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eBee SQ
senseFlyThe eBee SQ is a fixed-wing agricultural UAS originally developed by Swiss company senseFly (later absorbed into AgEagle Aerial Systems / EagleNXT), designed for precision crop monitoring via multispectral imaging. It carries the Parrot Sequoia sensor (4 spectral bands + RGB), weighs 1.1 kg with a 110 cm wingspan, and is operated via eMotion Ag flight planning software with fully automated flight and landing. It covers hundreds of acres per flight — far exceeding quadcopter alternatives — and was commercially available globally through a distributor network at a regular price of ~$10,990 USD. No independent teardown or third-party operational reviews are present in the supplied facts; most evidence is vendor/commerce-sourced.
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- weight
- 1.1 kg (2.42 lb)
- radio link range
- 3 km nominal (up to 8 km); 2.4 GHz USB ground modem
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Evidence-graded claims from the senseFly deep report
The eBee drones can cover up to 500 acres per flight at 400 ft altitude.
A Tennessee State University academic document [3] — an independent educational source — cites the 500-acre/400 ft figure, though it likely draws from vendor spec sheets and does not constitute an independent field validation.
from senseFly deep report →AgEagle Aerial Systems acquired senseFly from Parrot Group on October 18, 2021 for US$23 million in cash and stock.
Yahoo Finance [8] and Startupticker [12] — independent news sources — both report the acquisition price and date with direct quotes from the announcement, providing credible third-party corroboration.
from senseFly deep report →
eBee drones execute aerial mapping missions fully autonomously — the operator plans and launches, but the drone flies the route, captures imagery, and returns without human control mid-flight.
The autonomy claim originates from senseFly/AgEagle marketing copy and the dossier's own reconciled verdict [1][2]; no independent third-party test or regulator report in the dossier specifically validates mid-flight autonomy without human override capability.
from senseFly deep report →The eMotion software supports BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) automated flight control operations.
BVLOS capability is stated only in official senseFly marketing copy [1][2]; no independent regulatory approval, third-party field report, or customer verification of operational BVLOS flights appears in the dossier.
from senseFly deep report →senseFly's eBee SQ is priced at approximately $10,990 at base configuration, with high-end/tactical variants exceeding $70,000.
The $10,990 figure appears in an academic/commerce document [3][4], but pricing for the high-end variants (>$70,000) is sourced from commercial review sites without independent buyer confirmation or official price list verification.
from senseFly deep report →
Maximum flight time is up to 90 minutes (per drone pilot ground school source), but an independent academic source cites only 55 minutes for the eBee SQ specifically.
The 90-minute figure comes from a commercial review site [4] rather than an independent test; the academic source [3] cites 55 minutes for the eBee SQ, and neither source independently validates the higher figure through controlled measurement — the 90-minute claim is likely model-specific marketing for a higher-end variant and is unverified.
from senseFly deep report →senseFly's eBee drones are deployed at scale across defense, agriculture, construction, energy, and public safety sectors.
Deployment sectors are listed only in official senseFly/AgEagle marketing and the acquisition announcement [1][2][8]; the dossier contains no independent customer case studies, fleet counts, or third-party reports confirming scaled real-world deployment across these verticals.
from senseFly deep report →
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