ARIVIA 수면 조명 및 분수 드론

Background Problem: Fountain shows, a famous urban tourist attraction (e.g., the Bellagio Fountain Show in Las Vegas), require fixed installations with enormous costs, time, and space. Small and medium-sized cities or events cannot afford such large-scale facilities, limiting nighttime tourism content on the water. Meanwhile, environmental monitoring of lakes and harbors requires separate buoy sensors or water quality inspection personnel, which is inefficient.

Limitations of Existing Methods: Creating traditional fountain shows requires permanent underground installation of pumps, nozzles, lighting, and piping, which fixes the location and requires tens of billions of investment. Fountain performances are almost impossible at temporary events, and it is difficult to quickly set up in various locations.

Also, water quality monitoring buoys only transmit data and lack tourism interest, limiting their usability. Ultimately, there was no system that could flexibly move around, providing both visual enjoyment and data collection.

Modular Floating Drone Fountain: ARIVIA is equipped with programmable LED lighting and precision fountain nozzles on autonomous floating drones. Deploying multiple units creates the effect of moving fountains performing real-time choreography. Each drone pumps water with its own pump and changes RGB lighting, creating a fountain and light show synchronized with music.

This means that any water surface can be staged. For example, it can be installed in a lake or harbor for a short period to hold tourism events. The distributed cooperative control allows the drones to move in formation and shoot colorful fountains, providing a dynamic experience that differentiates it from existing fixed fountains.

Easy Installation and Scalability: Installation is simplified to "drone deployment" compared to traditional fountain shows. Simply float the required number of drones in the water and enter GPS coordinates to start the show immediately. After the performance, they can be retrieved, allowing for touring various locations without permanent facilities.

MultiplefleetWhen operating as a , synchronization control from a cloud server or on-site computer allows scaling from tens to hundreds of units as needed. This makes it easy to implement large-scale audiovisual events such as large fountain shows in small and medium-sized city festivals or tourist destinations.

Multi-Sensor Platform: ARIVIA drones integrate GPS navigation, water temperature/quality sensors, audio speakers, cameras, and communication modules. During performances, music is played through a powerful audio system, and the design allows for multi-sensor performances with the addition of modules such as laser projection, fragrance spraying, and fog effects if needed.

At the same time, it collects and transmits real-time environmental data such as water temperature, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen at multiple points during normal times, allowing for monitoring of water quality changes in lakes or harbors. This combination of entertainment and practical data collection is unique.

Purchase Decision Makers: Tourism authorities, local governments, resort/theme park operators, and event organizers are the main customers. For example, a marine tourism city may introduce the ARIVIA show during a festival, or a resort hotel may purchase it as nighttime performance content on the lake. Environmental authorities may also consider it as a water quality monitoring and tourism resource.

B2C/B2B/B2G Classification: B2G/B2B project-based sales. The scale is too large for consumers to purchase for personal use, so contracts will mainly be in the form of packages (multiple drones + control SW + maintenance services) for public or corporate units. Therefore, it applies to both B2G (local governments, public institutions) and B2B (private tourism companies).

Environmental/Regulatory Constraints: Drone operation on water requires consideration of maritime traffic safety, but since it is mainly used in controlled areas (performance venues), the problem is solved through management. Drone regulations are also relatively easy as they operate at low altitudes above the water.

Industry/Market Expansion: This solution is a new tourism content that may be of great interest in various local festivals and tourist destinations. Although it started with the Fukushima regional development in Japan, it has already received international attention at CES, and commercial use is being raised in theme parks in the Middle East and Asia.

Since operating multiple units is key, the unit price per drone is crucial. If economies of scale are achieved through pilot projects, it can be expanded into a rental business model or show production service in the future. In addition, it has the potential to enter government smart city projects by promoting its environmental monitoring function.

However, the market is expected to form slowly as it is an expensive system in the early stages. The unique positioning of entertainment + environment fusion is both an advantage and a new value proposition, so it may take time to persuade customers.

Innovation Award and Reaction: ARIVIA received the Innovation Award in the CES 2026 drone category and gained attention as a "drone fountain orchestra for the city." Attendees who saw the concept video on-site were"Mobile Bellagio Fountain"and the technology media New Atlas introduced it as "the future of synchronized water, light, and sound shows."

Technological Completeness: It is still in the prototype demonstration stage rather than full-scale commercialization, and small-scale demonstrations have been conducted with a small number of drones. There are challenges to be solved in actual operation of multiple units, such as communication stability and collision avoidance between each drone, but the developer plans to pilot installation in 2026 and mass production in 2027. Experts say that "element technologies (LED, spraying, position control, etc.) are proven and integration is key," and see it as a matter of execution rather than technical difficulties.

Market Expectations: The performance production industry and the smart city field are expressing interest, but realistic reviews of purchase costs and maintenance follow. Critics say that "the concept is very attractive and promising," but additional investment and partnerships are needed to commercialize the product.

On the other hand, there is actual demand as inquiries are coming from local governments that value regional revitalization and tourism promotion, and it is highly likely that it will be implemented first in local festivals in Japan.

Overestimation/Underestimation Factors: Some say"The combination of drone + fountain is novel but niche,"and underestimate that popularization will be limited. However, planners and artists highly value it as a new expression medium, seeing it as"Pioneering a new genre of entertainment drones."Currently, there is little risk of overvaluation in terms of stock prices or investment attraction because the actual product has not been implemented in the market, and it is rather recognized as an innovation that should be further supported as a local startup.

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