Tethered Air careers

Tethered Air's patented, cable-driven, lift-supported robot moves a payload with winches on the ground and pulley rigging that is suspended from an anchored balloon called a multi-tether aerostat.

It has such unprecedented scalability and high-speed motion that it presents a paradigm shift to many critical industries like container logistics and parcel delivery, but it also scales down to early, profitable markets like media and recreation.

Key advantages:

• SCALE: we achieved 1500’ span; 25 sq mi is possible
• SPEED: we achieved 60 MPH; much higher speeds possible; cabled systems achieved Mach 1
• COST: cable-driven architecture provides a huge reduction in capital & operational cost over aircraft
• WEIGHT: aerostats have achieved 75-ton capacity; lift options - kites, wings, rotors
• SILENCE: no propeller noise allows close-in access over urban areas, crowds, and sports
• SAFETY: redundant cables, no propellers - inherently safe ops