Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp

Buoyant Aero's unmanned hybrid airship is a zero-emissions autonomous drone blimp designed for middle-mile cargo delivery, with 650 lb payload capacity. The blimp fits into existing supply chains for simpler operations compared to traditional cargo aircraft.

Yes. Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp is made by Buoyant Aero, based in San Francisco, CA, USA, founded in 2020.

1 verified deployment of Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Los Angeles, California, USA.

Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp is at prototype stage and is not yet available for sale.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.

Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp ranks in roughly the top 69% of aerial models tracked by the registry.

Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp is at the prototype stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Prototype stage means demonstrations exist but commercial readiness is not yet established.

Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: May 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.