From ETH Zurich to a Global Player

The Wingtra story began in 2016, when the three young engineers – Basil Weibel, Maximilian Boosfeld, Sebastian Verling, and the business graduate Elias Kleimann – transformed their academic research at ETH Zurich into a business venture. Their goal was as ambitious as it was clear: to enable a more sustainable and efficient way of managing the world’s resources.

What started as a prototype has since evolved into a global success story. Today, Wingtra has sold more than 3,000 drones worldwide, generated over CHF 90 million in revenue, and collected upwards of 350,000 flight logs. Its flagship innovation, the WingtraONE and its successor the WingtraRAY, has become a trusted tool for surveyors and engineers across industries – from mining and construction to agriculture and environmental monitoring.

Beyond Hardware: Building an Integrated Ecosystem

Wingtra’s success lies not only in its advanced drone technology but in its ability to deliver a complete, integrated solution. With the WingtraRAY drone, WingtraCLOUD software, and WingtraGROUND base station, the company offers an end-to-end platform for mission planning, data capture, and analytics.

This holistic approach enables survey-grade accuracy while simplifying operations for users around the world. With WingtraCLOUD, teams can plan missions, process data, and share results seamlessly, reducing turnaround times from days to hours. Its AI-driven tools and smart automation capabilities are setting new benchmarks for efficiency – making high-precision geospatial data accessible even to non-experts.

Reliability as a Competitive Advantage

In the drone industry, reliability is everything. Wingtra’s technology has been tested in more than 400,000 flights, giving the company an unrivaled database to continuously improve performance and safety. Each software update is validated through simulated flights based on real mission data – an approach that has tripled the reliability of its systems in recent years.

This growing data moat represents a powerful competitive advantage: while new entrants struggle to achieve the same level of operational reliability, Wingtra continues to learn and evolve with every flight. The result is a platform trusted by thousands of professionals to deliver consistent, high-quality results – from surveying quarries in Chile to mapping roads in the United States.

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Taking Surveying to New Heights