Gremsy USA has opened broader pre-orders for Kestrel, a compact camera payload that combines visible-light and thermal imaging for small drones. The company announced the move on November 11, following an early integration program with aircraft manufacturers and system integrators.
The unit weighs under 300 grams and uses a three-axis gimbal to stabilize its cameras. That packaging targets aircraft with limited carrying capacity, allowing developers to add two types of imaging without moving to a larger payload class.
Gremsy lists up to 40x hybrid zoom, combining 20x optical and 2x digital magnification, alongside a thermal camera with a 640 x 512 resolution. The product specifications describe the hardware configuration; the announcement does not include independent flight-test results.
The enclosure carries an IP54 rating for protection against dust and water splashes. Gremsy is targeting search and rescue, emergency response and infrastructure inspection, where operators may need both a visible image and a thermal view of the same scene.
The release does not give a public list price or firm shipping date, directing prospective buyers to Gremsy and its distributors. Kestrel addresses the imaging side of small-aircraft integration, while RobotsBeat’s coverage of NXP’s drone platform examines the separate computing and control hardware needed to build an autonomous aircraft.
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