Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Impossible Aerospace Launches Two-hour Electric UAS
Deliveries of $7,000 quadcopter will begin later this year.

Sunnyvale, California-based Impossible Aerospace has unveiled an all-electric commercial drone with a battery life of two hours and a recharging time of under an hour. According to the company, its US-1 quadrotor design matches the performance of drones powered by internal-combustion engines. Impossible said it has already begun selling its first units—equipped with optical and thermal sensors—to firefighters, police departments, and search-and-rescue teams across the U.S. and has raised $11 million in seed capital from investors that include Airbus Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners.