Toronto Company ZenaTech Is Combining AI With Drones

I think the best use of having AI with drones is for safety issues like if an airplane or helicopter is detected flying nearby the drone will automatically be directed to a safer area.

Drone technology is evolving fast — and AI-powered drones are leading the charge in transforming entire industries. No longer just tools for aerial photography, today’s drones are becoming intelligent systems that save time, cut costs, and protect lives.

Toronto-based ZenaTech, founded by serial tech entrepreneur Shaun Passley, is at the cutting edge with its new flagship: the ZenaDrone 1000. This massive, AI-enhanced drone (seven by 13 feet) combines advanced sensors, autonomous decision-making, and machine learning to handle complex missions — from precision agriculture and wildfire suppression to military surveillance and search and rescue.

“We’re entering a new phase — something more sci-fi,” says Passley. “AI is the key to unlocking what drones can really do.”

ZenaTech’s drones go beyond the typical quadcopter. Using a VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) design that transitions to fixed-wing flight, they carry heavier payloads and adapt to diverse terrains. AI software enables these drones to scan, analyze, and react in real-time, whether mapping indoor warehouses or targeting wildfire hotspots with pinpoint accuracy.

Thanks to features like autonomous object avoidance, mid-mission drone swapping, and sensor modularity, ZenaTech is helping industries modernize safely — with AI doing the thinking.

As global production ramps up, ZenaTech’s mission is clear: replace helicopters and human risk with intelligent, efficient, unmanned systems — all powered by AI.

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Source: Toronto Star

Photo Credit: ZenaTech