Autonomous Flight: is the use-case below possible?

Soumitra Paul

Hello everyone,

We are exploring a proof-of-concept and would appreciate guidance on suitable drone platforms.

The use case involves a swarm of small drones operating inside a warehouse environment (approximately 10,000–25,000 sq ft). The drones would be triggered by specific events—for example, when a motion sensor or fixed camera detects a person entering a designated bay.

Upon activation, a drone would autonomously:

  1. Launch from its dock.
  2. Navigate to the detected individual.
  3. Initiate and hold a short voice interaction.
  4. Return to its docking station and recharge.

For this PoC, we are looking for a compact drone platform capable of carrying a small payload consisting of:

  • Camera (for visual awareness and navigation)
  • Speaker (for communicating with the person)
  • Microphone (for two-way interaction)

Ideally, the platform should also support programmable autonomous flight, docking/charging capability, and the ability to operate as part of a multi-drone system.

Any recommendations on platforms, SDKs, or development kits suitable for this type of indoor autonomous operation would be greatly appreciated.

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    Mike (Arizona Wyldwest) Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert

    Hi. Someone else may have an idea of what manufacture of drones may have some or all those capabilities. DL with any of the DJI SDK supported drones would not work for your situation. The DL app is for flying autonomous missions outdoors because they need a constant connection to satellites in order to work. Any of the third party apps out there for flying autonomous missions can only be connected to one drone at a time. So none of them will be able to control many drones let alone work for your purposes.

    Flying indoors and getting any or at least enough satellites for any drone to work may be difficult. There are some other manufactures of drones out there which can be used specifically indoors with some of those functions but you will need to search the internet to find them. The DL app will not work for your use case.

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