NTT DOCOMO Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as DOCOMO) has developed Skydio, Inc. (hereinafter Skydio), which develops autonomous flight drones, for domestic corporations from March 2022. We will start providing. DOCOMO has the only Skydio Master Instructor qualification * 1 in Japan, so this course can be provided only in Japan * 2.
Skydio Master Instructor qualifications are the knowledge and flight results of Skydio products determined by Skydio, as well as the Master Instructor class provided by Skydio in the United States, writing and writing and practical skills. It is certified by passing the exam. This allows you to develop instructors who can provide Skydio certification courses
and certify the training students.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has a "Roadmap 2021 for the Sky Industrial Revolution", and realizes the visual flight (level 4) in the manned zone since 2022 in the area of maintenance and management such as infrastructure. We are aiming to promote the use of drones in the industry. In such an environment, it is an issue in the future to foster a number of human resources who learn accurate knowledge and secure maneuvering methods and secure human resources with certain maneuvering skills.
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DOCOMO is 2020. Since November, we have developed services using Skydio drones, and have been used by many customers for various purposes, such as inspection and patrols using Skydio's obstacles. At the same time, DOCOMO has provided docomo's unique training in order to use the service safely and safely, but in the future, in addition to safety, to further use Skydio's products and software provided by Skydio. We will provide Japanese users through the SKYDIO certified training course through a business operator certified by DOCOMO.
First, GEO Solutions Co., Ltd., which has been developing the "AirWork Drone Academy", which has been training drone pilots since 2016, has a wide range of drones, from the development of industrial drone aircraft to operation support. We will provide classes in cooperation with NTT E-DRONE Technology Co., Ltd., which we will handle, and will continue to create an environment where many users can easily take certified courses. The drones and software subject to the course are "Skydio 2 ™", "Skydio X2E", and "Skydio 3D Scan" * 3.
Docomo is SKYDIO certified for business expansion in the Japanese market. I am very happy to start providing the course. As Japan is aging, the inspection work is urgently needed and early solutions are required to prevent accidents. Among them, a network all over Japan. We hope that DOCOMO will be able to develop our skills quickly and wide by working on certified classes. As a result, we will be able to focus on our unique issues as soon as possible, and the speed of solving problems is fast. I am convinced that it will rise. "
" Skydio joint company is domestically provided by DOCOMO. We sincerely welcome the launch to the market. In the implementation of drones to solve social issues, it is necessary to continue to develop human resources who can acquire correct knowledge and use new technologies. It is indispensable. I am convinced that DOCOMO's leading to promoting risk will lead to revitalization of the entire domestic market. We will continue to strengthen our relationship with DOCOMO and take on challenges to solve new issues. "I will"
DOCOMO will continue to contribute to the realization of safe and secure drones by developing SKYDIO certification courses.
* 1 Skydio Master Instructor qualification is a private qualification system that Skydio has enacted to correctly spread the skills and knowledge of Skydio products. The qualifications are "Skydio 2/2+", "Skydio X2E/X2D/X2 COLOR", and "Skydio 3D Scan" (including products that have not been released in Japan).
* 2 2 February 9, 2022 (Wednesday).
* 3 "Skydio 2" is a drone with excellent obstacle avoidance technology, and "Skydio X2E" is an excellent function of "Skydio 2", as well as improving basic performance such as batteries and infrared cameras. It is an industrial specialized drone equipped with and so on. "Skydio 3D Scan" is a flight support software that supports autonomous flights to create 3D data, 3D maps, orthomozaik, etc.
* "Skydio 2" and "Skydio 3D Scan" are trademarks of Skydio, Inc.