Nolvis X1 flying between valves and pipes in an industrial plant
Confined-space inspection drone

Inspect where people shouldn't have to go.

The Nolvis X1 puts a 4K camera through typical tank and vessel manways and holds steady on its own. No scaffolding, no confined-space entry, no expert pilot.

Compactbuilt for tank and vessel manways
GPS-freeLiDAR holds position, no expert pilot
3D .laspoint cloud on every flight
4Kcamera with 10,480-lumen light
Trusted by inspection teams and service providers
Bureau VeritasChevronSuncorRio TintoMichelinConsumers EnergySAITTurner Specialty Services
Nolvis X1

Four reasons the X1 changes your inspection math.

Fly the camera in. Keep the people, and the scaffold, out. A professional-grade visual testing drone that your existing inspectors can fly after a short training.

Nolvis X1 confined-space inspection drone
LiDAR

Steady on its own

No expert pilot. A short training.

Compact

Built for small openings

Sized to pass typical tank and vessel manways.

3D

Point cloud included

Captures a 3D .las file as you fly.

Within reach

Affordable to scale

Priced so more teams can inspect without scaffold.

The problem

You already pay for access. Every cycle.

A scaffold and a permit before anyone spots a single defect. Even when nothing is found, the bill arrives. Typical industry ranges:

$30–50KScaffolding, per tank

Erect-and-strike scaffold for one internal tank inspection, before any inspection labor.

$3–8KConfined-space entry, each time

Permits, gas monitoring and standby rescue, every time a person goes inside.

$50K+Downtime, per day

Days of lost production while scaffolding is staged.

Proof

Already working in the field.

Oil & gas
API 653

Supports standards-based tank inspection workflows

4K visual records and LiDAR point clouds document tank shells, roofs, internal structures, fittings and coating condition.

Used by a major U.S. oil and gas asset owner
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Nuclear power
No scaffold

In one nuclear outage

The X1 replaced scaffold-based access across multiple visual inspection scopes.

Used by a major U.S. nuclear power operator
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Offshore NDT
Compact manways

Built for offshore inspection at scale

Accesses the compact manways of offshore vessels and ballast tanks, for multi-week campaigns.

Used by a major inspection service provider
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How it works

Easy to operate. Easy to keep flying.

A short training and a quick set-up. Your existing inspectors stay in charge.

1

Arrive & unpack

One case, two people, quick to set up.

2

Fly, steady by itself

Holds position on its own, capturing 3D as it goes.

3

Review in Nolvis X Cloud

Live on your tablet, then upload and export annotated findings.

4

Decide & repeat

See the damage, plan repairs at minimum cost.

Get started

Get pricing from Nolvis.

Tell us what you need to inspect and your smallest access opening. We'll confirm fit and send a tailored quote.