Alerion was set up at the ESA Business Incubation Centre (Bavaria) in 2014, through the European Space Agency’s technology transfer programme. It was founded by a group of engineers with proven experience in the world of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) research and development (UAVs or drones), artificial vision and embedded software.
In 2016, it specialised in custom automated inspection solutions for the renewable energies industry, by developing precision autonomous navigation, artificial vision and high-performance embedded software.