Every day, 2000 radiosondes are sent into the atmosphere to collect data for weather forecasts.
However, only 20% of these devices are retrieved worldwide, because they return to the ground at an unknown location. That means they are single-use.
To make them reusable, we developed R2Home which is a
n autonomous paragliding robot that can be navigated to a precise landing point and thus the radiosondes can be easily recovered.
R2Home is sent up into the atmosphere with a helium balloon. At an altitude of 30 km, the balloon is released from the system, then the paraglider wing is deployed and steered to fly to the landing point.
The aerodynamic shell of the mechanism protects from cold, rain and shocks. All of its materials are and can be easily recycled and replaced if necessary. Intuitive, practical, environmentally friendly because reusable - R2Home is the new generation of radiosondes.
Product Interaction & Technical Innovations, Industrial design, Engineering
3D Print, Moulding, CNC
Plastic, expanded polypropylene (epp), PETG, all recycled material
