Sydney, Australia – Sphere Drones has delivered HubX to their distribution partner Aptella, enabling automated drone technology for customers in the resources, mining, construction, and emergency services sectors. This delivery underscores Sphere Drones’ leadership in providing cutting-edge drone technology to industries across Australia, paving the way for a future of safer, smarter, and more efficient operations.
HubX provides a fully integrated, off-grid, turn-key solution designed for remote operations. Mounted on a 4WD-capable trailer, HubX is engineered for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, enabling seamless drone deployments in rugged and remote areas.
This milestone comes after both businesses successfully co-hosted HubX demonstration days in Western Australia, showcasing the platform's capability to enhance operational efficiency and safety. The delivery represents the culmination of over two years of development for Sphere Drones, including rigorous testing across 25,000 kilometres of harsh Australian terrain and conditions.
Paris Cockinos, CEO of Sphere Drones, said: "Delivering this HubX unit to Aptella is a testament to the hard work and innovation of our team. HubX is more than a product - it’s a transformative turnkey solution designed to take business operations to the next level by automating tasks, reducing risk, improving efficiency, and enabling continuous drone operations. Working with Aptella strengthens our commitment to driving innovative change in industries like mining, construction and many more.”
HubX is designed to replace manual processes and improve productivity through its fully automated, BVLOS-ready (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) capabilities. For industries like mining, it reduces risks by keeping personnel out of harm’s way and eliminates inefficiencies such as unnecessary travel across large sites.
Aptella’s RPAS Business Development Manager Gavin Docherty highlighted the transformative potential of HubX for their client’s operations. "HubX allows clients across industries to integrate drone infrastructure with flexible deployment options. This means 24/7 operations with significant productivity gains, enabling us to meet the evolving demands of our clients in mining, construction and other industries.”
Mr Docherty also praised the collaborative efforts between Sphere Drones and Aptella, noting the significant design improvements implemented after the HubX demo days in Western Australia. These updates ensure continued compliance with regulatory standards and operational durability in rugged conditions across Australia.
The HubX system offer several operational benefits for Aptella’s clients, including:
- – Enhanced safety: Mitigates risks by keeping personnel out of hazardous areas.
- – Improved productivity: Offers continuous, automated drone operations for faster decision-making.
- – Cost efficiency: Reduces resource dependency by automating processes across remote sites.
Following this delivery, Sphere Drones and Aptella will conduct public demonstration days along the east coast of Australia and into South Australia. These demonstrations will enable potential customers to experience HubX firsthand and understand how the platform enhances operational efficiency and safety. Locations include but not limited to the following (click here for a map view):
- – Queensland: Brisbane
- – New South Wales: Wollongong and Newcastle
- – Victoria: Melbourne
- – South Australia: Adelaide
Both companies will continue to gather operational insights to refine the system and explore additional applications across various industries.
For more information about Sphere Drones and its range of drone solutions, please visit http://www.spheredrones.com.au.
Key Facts:
- Sphere Drones delivers HubX to their distribution partner Aptella, revolutionising automated drone operations across mining, construction, and other industries.
- HubX is a fully integrated, off-grid, BVLOS-ready solution designed for continuous 24/7 drone operations in remote and rugged areas.
- Aptella praises HubX’s productivity and safety benefits, alongside the strong partnership with Sphere Drones to refine and adapt the system.
- Public demonstration days are planned along Australia’s east coast following the successful west coast demonstration days, showcasing HubX’s capabilities and gathering insights for broader applications.
About us:
About Sphere Drones
Sphere Drones is a leading full-stack technology and drone services provider with offices across Australia. We empower businesses and governments to effectively respond to challenges, risks, and opportunities with innovative drone solutions. Our cutting-edge drone solutions, capabilities and experienced team propel businesses beyond the horizon, to the skies that have no limits. For over 10 years, we have supported over 11,000 clients and 3,000 businesses with hardware, software, services, operational and compliance support. We take pride in the relationships we have built and continue to maintain, including Rio Tinto, Fortescue, BHP, Ausgrid, Sydney Water, Water Corp, South32, Fyfe, Surf Life Saving NSW, Sydney University, James Cook University, and more.
About Aptella
At Aptella, we are innovative thinkers ready to collaborate with our customers and enable them with automation and positioning technology that provides real value. As a team of diverse specialists, we work together to provide advanced solutions that enable real efficiencies for business. We are solutions-led and customer-focused, understanding our customer’s business first, ready to solve their needs with the right innovative positioning technology. We advise our customers on the best solution for their project, enable them with the right technology products and systems, and support them as their long-term partner. Our team of more than 400 employees is tapped into the latest innovations from around the world, which we source, tailor and deploy to meet the local needs of our customers throughout Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
Contact details:
Sphere Drones
Will Walsh | Marketing Director | will.walsh@spheredrones.com.au | +61 434 768 900
Aptella
Gina Velde | Executive Group Manager – Systems | gvelde@aptella.com | +61 402 066 962
