Autel Alpha is available in the US market in the first quarter of 2025 for $19,289. Autel Alpha is an intelligent multi-purpose industrial drone developed by Autel Robotics, designed for professional applications such as public safety, energy inspection and emergency management.
Comparable in size and functionality to platforms such as the DJI Matrice 350 series, Alpha builds on the technology of the EVO II 640T and Max 4T/4N to offer a larger, more powerful thermal imaging platform as well as autonomous flight capabilities and powerful payload options.
Autel Alpha Key Features
High-resolution camera system: Equipped with a DG-L35T gimbal, it integrates a super hybrid zoom camera (560x), dual thermal imaging cameras, starlight night vision cameras and a laser rangefinder.
- Optical zoom: 35x optical zoom.
- Thermal imaging: It has high-resolution thermal imaging capabilities and supports short-focus and long-focus thermal imaging.
- Autonomous flight capability: Improved autonomous flight capabilities, including global path planning, 3D scene reconstruction, etc.
- Anti-interference capability: It has strong anti-interference and anti-jamming capabilities, and supports adaptive frequency hopping technology.
- Obstacle avoidance: 360° all-round obstacle avoidance, including 720-degree omnidirectional perception and obstacle avoidance.
- Transmission range: Up to 20 kilometers of transmission range, support A-Mesh network technology, allowing multiple machines to work together.
- Flight time: Up to 40 minutes of flight time.
- Durability: IP55 protection level, suitable for all weather conditions.
- Design: Folding design, easy to carry and operate in complex environments.
Autel Alpha Industrial Drone Core Use Cases
Public Security
The Autel Alpha Industrial Drone can help police departments better maintain public safety. Autel Alpha's powerful optical zoom capability and 4K imaging capabilities can fully collect data for real-time analysis, providing good situational awareness in critical situations.
The Autel Alpha Industrial Drone can provide target recognition and can be used for crowd monitoring even during large-scale events. In the case of poor line of sight, dual thermal imaging lenses can detect heat signals, help detect suspicious persons and illegal activities, and respond to public security actions.
Search and Rescue (SAR)
Alpha industrial drones can speed up night search and rescue efficiency, improve the success rate of search and rescue missions, and quickly rescue missing persons.
When Autel Alpha conducts search and rescue missions in mountainous areas, its powerful perception and obstacle avoidance functions and autonomous flight capabilities can accurately and safely navigate in complex terrain, reducing the possibility of drone crashes.
Autel Alpha can use starlight night vision cameras and dual thermal imagers to identify individuals in complex terrain at night, quickly find trapped people, and laser ranging technology can also pinpoint the precise location at a long distance, allowing commanders to understand the trapped terrain and the difficulty of rescue, and better formulate rescue plans.
Autel Alpha industrial drones can also carry a speaker and spotlight combination. The adjustable spotlight and the speaker with a broadcast range of more than 300 meters are extremely beneficial for night search and rescue operations, and enhance the survival will of the trapped.
Power Line and Utility Inspection
Autel Alpha’s foldable, weatherproof design allows for frequent out-of-home inspections in complex environments, especially industrial infrastructure. Autel Alpha’s 4K 35x imaging and anti-interference capabilities simplify the inspection process and reduce the need for manual inspections in hazardous conditions.
The drone’s powerful zoom and anti-interference capabilities allow it to get close to facilities with strong magnetic interference, such as poles and towers. Drone inspections are safer and more convenient than traditional visual inspections, and can easily detect damage or wear.
Dual thermal imaging lenses can be used to detect overheated components or energy losses in utility infrastructure. Thermal maps and thermal imaging zoom capabilities fully detect potential hazards.
The drone’s powerful autonomous flight planning can also effectively inspect large facilities such as solar farms or substations.
Autel Alpha Industrial Drone Ecosystem
The Autel Alpha Industrial Drone comes with Autel Smart Controller V3 and Autel Enterprise App, a 7.9" high-brightness display, 4 hours of battery life, and HDMI output for improved operational efficiency and connectivity.
To further expand its capabilities, the Alpha supports the Autel SDK platform. Developers can integrate customized hardware or software solutions, reducing costs and creating new possibilities for mission-specific applications. With mobile SDK (for iOS/Android) and Payload SDK, the Alpha provides industry professionals with unparalleled flexibility.
