Drone solutions for agriculture.

Our cutting edge drone technology replaces scaffolding, cherry pickers, abseiling, cranes, and traditional spraying systems. Faster, safer, up to 60% cheaper — operated by a fully certified CAA Part 102 crew.

About DroneX

Revolutionising New Zealand's industries, with world-class robotics.

DroneX puts the best exterior robotics in the world to work on New Zealand sites — on a mission to bring advanced drone technology into our industries, strengthen productivity and help future-proof the economy. All operated by a two-person CAA-certified crew.

Scaffolding, cherry pickers, rope access and ground spray rigs are slow, expensive, and put people where nobody should have to be. Every one of those jobs is now flown from the footpath.

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Tauranga City Council · façade wash
Vs traditional access

Why operators are switching to UAV.

Metric
Abseil · scaffold · lifts
DroneX · UAV + robotics
Setup time
Abseil · scaffold · lifts ~4 hours Scaffold or harness setup before any work begins
DroneX · UAV + robotics 30 minutes Drone unpack, pre-flight check, RTK lock, takeoff
Crew required
Abseil · scaffold · lifts 3–5 people Abseilers, ground crew, lift operator, traffic management
DroneX · UAV + robotics 2 people Pilot + ground spotter, insured and CAA certified
Worker risk
Abseil · scaffold · lifts High Working at height for the entire duration of the job
DroneX · UAV + robotics Minimised Almost all work from the ground; brief access only when essential
Water use
Abseil · scaffold · lifts ~1,800 L Pressure-wash crew, high-pressure rinse, full re-flush
DroneX · UAV + robotics ~400 L Precision soft-wash application, minimal runoff
Reach
Abseil · scaffold · lifts Limited Constrained by anchors, scaffold load and lift reach
DroneX · UAV + robotics Up to 60 m Full façade coverage, single mobilisation, no anchors
Cost vs abseil
Abseil · scaffold · lifts Baseline Multi-day mobilisation, traffic management, equipment hire
DroneX · UAV + robotics Up to −60% One mobilisation, two operators, no scaffold or lift rental
Reporting
Abseil · scaffold · lifts Manual Hand-shot photos, no point cloud, no defect mapping
DroneX · UAV + robotics Automated Pre/post photo, methodology log, optional 3D scan
Free site assessment

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Bay of Plenty · NZ-wide CAA Part 102 $10M public liability
Tauranga & Bay of Plenty

Our team’s experience, at every scale.

Explore drone cleaning projects across Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty — including test patches at Tauranga City Council and Mount Bay Oval.

Tauranga City Council
Case studies

Selected projects, across Tauranga.

01 · COUNCIL
Tauranga City Council — façade operation
About A public display of drone technology on one of Tauranga’s most prominent buildings. With so many eyes on the operation, we followed every procedure with particular care.
SurfaceGlass + steel ScaleNorth face MethodSherpa + DI water Duration1 day
02 · INFRASTRUCTURE
Mount Bay Oval — light tower operation
About An iconic Tauranga location whose light towers had never had a practical way to be cleaned before drone technology.
SurfaceFloodlight tower Scale50 m height MethodSoft wash + DI Duration1 day
03 · MARINE
Super Yacht Coatings — cladding and roof treatment
About An iconic building, visible from the Harbour Bridge, with cladding and roof treatment carried out from the ground.
SurfaceProfiled steel cladding + long-run roof ScaleFull elevation and roof MethodTethered soft wash Duration1 day
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Bay of Plenty · NZ-wide CAA Part 102 $10M public liability

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Our cutting edge drone technology replaces scaffolding, cherry pickers, abseiling, cranes, and traditional spraying systems. Faster, safer, up to 60% cheaper — operated by a fully certified CAA Part 102 crew.

About DroneX

Revolutionising New Zealand's industries, with world-class robotics.

DroneX puts the best exterior robotics in the world to work on New Zealand sites — on a mission to bring advanced drone technology into our industries, strengthen productivity and help future-proof the economy. All operated by a two-person CAA-certified crew.

Scaffolding, cherry pickers, rope access and ground spray rigs are slow, expensive, and put people where nobody should have to be. Every one of those jobs is now flown from the footpath.

More about DroneX →
Tauranga City Council · façade wash
Vs traditional access

Why operators are switching to UAV.

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Free site assessment

Talk to the crew flying the job.

Send us an address and we'll come back with a scope, a fixed price and a flight plan — usually within two working days.

Bay of Plenty · NZ-wide CAA Part 102 $10M public liability