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Palladyne AI is a robotics company founded 1983, based in United States, developing 3 robots primarily in the Drone category.
CAPITAL & EVIDENCE
Palladyne AI has no confirmed funding round on file and has 1 known customer, not yet tied to a specific model.
Shipped
1 known customer — no deployment yet tied to a specific model
Used by
Named in a public source that did not say which model
- U.S. Air Force· United Statestherobotreport.com
Embodied AI and robotics software for autonomous edge operations
Palladyne AI develops embodied AI software for robots and drones, including Palladyne Pilot for autonomous drone operations and SwarmOS for multi-platform swarming and collaboration. Its buyer-facing focus is defense and related autonomous systems use cases, including ISR and cross-domain operations, with operations based in the United States.
Active products
3
RoboIndex
57.76
RoboScore 52.96 + Momentum 4.80
Company facts
- HQ
- Salt Lake City, United States
- Founded
- 1983 · 43 yrs
- Website
- www.palladyneai.com
- View profile ↗
RoboScore
52.96 RoboScore + 4.80 Momentum· Adequate evidence
Products 65%, Depth 5%, Evidence 30% set the number, and every rated company has all three. Attention has no weight of its own — it is one of the two things Evidence is built from, and it can only ever add. Activity and Readiness describe the brand but never move it. A value we don't have reads —, never zero. Momentum is independently collected news coverage, worth at most 15 points and never a deduction — a maker we have heard nothing about keeps its full RoboScore. Claiming or paying moves nothing.
6 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
Milestones
Palladyne AI was awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to advance swarming capabilities for integrated cross-domain operations.
The company changed its name from Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation to Palladyne AI.
Palladyne AI and Red Cat announced successful completion of a cross-platform collaborative drone flight.
Palladyne AI announced SwarmOS, its patented swarming and autonomy software for drones, robots, and sensors.
Palladyne AI announced Palladyne Pilot, software for autonomous detection, tracking, and multi-platform collaboration for drones.
Press coverage
- Palladyne AI Awarded U.S. Air Force Contract to Advance Swarming Capabilities for Integrated Cross-Domain Operations
Business Wire · Jan 2026
- Palladyne AI
Wikipedia
In the news
5 events · last 90 days
+4.80momentumof 15 maxPalladyne AI and FANUC America Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Intelligent Robotic Automation
In the news
5 events · last 90 days
Why Palladyne AI has been in the news, across 9 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Public loss record
US makers file into registers that compel reporting — device adverse events to the FDA, driverless crashes to NHTSA, workplace deaths to OSHA. A maker with no record here has genuinely not had one filed against it.
Active products by Palladyne AI
3 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mini HARPY | Drone | Range 100 km | 52.1 |
| 2 |  | Palladyne™ Pilot | Drone | Range 10 km·Runtime 2.5 hr | 43.5 |
| 3 | SwarmOS™ | Research | Payload 90.7 kg | 33.2 |
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