Drones
Autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) logistics, automated infrastructure inspection, and airspace safety filings.
Active Deployments
[534 Recorded]- Flirtey Delivery Drone at Reno, Nevada, USA[ENDED]
Reno, Nevada, USA · Jul 11, 2016 · Flirtey (SkyDrop) · Flirtey Delivery Drone
Details - Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone at Moosonee, Ontario, Canada[ENDED]
Moosonee, Ontario, Canada · Jun 1, 2018 · Volatus Aerospace · Heavy-Lift Cargo Drone
Details - Lilium Jet at Munich, Germany[ENDED]
Munich, Germany · Jan 1, 2023 · Lilium · Lilium Jet
Details - Manna Delivery Drone at Cork, Ireland[ENDED]
Cork, Ireland · Jan 1, 2022 · Manna Air Delivery · Manna Delivery Drone
Details - Manna Delivery Drone at Balbriggan, Ireland[ENDED]
Balbriggan, Ireland · Mar 1, 2021 · Manna Air Delivery · Manna Delivery Drone
Details - Manna Delivery Drone at Blanchardstown (Dublin West), Ireland[ENDED]
Blanchardstown (Dublin West), Ireland · Jan 1, 2019 · Manna Air Delivery · Manna Delivery Drone
Details - MQ-9 Reaper at Niger[ENDED]
Niger · Jul 30, 2018 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · MQ-9 Reaper
Details - Phi-Sat-1 at Low Earth Orbit[ENDED]
Low Earth Orbit · Sep 3, 2020 · European Space Agency · Phi-Sat-1
Details - Prime Air MK30 at Lockeford, California, USA[ENDED]
Lockeford, California, USA · Jun 13, 2022 · Amazon Prime Air · Prime Air MK30
Details - Wing Delivery Aircraft at Australia[ENDED]
Australia · Apr 1, 2019 · Wing · Wing Delivery Aircraft
Details - Amazon Scout at Seattle[ENDED]
Seattle · Jan 1, 2019 · Amazon · Amazon Scout
Details - Amazon Scout at United States[ENDED]
United States · Jan 23, 2019 · Amazon · Amazon Scout
Details - Amazon Robotics fleet at Europe[ANNOUNCED]
Jun 1, 2025 · Amazon
Details - Amazon Astro at Seattle[OPERATIONAL]
Seattle · Jun 1, 2024 · Amazon · Amazon Astro
Details - Amazon Robotics fleet at Amazon Fulfillment Center (US)[OPERATIONAL]
Amazon Fulfillment Center (US) · Jun 21, 2022 · Amazon · Amazon Robotics fleet
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Hardware Platforms & Robot Models
[313 Indexed]- Spray Painting Drone[RESEARCH]
Apellix's Spray Painting Drone is a semi-autonomous aerial system for spray-painting and coating tall structures (storage tanks, bridges, ships); it uses proprietary distance-hold, speed-control, and perpendicular-alignment tech and is NDAA-compliant, deployed by DOTs, federal contractors, and the US Army.
Apellix · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Airbility AB-M1300[RESEARCH]
Two-seat personal electric aircraft in conceptual design phase, targeting certification under FAA MOSAIC rules for light sport aircraft.
Airbility · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - SC1[RESEARCH]
Guardian Agriculture SC1 is an autonomous eVTOL aircraft designed for commercial precision agriculture, specifically unmanned aerial application of crop protection and nutrition products.
Guardian Agriculture · drones · 0 deployments
View spec - Archer Midnight[PROTOTYPE][2024–2026]
Five-seat eVTOL aircraft with 12 tilt-six rotors.
Archer Aviation · drones · 9 deployments
View spec - VX4[DEVELOPMENT][2024–2026]
Four-seat eVTOL with tilt-rotor configuration.
Vertical Aerospace · drones · 6 deployments
View spec - Eve eVTOL[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Eve's lift-plus-cruise electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, designed for urban air mobility.
Eve Air Mobility · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Lilium Jet[DEVELOPMENT][2023–2026]
Seven-seat eVTOL with 36 ducted electric vectored thrust fans.
Lilium · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - Prosperity V[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Five-seat passenger eVTOL aircraft with transition flight capability.
AutoFlight · drones · 3 deployments
View spec - ALIA-250[DEVELOPMENT][2024]
All-electric fixed-wing VTOL aircraft with lift+cruise configuration.
Beta Technologies · drones · 2 deployments
View spec - Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp[PROTOTYPE][2025]
Buoyant Aero's unmanned hybrid airship is a zero-emissions autonomous drone blimp designed for middle-mile cargo delivery, with 650 lb payload capacity.
Buoyant Aero · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Valo[PROTOTYPE][2026]
Vertical Aerospace's flagship air taxi, unveiled December 2025.
Vertical Aerospace · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Eviation Alice[PROTOTYPE][2022]
Nine-passenger all-electric commuter aircraft with T-tail and twin magni650 electric motors.
Eviation Aircraft · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Bayraktar Kizilelma[PROTOTYPE][2025]
Unmanned combat aircraft with serial production beginning August 2025.
Baykar · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Alice[PROTOTYPE][2021]
Nine-passenger all-electric commuter aircraft.
Eviation Aircraft · drones · 1 deployment
View spec - Quarterhorse[PROTOTYPE]
Unmanned (remote-controlled) hypersonic aircraft demonstrator.
Hermeus · drones · 0 deployments
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Real-World Incidents & Failure Modes
[65 Logged]- Joby Aviation completes submission of Stage 3 certification plans to FAA[REGULATORY ACTION]
May 15, 2026 · Joby Aviation · Joby S4 · Texas
Details - FAA issues Certificate of Waiver 107W-2026-00686 to Buoyant Aero for UAS operations over humans and moving vehicles[REGULATORY ACTION]
May 15, 2026 · Buoyant Aero · Buoyant Aero Cargo Blimp · Los Angeles, California, USA
Details - Shield AI V-BAT drone propeller severs Romanian Navy official's fingers during training exercise off Texas coast[INJURY]
May 12, 2026 · Shield AI · Shield AI V-BAT · San Diego, CA
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone crashes into residential garden in Darlington, UK, prompting AAIB investigation[COLLISION]
Jul 29, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone clips and severs an internet cable in Waco, Texas, prompting an FAA probe[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Nov 18, 2025 · Amazon · Amazon Prime Air MK30 · Hazel Park, Michigan, USA
Details - Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones crashed within minutes at an Oregon test site[MALFUNCTION]
Dec 16, 2024 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon MK30 delivery drone struck an apartment building in Richardson, Texas; backyard grass fire[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Feb 15, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Two Amazon MK30 drones struck the same construction crane in Tolleson, Arizona[COLLISION]
Oct 1, 2025 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Amazon MK30 delivery drone clipped an internet cable in Waco, Texas; FAA probe[MALFUNCTION]
Nov 25, 2025 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - Automated palletizer punctured a bear-spray can at an Amazon warehouse, hospitalizing two dozen workers (2018)[INJURY]
Dec 5, 2018 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - FAA signs nationwide Finding of No Significant Impact for Part 135 drone delivery, replacing market-by-market environmental reviews[REGULATORY ACTION]
Jul 28, 2026 · Amazon · Amazon Astro · Seattle
Details - OSHA: Hospitalization involving Industrial Robot / Workcell at Amazon Fulfillment Center (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA)[WORKPLACE INJURY]
Aug 1, 2024 · Amazon · Industrial Robot / Workcell · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA
Details - Zipline delivery drone crashes in Muhanga District, Rwanda (Jul 2019)[MALFUNCTION]
Jul 1, 2019 · Zipline · Zipline Platform 2 (P2) · Salt Lake City
Details - NYPD Skydio X10 crashes onto a Brooklyn precinct roof and catches fire; Skydio cites battery-connector wear[MALFUNCTION]
May 12, 2025 · Skydio · Skydio X10 · San Mateo
Details - Wing delivery drone came to rest on an 11kV power line, caught fire, and cut power to ~2,000 homes[PROPERTY DAMAGE]
Sep 30, 2022 · Wing · Wing Autoloader · Dublin, Ireland
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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)