SUSTAINABLE • PROFITABLE • REVOLUTIONARY
CanopyCollect uses autonomous gondola-style aerial drones to harvest essential oils from city trees before scheduled removal—turning municipal tree maintenance from a cost center into a sustainable revenue stream.
A city worker points a tablet at a 100-year-old elm slated for removal, and watches a small gondola drone silently glide up the trunk, tap the canopy and collect pure elm oil—transforming a $5,000 removal cost into a $2,000 revenue stream while the tree stays standing for years longer.