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FlyingBasket

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FlyingBasket manufactures the FB3, an all-electric octocopter heavy-lift cargo drone with 100 kg payload capacity capable of BVLOS autonomous cargo transport. In 2024 it became the first Italian company to receive a Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) from ENAC, enabling certified BVLOS autonomous cargo operations. The autonomy stack handles long-distance mission routing, sling-load release and retrieval, and multi-leg cargo operations without landing. The FB3 targets infrastructure sectors where helicopters are the incumbent solution: energy, telecoms, alpine logistics, and maritime supply.

HeadquartersBolzano, IT
Founded2015
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
Team11-50
Deployments3
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersMoritz Moroder (Co-founder), Matthias Moroder (Co-founder)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinedelivery

FB3

  • 100 kg maximum payload capacity, up to 25 km range depending on load

    Electric octocopter with 1.6m x 1.6m x 0.41m footprint, 70 kg empty weight

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2025-08-22Ørsted (via operator Skylift UAV)offshore wind farms (Hornsea 1 & 2, Walney 1 & 2) - cargo drone logistics, 600+ flights / 38.1 t to 400+ turbinesGBNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-07-01Alpine hut resupply operatorsalpine hut logistics (>3000m elevation)ITNot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-02-19ENAC LUC authorization — Italy (self-authorized BVLOS cargo operations)heavy-lift cargo drone operationsITNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordCysero (AVM Gestioni SGR / Kilometro Rosso)Leonardo S.p.A.European Innovation Council (EIC Fund)
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2024-01-01First Italian LUC (Light UAS Operator Certificate) from ENAC for certified BVLOS autonomous cargo operations with 100 kg payloadDroneDJ
2023-10-18Completed first shore-to-ship drone delivery at Port of Taranto with Italian Navy and Coast Guard, carrying 25 kg over 6.4 kmUnmanned Airspace
2023-05-31Leonardo S.p.A. joined as shareholder (~10% stake), bringing aerospace expertise and strategic backingFlyingBasket
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