WindShape

WindShape is a Swiss company that develops laboratory equipment and test services for drones and other aircraft. Its main product, the WindShaper, is a modular multi fan wind generator. It lets drones be tested in free flight under controlled wind, gusts and turbulence. The website says the WindShaper can be built to any size and shape.

The idea started in 2015 in a university lab. The company was incorporated in Geneva in 2017 and later moved its Swiss office to Vernier, where it has 350 square metres of offices and 650 square metres of labs and workshops. It serves drone manufacturers, researchers and universities.

The company's products include the WindControl software, which controls the WindShaper and shows wind data in real time. The WindProbe is a digital multi hole pressure probe for wind speed and direction. The WindVision software gives a visual view of test results.

WindShape runs drone test centers in Tulsa, Oklahoma and at its Swiss headquarters. The Tulsa center has eight labs, including environmental chambers, a wet lab for rain, wind and gust testing, a flight lab, a subsystems lab and an outdoor flight range.

Services include C class marking tests for the European market, environmental testing for arctic, desert and high altitude conditions, performance and safety assessment, and FMEA and fault tree analysis. The site also lists test packages for maximum speed, follow me mode and maximum attainable height.

The first full scale WindShaper, WindShaper One, was inaugurated at Caltech in October 2017. The company says it became profitable in 2022. The 50th WindShaper shipped in October 2024 to Mississippi State University. The US subsidiary opened a 2,000 square metre test center in Tulsa in 2025.

Services

• WindShaper wind generator
• WindControl software
• WindProbe pressure probe
• WindVision software
• Drone test centers in Tulsa and Switzerland
• C class marking tests
• Environmental testing
• Performance and safety assessment
• FMEA and fault tree analysis
• Flight testing