# Skycatch and DJI agree to manufacture custom drones for Komatsu

Skycatch and DJI extended their partnership to manufacture and deliver a fleet of high-precision Skycatch Explore1 drones for Komatsu Smart Construction, with production underway at DJI's factory in Shenzhen.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-03-22
- Where: Shenzhen, China
- Status: announced
- Products: high-precision mapping drones, Explore1 drone
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Skycatch](https://endata.com/companies/30876.md)
- [Komatsu](https://endata.com/companies/15845.md) (customer)
- [DJI](https://endata.com/companies/30877.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [blog.skycatch.com](https://blog.skycatch.com/2018/03/22/skycatch-and-dji-announce-global-agreement-to-deliver-high-precision-custom-drones-for-komatsu), 2018-03-22: "Our close collaboration with Skycatch on this exciting program has resulted in a best-in-class solution of software and hardware for aerial surveying that truly changes the game for both our customers and the commercial drone industry."
- [mynewsdesk.com](https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/dji/news/media-update-22-march-2018-299763), 2018-03-22: "The Explore1 demonstrates DJI's strategy to provide customers with the most powerful and reliable drone platforms on the market that can be tailored to the needs of any industry."

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