We sat down with Pedram Nowroozi, the CEO of Nested Technologies and the creator behind SkyTorch, to talk about what inspired this breakthrough in drone lighting and why it’s already changing how emergency responders operate in the dark.
“We built SKYTorch for the moments when darkness is a huge risk. And it started with a simple but critical problem.
Indoors, drones lose their sense of direction. As a result, even skilled pilots are left flying by instinct, fighting to keep the aircraft steady while straining to see what’s ahead. The Vision Positioning System needs light and texture to work. In dark spaces, it can’t see. Therefore, the result is frustration, fatigue, and, too often, a decision to send a person in instead of a drone. That was the moment we realized the issue wasn’t flying, it was seeing.
- To address this, SKYTorch fixes that with light designed for flight. Intense forward illumination and powerful downward light so VPS can “see” texture, hold position, and let operators focus on the mission.
- The light is shaped with purpose, up to 3,000 lumens forward and 1,800 lumens down, flooding dark spaces evenly instead of throwing narrow beams. Most lights chase output and end up heavy, hot, or short-lived. We built the SKYTorch around the opposite idea … stay bright, stay light, stay up.
“It’s hard to explain what 3,000 lumens looks like,” Pedram said, “but once you see it in a pitch-black space, you get it.”
Made in Canada, Drone Lighting, tested for winters
We engineer and manufacture every part is in Canada, under one roof where design, testing, and assembly happen side by side. That control matters, especially when you build for extremes. During testing, the team pushed the light into the kind of cold that grounds most drones, minus fifty to even sixty degrees Celsius. Nevrtheless, it kept performing.
Before there was a tactical version, SKYTorch was in the hands of inspectors and municipal teams who used it daily. Their feedback shaped every detail: make it steadier, make it lighter, make it brighter where it counts. Then the team conducted real-world trials that no lab could simulate.
For exampe, in one operation, officers used SKYTorch to clear multiple floors, and locate an armed suspect. He was hiding in a dark cluttered basement, all without sending a person in first.
Afterwards, that’s when we knew it was doing exactly what it was built to do.
“Most people can’t imagine something that small being able to produce that much light,” explains Pedram Nowroozi, “But SkyTorch does and more.”
Designed for the field and for real missions
We built every element of SkyTorch with operators in mind. From emergency responders to drone pilots in industrial inspections.
“Reliability was key,” says Pedram. “Ultimately, it had to be something you can trust when it matters most.”
By maintaining the drone’s onboard sensor performance and ensuring optimal visibility, it allows pilots of any skill level to fly confidently, even in complex environments.
“An officer who’s used a drone a few times can get the hang of it quickly,” Pedram explains. “SkyTorch lets the sensors and obstacle avoidance systems do their job, so flying becomes safer and more intuitive.”
Therefore, that accessibility opens the door for broader adoption of drone technology in public safety, search and rescue, and emergency response, industries where reliable visibility can save lives.
“Each version comes from listening,” says Pedram. “We test, improve, and evolve based on real-world feedback.”
See it in action
SkyTorch is now available through InfinitDrones.
To learn more or request a demonstration, contact info@infinitdrones.com.
Whether used in life-saving missions or demanding industrial environments, SkyTorch is built for one purpose … to make every mission brighter, safer, and smarter.