Avestec says its technology can be deployed and delivered.
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS), National Defence - contribution
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation, PacifiCan - contribution, repayability not stated
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada - contribution
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation, PacifiCan (commercialising aerial robots for industrial asset inspection) - contribution, repayability not stated
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada - contribution
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