Avestec Technologies Inc.
2 known investors
Avestec builds modular inspection drones and robotic platforms that perform non-destructive testing (UT, EMAT, DFT, and visual inspections) on complex industrial assets, along with accompanying payloads, power systems, and lifecycle management software. It serves industrial operators such as Oil & Gas, including inspections in GPS-denied environments like storage tanks, bridges, and confined structures.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Avestec Technologies Inc. develops robotic platforms for remote non-destructive testing (NDT) of industrial assets, serving industrial asset owners and partner inspection service providers. Its product line centres on the Skyron 2 aerial platform, which is designed for ultrasonic testing (UT), electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT), dry film thickness (DFT) and visual testing (VT) inspections in both outdoor and GPS/compass-denied settings such as the interiors of storage tanks, the undersides of bridges and confined industrial structures. Around the airframe, the company offers modular NDT payload arms in configurations ranging from Lite to SPARM for contact-based inspection, integrated surface preparation for rust and scale removal, and a proprietary magnetic attachment mechanism.
Complementing the hardware, Avestec provides modular power systems that support either tethered operation for unlimited flight duration or quick-swap batteries for higher-mobility missions, and AveSoft, a dual-application software ecosystem that manages the inspection lifecycle from flight execution through PDF report generation. Published platform specifications include wind resistance to 12 m/s, roughly 25 minutes of battery flight time, an operating temperature range of -10 to 45°C and a maximum payload of 6 kg. Navigation and guidance rely on 3D LiDAR-SLAM using Ouster OS0-32 or OS0-128 sensors with a 90° field of view and 360° scanning to maintain stable hover where satellite positioning and compass headings are unavailable.
Business model
Avestec supplies an integrated robotics ecosystem — aerial platforms, interchangeable NDT payload arms, power configurations and inspection lifecycle software — to industrial asset owners and to inspection service providers that act as partners in delivering remote NDT work.
Traction
Avestec received a CAD/USD-denominated federal contribution of $1,269,000 from Pacific Economic Development Canada under the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program for commercializing aerial robots for industrial asset inspection, covering January 2024 to March 2025. Third-party ecosystem profiles record no known external venture funding.
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Market position
Positioned within the remote, robotics-enabled non-destructive testing segment, targeting inspections of complex industrial assets that are difficult or unsafe to access manually.
The platform combines contact-based NDT modalities (UT, EMAT, DFT, VT) on a single modular airframe with integrated surface preparation, a proprietary magnetic attachment method, choice of tethered or swappable-battery power, and LiDAR-SLAM navigation for operation where GPS and compass signals are unavailable.
Technology
The Skyron 2 guidance, navigation and control system is tuned for GPS- and compass-denied environments using 3D LiDAR-SLAM with Ouster OS0-32/OS0-128 high-resolution LiDAR providing a 90° field of view and 360° scanning. Modular payload arms carry UT, EMAT, DFT and VT sensors for contact-based measurement, with integrated surface preparation to remove rust and scale before measurement, and a proprietary magnetic attachment system for consistent contact. Power is delivered either by tether for continuous flight or by swappable batteries; published performance figures are 12 m/s wind resistance, 25 minutes of battery flight time, -10 to 45°C operating temperature and 6 kg maximum payload. AveSoft handles the workflow from flight to PDF reporting.
Go-to-market
Industrial asset owners, with an emphasis on Oil & Gas, and inspection service providers that partner with Avestec to deliver remote NDT; typical inspection targets include storage tanks, bridges and confined industrial structures.
Geography
Headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsAvestec Technologies Inc. entered a contribution agreement (No. 23571) valued at $1,269,000 with Pacific Economic Development Canada under the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program for "Commercializing Aerial Robots for Industrial Asset Inspection - Budget 2021". The agreement period runs from Jan 5, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025, with the recipient located in Burnaby, British Columbia.
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primary sources listed
- Avestec Technologies Inc.avestec.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Avestec Technologies Inc. do?
- Canadian robotics company building modular inspection drones and payloads for non-destructive testing of industrial assets.
- Who are Avestec Technologies Inc.'s investors?
- Avestec Technologies Inc.'s investors include Foresight, WUTIF Capital.