Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series) at Guangzhou[OPERATIONAL]
Guangzhou · Jun 1, 2024 · XAG · XAG agricultural drones (P/V-series)
Details - xCell at San Diego, California, USA[OPERATIONAL]
San Diego, California, USA · Jan 1, 2022 · Firestorm Labs · xCell
Details - xCell at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA · Aug 5, 2026 · Firestorm Labs · xCell
Details - XPeng Modular Flying Car at China, Asia[OPERATIONAL]
China, Asia · Jun 1, 2024 · Xpeng AeroHT · XPeng Modular Flying Car
Details - XPeng Modular Flying Car at United States (multiple hotel chains)[OPERATIONAL]
United States (multiple hotel chains) · Jun 1, 2024 · Xpeng AeroHT · XPeng Modular Flying Car
Details - XQ-58 Valkyrie at United States[OPERATIONAL]
United States · Jan 1, 2019 · Kratos Defense · XQ-58 Valkyrie
Details - XQ-58 Valkyrie at Eglin AFB, Florida[OPERATIONAL]
Eglin AFB, Florida · Oct 1, 2023 · Kratos Defense · XQ-58 Valkyrie
Details - XQ-58A Valkyrie at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida[OPERATIONAL]
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida · Aug 1, 2023 · Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · XQ-58A Valkyrie
Details - XTEND Tactical Drone at Venezuela (rescue operations)[OPERATIONAL]
Venezuela (rescue operations) · Jan 1, 2024 · XTEND · XTEND Tactical Drone
Details - XTEND Tactical Drone at Tampa, Florida, USA[OPERATIONAL]
Tampa, Florida, USA · Jan 1, 2024 · XTEND · XTEND Tactical Drone
Details - XTEND Tactical Drone at Gaza, Palestine[OPERATIONAL]
Gaza, Palestine · Oct 7, 2023 · XTEND · XTEND Tactical Drone
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Kenya[OPERATIONAL]
Kenya · Oct 1, 2016 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Ghana[OPERATIONAL]
Ghana · Apr 1, 2019 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Rwanda[OPERATIONAL]
Rwanda · Oct 1, 2016 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
Details - Zipline Platform 1 (Zip) at Ghana[OPERATIONAL]
Ghana · Apr 1, 2019 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 1 (Zip)
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- AirForestry Harvesting System[RESEARCH][2026]
AirForestry's drone-based harvesting system uses heavy-lift drones (~6.2 m diameter) with a purpose-built ~60 kg harvesting tool to autonomously and selectively fell and lift individual trees without ground machinery, aiming to raise timber yield while reducing soil damage.
AirForestry · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - A200-XT[RESEARCH][2020]
Asteria Aerospace is a Bengaluru-based Indian UAS manufacturer, majority-owned by Reliance Jio Platforms, that designs and manufactures the A200-XT, a DGCA type-certified quadcopter for enterprise surveillance and inspection applications.
Asteria Aerospace · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Phi-Sat-1[RESEARCH][2020]
Phi-Sat-1 (ɸ-Sat-1), launched September 2020 on the Vega rocket, is ESA's first satellite to demonstrate artificial intelligence for Earth observation.
European Space Agency · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Barracuda[RESEARCH]
Anduril's Barracuda is a family of low-cost, air-breathing Autonomous Air Vehicles (cruise-missile class) built for hyperscale production and mass employment; the -100, -250, and -500 variants offer increasing range (the -500 exceeds ~500 nautical miles) and multi-platform compatibility.
Anduril Industries · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Black Hornet[RESEARCH]
Teledyne FLIR's Black Hornet is a pocket-sized nano-UAV reconnaissance system for personal soldier ISR, carrying three cameras (forward, down, and 45-degree down); selected by the US Army (CP-ISR / Soldier Borne Sensor) and used by militaries worldwide.
Teledyne FLIR · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Matrice 400[RESEARCH][2025]
DJI's Matrice 400 is a heavy-lift enterprise drone (released June 2025) for power-line inspection, surveying, mapping, and public safety; ~6 kg payload, up to ~59 minutes flight, with rotating LiDAR, mmWave radar, and low-light vision for obstacle sensing.
DJI · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - WingtraOne GEN II[RESEARCH]
Wingtra's WingtraOne GEN II is a VTOL fixed-wing mapping drone with up to ~59 minutes of flight, a 61 MP sensor, and a built-in multi-frequency PPK GNSS receiver, delivering down to ~1 cm absolute horizontal accuracy without ground control points.
Wingtra · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Rook[RESEARCH]
Rook is an autonomous hypersonic cargo rocket that delivers 250 kg (550 lbs) of payload up to 750 km (450 miles) in approximately 15 minutes.
Hop Aero · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - CW-15[RESEARCH]
JOUAV (Chengdu Jouav Automation Tech Co.) is a Chinese manufacturer of long-endurance VTOL and fixed-wing UAVs; the CW-15 is a fully electric fixed-wing VTOL drone for surveying, inspection, and public-safety applications.
JOUAV · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - DRAGON[RESEARCH][2018–2024]
Transformable multilink aerial robot (Dual-Rotor-Embedded Multilink Robot with the Ability of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Aerial Transformation) developed at the University of Tokyo JSK Lab.
University of Tokyo JSK Lab · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Starmind AI1[RESEARCH][2027–2028]
SpaceX first-generation orbital AI satellite powered by a space-optimized NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale system.
SpaceX · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Gen 3 Aerial Seeding Drone[RESEARCH]
Dendra's Gen 3 reforestation drone fires seed pods packed with germinated material and nutrients across degraded land, guided by AI mapping; flown in swarms by a single team to reseed tens of hectares per day.
Dendra Systems · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Flash Forest Planting Drone[RESEARCH]
Flash Forest's tree-planting drone deposits patented seed pods at high speed, planting trees roughly ten times faster than manual labor, paired with LiDAR/AI forest mapping.
Flash Forest · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - PowerEgg X[RESEARCH]
PowerVision (Beijing, China) manufactures the PowerEgg X, a multi-function device that operates as an autonomous personal AI camera with facial recognition and subject tracking, a handheld 3-axis gimbal camera, or an all-weather aerial drone.
PowerVision · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Verge Aero Show Drone[RESEARCH]
Verge Aero's custom show drone is purpose-built for drone light shows, carrying a bright LED light source and flying in large synchronized, choreographed swarms controlled by Verge Aero's design and show-control software.
Verge Aero · drones · 0 deployments
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Apellix B1 washing drone operator seriously injured while manually disarming drone after loss of control near Orlando, Florida[INJURY]
Feb 20, 2024 · Apellix · Apellix B2 Power Wash · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Details - Fatal loss of control accident with Pipistrel Alpha Electro near Stadskanaal airfield, Netherlands[FATALITY]
Oct 13, 2018 · Pipistrel · Velis Electro · Dayton, Ohio, USA
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Ball Corporation (TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 25, 2020 · Ball Corporation · Industrial Robot / Workcell · TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA
Details - H3 Dynamics TUNDRA 2 drone crashes into condominium building in Singapore, CAAS revokes flight permissions[COLLISION]
Jul 19, 2024 · H3 Dynamics · Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion Platform · Drones
Details - Skyfly Axe VCA prototype G-SFAX suffers hard landing at Turweston Aerodrome during test flight, substantial damage[MALFUNCTION]
Apr 22, 2025 · Skyfly · Axe · Drones
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Active Manufacturers & Operators
[211 Tracked]- Amazon
[PUBLIC] · 25 models · 25 deployments
Inspect - Zipline
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 31 deployments · Funding: $2.9B
Inspect - Skydio
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 35 deployments · Funding: $677M
Inspect - Wing
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 16 deployments
Inspect - Anduril Industries
[PRIVATE] · 7 models · 12 deployments · Funding: $11.3B
Inspect - Teledyne FLIR
[ACTIVE] · 4 models · 18 deployments
Inspect - Manna Air Delivery
[PRIVATE] · 1 models · 11 deployments · Funding: $50M
Inspect - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 16 deployments
Inspect - Shield AI
[PRIVATE] · 2 models · 8 deployments · Funding: $4.2B
Inspect - Amazon Prime Air
[ACTIVE] · 2 models · 15 deployments
Inspect - Elbit Systems
[ACTIVE] · 3 models · 13 deployments
Inspect - Baykar
[PRIVATE] · 4 models · 11 deployments
Inspect - Quantum Systems
[PRIVATE] · 3 models · 10 deployments · Funding: $1.5B
Inspect - DJI
[PRIVATE] · 7 models · 7 deployments
Inspect - Archer Aviation
[PUBLIC] · 1 models · 9 deployments · Funding: $1.0B
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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)