Industrial aerial robot systems and methods

An aircraft comprising:

• a boom;
• a propulsion system coupled to a first end of the boom via a stanchion;
• and
• a first wing coupled to a second end of the boom via a first articulated joint, wherein the first articulated joint comprises:
• a first electric motor configured to rotate the first wing about a longitudinal axis thereof with respect to the boom;
• a second electric motor configured to rotate the first wing about a lateral axis thereof with respect to the boom;
• a frame:
• a shell surrounding the frame whereby the boom is connected to the first articulated joint;
• and
• a third electric motor configured to rotate the frame with respect to the shell.

A method, comprising:

• generating a thrust with an electric propulsion system coupled, via a stanchion, to a first end of a fuselage for an eVTOL aircraft, the thrust oriented in a vertical direction, the propulsion system comprises a first plurality of rotor blades configured to rotate about a propulsion system longitudinal axis, a first plurality of stator vanes, and a plurality of turbine blades disposed at an exit of the propulsion system, the plurality of turbine blades are coupled to, and configured to rotate with, the stanchion, and each turbine blade is configured to rotate about an axis through a length thereof for diverting a core air flow through the propulsion system to thereby impart a torque onto the stanchion to rotate the boom with respect to the first plurality of stator vanes;
• launching the eVTOL aircraft from an aircraft container;
• hovering the eVTOL aircraft in vertical flight with the fuselage of the eVTOL aircraft vertically oriented;
• rotating a first wing of the eVTOL aircraft from a first folded position to a first unfolded position;
• rotating a second wing of the eVTOL aircraft from a second folded position to a second unfolded position;
• rotating the electric propulsion system with respect to the fuselage to orient the thrust to have a component in a horizontal direction;
• generating lift with at least one of the first wing and the second wing;
• and
• rotating the fuselage to a horizontally oriented position in response to generating the lift.