Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Matternet M2 at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA · May 1, 2026 · Matternet · Matternet M2
Details - MQ-25 Stingray at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA · May 21, 2025 · Boeing · MQ-25 Stingray
Details - Penguin C Mk2 at Taiwan[ANNOUNCED]
Taiwan · Dec 12, 2025 · Edge Autonomy · Penguin C Mk2
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Boise, Idaho, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Boise, Idaho, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Atlanta, Georgia, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Cleveland, Ohio, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Syracuse, New York, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Syracuse, New York, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Chicago, Illinois, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Chicago, Illinois, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at San Antonio, Texas, USA[ANNOUNCED]
San Antonio, Texas, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Hazel Park, Michigan, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Hazel Park, Michigan, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Papillion, Nebraska, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Papillion, Nebraska, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Kansas City, Kansas, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Kansas City, Kansas, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Ruskin, Florida, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Ruskin, Florida, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Richmond, Texas, USA[ANNOUNCED]
Richmond, Texas, USA · Aug 19, 2026 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30
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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
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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]- 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]- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes a 12-month data center expansion moratorium[in effect]
Chicago · operational restriction
Inspect filing - EASA & FAA Harmonize eVTOL Certification Criteria (2026 Revision)[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - IEC 60335-2-107:2017 - Safety of robotic battery-powered electrical lawnmowers[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 10218-1:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 10218-2:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 2: Industrial robot applications and cells[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 13482:2014 - Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for personal care robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 18497:2024 - Safety of partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous agricultural machinery[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 21384-3: Operational Requirements for Unmanned Aircraft Systems[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 25785-1 (in development) - Safety for humanoid robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO 3691-4 - Industrial trucks - Safety requirements - Part 4: Driverless industrial trucks (AMRs)[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO/TR 23482-1:2020 - Robotics - Application of ISO 13482 - Part 1: Safety-related test methods[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robots[in effect]
Global · safety standard
Inspect filing - Sharjah Drone Law[in effect]
Global · standard
Inspect filing - India Drone Rules 2021: UAS Operational and Registration Framework[in effect]
India · registration
Inspect filing - Indianapolis City-County Council approves a data-center permitting pause through 2027 (Proposal 238), pending final commission action[in effect]
Indianapolis · 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)