SC1

Guardian Agriculture SC1 is an autonomous eVTOL aircraft designed for commercial precision agriculture, specifically unmanned aerial application of crop protection and nutrition products. Developed by the US agtech company Guardian Agriculture, the SC1 uses multi-rotor electric propulsion and proprietary autonomy software to conduct spray operations across large fields without a human pilot. The aircraft targets high-acre production agriculture markets where manned aircraft or ground equipment face logistical constraints.

SC1 is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

SC1 is made by Guardian Agriculture, based in Boston, MA, USA, founded in 2017.

SC1 is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to SC1 include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.

SC1 and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. SC1 has 0 verified deployments 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, SC1 ranks in roughly the top 95% of aerial models tracked by the registry.

SC1 is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

No verified deployments of SC1 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

SC1 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.