---
title: "This Autonomous Patrol Drone System Can Even Change its own Batteries"
description: "Israel-based company unravels its autonomous drone system that can have a pre-programmed flight path. The user can also view video and data feed from the drone."
date: "2016-06-27"
modified: "2016-06-27"
authors:
  - name: "Arra Dianne Hifarva"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/arrahifarva.md"
url: "https://futurism.com/this-autonomous-patrol-drone-system-can-even-change-its-own-batteries"
categories:
  - "Drones"
  - "Robotics"
  - "Robots and Machines"
tags:
  - "airobotic"
  - "drone"
  - "UAV"
---

# This Autonomous Patrol Drone System Can Even Change its own Batteries

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Airobotics-UAV.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Airobotics UAV\</em\>*

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have proven to be beneficial in the farming and energy production fields. One disadvantage, though, is that these machines still need humans to control them.

[Airobotics](<http://www.airobotics.co.il/>), a company based in Tel Aviv, resolved this issue when they presented a completely-automated patrol drone system with the same name. The autonomous drone system is capable of operating with virtually no human intervention and it can also maintain itself.

https://youtu.be/wwLWiTUqvWE

The system is made up of three parts: the drone, the "Airbase" or the base station ,and the command software. It utilizes a UAV that can carry a load of 1-kilogram for 30 minutes. After finishing a patrol, the drone lands at the base station and a robotic arm then automatically changes its battery and payload. All these actions are controlled by the integrated software that can be pre-programmed by the users and can allow the user to view real-time video and data feed.

Airobotic will most likely be useful in the mining and oil and gas industries.

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