The drone (UAV) can do a lot of things, no mater for individuals or companies. It saves your day to make your work efficiently. The camera drone technology is widely used in the music, television, film industries. filmmaking, agriculture, conservation, search and rescue, energy infrastructure, etc. In this article, I’ll show you the top 10 drone brands in China. So, you will know how to find the best drone manufacturers or factories in China.
- DJI
- eHANG
- JOUAV
- XAG
- FEIMA ROBOTICS
- AOSSCI
- Ewatt
- PowerVision
- Autel Robotics
- GDU
What is drones used for
The drone (UAV) full name is unmanned aerial vehicles. It can be used in a special situation that is too risky, too difficult to do by humans. Those are the potential uses for drones.
- Delivery of medical supplies
- Search and rescue
- Firefighting (urban and forest fires)
- Radiological, atmospheric, and environmental sensing
- Agriculture (data collection and crop management)
- Internet connectivity in rural and remote areas (through a perpetually airborne network of UAVs)
- Meteorology
- Humanitarian operations
- Natural resources conservation and management
- Air mobility (including passenger transportation and logistics)
- Surveying and mapping
- Public safety
- Power line patrol
- Resource exploration and environmental protection
Of course, for individuals use, we would like to use it as a camera photography and videography. That’s the most individuals use drones for. You can use it to take a picture or shoot a high-quality videos from top and far distance.
Top 10 best drones in China
1. DJI
Company Name: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市大疆创新科技有限公司)
Registration No. : 914403007954257495
Founded: 2006
Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Revenue: 170 billion RMB
Global Employees: 14000
Fortunate China 500
website: https://www.dji.com/
Address: DJI Headquarters Building, No.55 Xianyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China
DJI is a Chinese drone manufacturer, founded in 2006, headquartered in Shenzhen Guangdong. China has very few competitive technical companies compared to the world. DJI is one of them. And DJI is the best drones company in China and the world. Which has over 76% of the world’s consumer drone market as of March 2021.
It manufactures commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for aerial photography and videography. And It also designs and manufactures camera gimbals, action cameras, camera stabilizers, flight platforms, propulsion systems and flight control systems. DJI provides professional aerial and ground filmmaking tools for video production. Also provides the drone solutions for new generation of work for enterprises.
DJI empower them to capture images that were once out of reach. It’s flying and camera stabilization systems redefine camera placement and motion. Amazing photos and video, treasured personal memories, and high-end professional imagery are captured every day, in every corner of the world using DJI products.
DJI Agriculture
Besides, their products are widely used in agriculture with efficient and intelligent solution. DJI created an sub-brand DJI Agricultural in 2015.
DJI Agriculture not only empowers agriculture professionals with powerful equipment but also provides intelligent solutions that save time and increase workflow, benefiting a wide range of customers from farmers and growers to agricultural cooperation and service agencies.
It provides digital, informative, intelligent, and precise field management for grain crops such as rice, wheat, and corn. This empowers agricultural operators with more convenient and efficient options, reduces operation costs, improves crop quality, and increases yield rate.
In China, when talking about camera drones, camera gimbals, camera stabilizers, and agriculture. The first brand we thought of was always DJI. That’s the only thing I can describe how popular it is.
2. EHang
Company Name: Guangzhou EHang Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd (广州亿航智能技术有限公司)
Registration No. :91440106304742759X
NASDAQ Stock: EH
Founded: 2014
Headquarters: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
website: https://www.ehang.com/
New Address: Building 1, Yihang Intelligent Technology Park, 29 Bishan Street, Huangpu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
EHang(NASDAQ: EH) is a world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company. It provides customers with a variety of autonomous aerial vehicle products and solutions in multiple industries. It is one of the earliest enterprises with somatosensory control functions.
EHang provides customers in various industries with AAV products and commercial solutions: air mobility (including passenger transportation and logistics), smart city management and aerial media solutions. As the forerunner of cutting-edge AAV technologies and commercial solutions in the global Urban Air Mobility industry, EHang continues to explore the boundaries of the sky to make flying technologies benefit our life in smart cities.
However, Ehang doesn’t have much light-weight camera drones just for your hobby. Most autonomous aerial vehicles are for companies.
3. JOUAV
Company Name: Chengdu JOUAV Automation Tech Co.,Ltd (成都纵横自动化技术股份有限公司)
Registration No. : 915101005535556718
Shanghai Stock Code: [ 688070.SH ]
Founded: 2010
Headquarters: Chengdu, SiChuan, China
Revenue: 2.5 billion RMB (2011)
website: https://www.jouav.com/
Address: 3A-8F, Jingrong Innovation Hub, No.200, 5th TianFu St., Hi-tech District, Chengdu City, China 610041
Established in 2010, JOUAV focuses on the research, development, production, sales and service of industrial UAV-related products, and is committed to providing customers with intelligent, standardized and tooled industrial UAV systems. JOUAV is one of the most competitive industrial UAV enterprises in China accompanied by the leading growth domestically.
On Feb.10th, 2021, JOUAV was successfully listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange and officially debut on the A-Share Market. As the first domestic company to go public with drones as its main business, JOUAV ushered in an important milestone.
JOUAV has mature UAV platform design and manufacturing technology, with strong independent
research and development strength and rich experience in various technologies of drones. It also provides industrial-grade vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing UAV system products.
4. XAG
Company Name: Guangzhou XAG co., LTD. (广州极飞科技股份有限公司)
Registration No. : 91440106593721849Y
Founded: 2012
Headquarters: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Revenue:
website: https://www.xa.com/en
Address: Block C, 115 Gaopu Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
XAG is a smart agricultural technology company with the mission of “improving global agricultural production efficiency” and building an “unmanned” agricultural ecosystem, since its establishment for more than ten years, XAG has independently developed and manufactured intelligent agricultural product lines such as agricultural drones, agricultural unmanned vehicles, agricultural machinery autopilots, agricultural Internet of Things, remote sensing drones, and smart agricultural systems.
This company is dedicated to bringing drones, robots, autopilot, artificial intelligence, and Internet-of-things into the world of agricultural production. It creates a smart agriculture ecosystem that leads us into the era of Agriculture 4.0 characterised as automation, precision, and efficiency. It’s Technology and Service across 42 Countries and Regions.
Advancing agriculture is XAG’s business objective as well as social responsibility as a corporate citizen. XAG has established research and development bases in over 20 countries and regions, in partnerships with international corporations such as Bayer, Alibaba, Huawei, and Ping An Insurance Group, to jointly promote smart agriculture and therefore to achieve sustainable development of mankind.
5. FEIMA ROBOTICS
Company Name: Feima Robotics Co., Ltd. (深圳飞马机器人科技有限公司)
Registration No. : 91440300326571946X
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Revenue:
website: https://www.feimarobotics.com/en
Address: 1st Floor, Building 16, Zhiheng Industrial Park, Nantouguan Second Road, Nantou Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Founded in 2015, it is a well-known UAV brand in China. Based on the domestic aerial survey and remote sensing UAV field, it is a scientific and technological enterprise integrating product research and development, production and sales. It is committed to providing integrated solutions of UAV hardware and software and one-stop spatial data system services.
So far, based on the domestic aerial survey and remote sensing UAV field, FEIMA ROBOTICS has released a total of 15 types of intelligent aerial survey/remote sensing/inspection/emergency system and 3D moving measurement platform. Including F series, D series, V series, P series and SLAM handheld laser scanner, which has gained a wide range of users and a solid user reputation in the industry.
6. AOSSCI
Company Name: sichuan aossci Co., Ltd. (四川傲势科技有限公司)
Registration No. : 91510100357970042X
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Revenue:
website: https://www.aossci.com
Address: 5A/B-6F, Jingrong Hui, 200 Tianfu Fifth Street, High-tech Zone, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
AOSSCI was Founded in 2015, a leader in independent innovation of domestic unmanned system technology, is committed to providing complete and worry-free UAV system solutions to various industries such as domestic and foreign soil surveying and mapping, public safety, power line patrol, resource exploration and environmental protection. And including key subsystems such as X series and H series UAV systems, ground stations, flight control systems, and UAV collaborative design and simulation tool chains.
7. Ewatt
Company Name: ewatt Co., Ltd. (易瓦特科技股份公司)
Registration No. : 91420102555010608D
Founded: 2010
Headquarters: Wuhan, Hubei, China
Revenue:
website: http://www.ewatt.com
Address: High-tech Building, 5 Shiqiao Yi Lu, Jiangan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province
Founded in 2010, it is the world’s leading manufacturer of civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system. mainly engaged in the design, research and development, production, sales and service of industrial-grade UAVs.
8. PowerVision
Company Name: At PowerVision Robot, Inc. (臻迪科技股份有限公司)
Registration No. : 9111010505555764XB
Founded: 2012
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Revenue:
website: https://www.powervision.me/en
Address: Zone E, Blue Chuangye Valley, No. 40, Yangguang Road, Nanhai New Area, Weihai City, Shandong Province, Wendeng District, Chaoyang District, Weihai City, Beijing
Since its establishment in 2009, PowerVision has continued to push the frontiers of cutting-edge research, development, and design. In addition to improving core company technology, PowerVision has revolutionized industry research and development.
At present, PowerVision is the only company in the world producing aerial, water-surface, and underwater robotic devices, as well as the only robotic company to achieve mass production of underwater AI robotic devices. PowerVision has acquired nearly 1000 independent intellectual property rights in the form of patents, trademarks, and copyrights, including nearly 400 core technology invention patents.
PowerVision is mainly engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales, and after-sales services of industrial UAVs, consumer UAVs, and water-surface and underwater robotic devices. At present, PowerVision operates in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Suzhou), the United States (Silicon Valley), Finland (Helsinki), and Japan (Tokyo). PowerVision also fully owns 14 subsidiaries, located in China (Beijing and Suzhou), Finland (Helsinki and Tampere), United States (El Paso), Japan (Tokyo), Hong Kong, and Singapore. It has a sales network that spans more than 90 countries worldwide.
Independent innovation is what PowerVision committed to, which can be seen across all of its product lines. The first egg-shaped drone (PowerEgg), underwater drone (PowerRay), water-surface drone (PowerDolphin), intelligent fish-finding drone (PowerSeeker), and the world’s first full-platform AI camera (PowerEgg X) are all inspired by PowerVision’s concept of independent innovation.
Company continues to produce products that redefine the artificial intelligence and miniaturization industries. It integrates intelligent sensor technology, visual SLAM technology, navigation technology, high-precision mapping technology, path planning technology, and autonomous flight control technology all on a single processor platform. PowerVision also develops integrated face detection, gesture recognition, pedestrian recognition, and other AI algorithms to make more intelligent products.
PowerVision is the global leader with the highest global market share in underwater and water-surface robotics. At present, PowerVision’s mass production has exceeded 20,000 units, and it is the only company in the world to successfully achieve full-scale mass production. PowerVision has continuously expanded into new global markets, including aquaculture, search and rescue, underwater terrain mapping, fishing, and other consumer markets.
9. Autel Robotics
Company Name: Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. (深圳市道通智能航空技术股份有限公司)
Registration No. : 91440300306077254B
Founded: 2014
Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Revenue:
website: http://www.Autelrobotics.com
Address: 9th Floor, Building B1, Zhiyuan, 1001 Xueyuan Avenue, Xili Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province
Founded in 2014, Autel Robotics has always strived to let the needs of its customers drive innovation. We are a team of industry professionals with a genuine passion for technology and years of engineering experience. Our deep commitment in key core-technology research, our strive for excellence, and our goal to surpass customer expectations allows our team to set new benchmarks for drone technology and performance for commercial and consumer users alike. We work tirelessly with our partners to provide the best aerial solutions, with tangible, everlasting value for our customers. In 2015, Autel Robotics released its first-generation UAV product: the X-STAR. The success of the X-STAR and the subsequent EVO series allowed Autel Robotics to quickly build a reputation in US markets. With the introduction of the EVO II series and platform in 2020, Autel Robotics will push its folding UAV to new heights in performance and application
The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, the industrial and software frontier of China and the capital of drones. Autel also has extensive subsidiaries bases in the US, Germany, Italy and Singapore, recruiting top talent to research and develop leading drone technologies and autonomous solutions.
Among them, the R&D base at Nanshan i Park covers an area of 19,000 square feet, and the production base of Guangming Industrial manufacturing facility covers an area of 37,000 square feet.
Autel Robotics has deployed 2215 patent applications worldwide, and 879 patents have been authorized globally. Autel Robotics’ committment to R&D has earned it a leading position in the global drone industry.
10. GDU
Company Name: GDU-TECH Co., Ltd(hereinafter GDU) (普宙科技(深圳)有限公司)
Registration No. : 91440300342528817F
Founded: 2015
Headquarters: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Revenue:
website: http://www.gdu-tech.com/
Address: Room 201, Building A, No.1 Qianwan Road, Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cooperation Zone, Nanshan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province
GDU-TECH Co., Ltd(hereinafter GDU) is a high-tech enterprise integrating UAV R&D, production, sales, operation and maintenance and data operation. It was established in 2015 and headquartered in Wuhan. Its marketing centers are located in more than 30 cities around the world. As a professional UAV leader, GDU has the R&D capabilities of the entire UAV industry chain, and has a rich UAV product line. Continuously innovating products and solutions in areas such as drone, docking station, payloads & drone platform, in-depth customized solutions for industries, empowering various industries efficiently. In the future, GDU will continue to improve products and services based on technologies such as drones, 5G infrastructure, big data, and cloud platforms, and work with global partners to an era of low-altitude sharing economy.
Besides, there are also other drone brands you can consider to buy. It all depends on your budget and your use purposes.
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