Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Skydio X10 at Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA · Sep 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[OPERATIONAL]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Jul 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · Sep 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA · Jun 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Lakewood, Colorado, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Lakewood, Colorado, USA · Mar 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Miami Beach, Florida, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Miami Beach, Florida, USA · Jan 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Vancouver[OPERATIONAL]
Vancouver · Dec 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at San Francisco[OPERATIONAL]
San Francisco · Jan 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at San Mateo[OPERATIONAL]
San Mateo · Jun 1, 2024 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jun 20, 2024 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10 at Las Vegas[OPERATIONAL]
Las Vegas · Jun 1, 2024 · Skydio · Skydio X10
Details - Skydio X10D at US Air Force Bases[OPERATIONAL]
US Air Force Bases · Nov 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10D
Details - Skydio X10D at United States Army (multiple bases)[OPERATIONAL]
United States Army (multiple bases) · Nov 1, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10D
Details - Skydio X10D at U.S. Army (nationwide)[OPERATIONAL]
U.S. Army (nationwide) · Mar 22, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio X10D
Details - Skydio X10D at Ukraine[OPERATIONAL]
Ukraine · Sep 1, 2024 · Skydio · Skydio X10D
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Xpeng AeroHT eVTOL[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Guangzhou, China-based flying car and eVTOL company, a subsidiary of XPeng Motors.
Xpeng AeroHT · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Sarla Sylla[PROTOTYPE]
Sarla Aviation is a Bengaluru-based Indian electric aviation company developing the Sylla eVTOL aircraft, India's largest and heaviest electric aircraft.
Sarla Aviation · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - ERC Victor[PROTOTYPE][2028]
ERC System is a Munich-based advanced air mobility startup developing hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for defense, medical transport, and critical logistics missions.
ERC System · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Lifter-Lite[PROTOTYPE][2025]
The Lifter-Lite is Grid Aero's prototype autonomous cargo aircraft, designed as a low-cost 'flying pickup truck' to carry 2,000–10,000 lbs over thousands of miles.
Grid Aero · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - IONA Delivery Drone[PROTOTYPE]
IONA Sonnet (also called IONA Delivery Drone) is a tilt-rotor autonomous delivery drone with a 3-metre wingspan, designed for long-range B2B logistics in rural and remote areas.
IONA · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Cento[PROTOTYPE][2024–2026]
The Cento is a hybrid-electric autonomous eVTOL cargo aircraft developed by MightyFly, designed to carry 100 lb (45 kg) of cargo up to 600 miles (966 km) at a cruise speed of 150 mph (240 km/h).
MightyFly · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Easy Aerial Drone-in-a-Box[PRODUCTION][2020]
Autonomous tethered UAS and Drone-in-a-Box system for persistent aerial surveillance in defense and commercial applications.
Easy Aerial · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Amazon Scout[COMMERCIAL][2019–2024]
Amazon Scout was Amazon's six-wheeled, cooler-sized autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, the canonical sidewalk-delivery wind-down datapoint.
Amazon · sidewalk-delivery · 2 deployments
View spec - Amazon Robotics fleet[COMMERCIAL][2022–2026]
Amazon Robotics operates the world's largest deployed fleet of warehouse mobile robots, originating from Amazon's 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems for $775 million.
Amazon · amr · 8 deployments
View spec - Amazon Astro[PRODUCTION][2024]
Home companion robot using Intelligent Motion autonomous SLAM navigation (avoids people/pets/stairs) with a periscope camera for patrol.
Amazon · food-service · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Cape Town Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Cape Town (af-south-1).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Hyderabad Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Hyderabad (ap-south-2).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Mumbai Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Mumbai (ap-south-1).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Seoul Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Seoul (ap-northeast-2).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Aws Osaka Region[COMMERCIAL]
Amazon cloud computing region serving Osaka (ap-northeast-3).
Amazon · drones · 1 deployment
View spec
Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Amazon Prime Air drone drops package into Texas backyard pool[MALFUNCTION]
Aug 18, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program: BETA Technologies ALIA conducts organ transport test flight[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 14, 2026 · Beta Technologies · ALIA-250 · Plattsburgh
Details - Vertical Aerospace delays Valo type certification to 2029, pushes critical design review to end of 2026[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 13, 2026 · Vertical Aerospace · Valo · Drones
Details - Drone falls into stands at Ponoka Stampede, injuring two people[INJURY]
Jul 10, 2026 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - DGCA issues public notice flagging absence of authorized BVLoS drone framework[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 4, 2026 · Skye Air Mobility · Skye Air Drone Fleet · Bengaluru
Details - Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technology[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 2, 2026 · AeroVironment · AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) · Kyiv, Ukraine
Details - FBI seizes 500+ drones during FIFA World Cup 2026[OTHER]
Jul 2, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio X10 · San Mateo
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into apartment building in Richardson, Texas[COLLISION]
Jul 2, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30 · Tolleson, Arizona, USA
Details - US Air Force awards AEVEX 0M contract for GPS-resistant autonomous strike drones[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 30, 2026 · AEVEX Aerospace · AEVEX Strike Drone · Ukraine
Details - JetBlue flight from Las Vegas hits drone before landing at JFK[COLLISION]
Jun 29, 2026 · DJI · DJI Mavic 3 Pro · Global
Details - NYPD Skydio X10 drone malfunctioned and crashed near FIFA World Cup Fan Zone in Brooklyn, battery caught fire[MALFUNCTION]
Jun 24, 2026 · Skydio · Skydio X10 · San Mateo
Details - Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 15, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - Archer Aviation completes FAA Phase 3 certification for Midnight eVTOL[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 15, 2026 · Archer Aviation · Archer Midnight · California
Details - FAA grants aircraft-agnostic BVLOS waiver for Vantis network across 5,000 square miles[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jun 2, 2026 · Vantis · Vantis BVLOS Network · Germany, Europe
Details - MQ-9A Reaper shot down by Houthi rebels over Yemen[OTHER]
May 29, 2026 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper · United States Air Force (global operations)
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Active Manufacturers & Operators
[211 Tracked]- AIR
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $23M
Inspect - Alta Ares
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $60M
Inspect - AutoFlight
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $100M
Inspect - Edge Autonomy
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $925M
Inspect - Emesent
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $23M
Inspect - Eve Air Mobility
[SUBSIDIARY] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $300M
Inspect - FlyingBasket
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $2M
Inspect - Fortem Technologies
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $25M
Inspect - Lilium
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $571M
Inspect - Manna Aero
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $50M
Inspect - Ondas
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments
Inspect - Perennial Autonomy
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $505M
Inspect - TEKEVER
[ACTIVE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $604M
Inspect - XTEND
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 3 deployments · Funding: $1.6B
Inspect - Boeing
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 2 deployments
Inspect
Regulatory Policies & Safety Standards
[81 Filings]- ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robots[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - ANSI/RIA R15.06 - US industrial robot and robot-system safety (adoption of ISO 10218)[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - BIS AI Diffusion Framework (Jan 13 2025)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - BIS Oct 17 2023 tightening of AI chip export controls[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - DHS Permanent Counter-Drone Office[in effect]
United States · standard
Inspect filing - Executive Order 14304: Unleashing Supersonic Flight in the United States[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - Executive Order: Unleashing American Drone Dominance[in effect]
United States · standard
Inspect filing - FAA Part 107 Small UAS rule (United States)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - FAA Part 107: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational Rules[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - FAA Part 108 - Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations Final Rule[proposed]
United States · standard
Inspect filing - FAA Part 108: Normalizing UAS Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Operations[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - FAA Part 135 air-carrier certification (United States)[in effect]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing - FAA Part 21.17(b) Type Certification Path for eVTOL Powered-Lift Aircraft[in effect]
United States · safety standard
Inspect filing - FAA Proposed Rule: Enabling Supersonic Overland Flight (July 2026)[proposed]
United States · operational restriction
Inspect filing
AI Foundations & Model Brains
[6 Stacks]- AeroVironment AVACORE[Verified Stack]
Powers: AeroVironment P550, AeroVironment Puma
- Anduril Lattice[Verified Stack]
Powers: Barracuda, Anduril Bolt, Dive-LD, Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A), Ghost Shark (XL-AUV), Ghost (Ghost-X), Anduril Roadrunner
- Shield AI Hivemind[Verified Stack]
Powers: Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A), Shield AI V-BAT
- Skydio Autonomy Engine[Verified Stack]
Powers: Skydio Dock, Skydio X10, Skydio X10D
- Wing OpenSky[Verified Stack]
Powers: Wing Delivery Aircraft
- Zipline Autonomy (Acoustic Detect-and-Avoid)[Verified Stack]
Powers: Zipline Platform 1 (Zip), Zipline Platform 2 (P2)