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Skydio is a robotics company founded 2014, based in United States, developing 4 robots primarily in the Warehouse AMR category.
Autonomous drones for DFR, inspection, and national security.
Skydio is a U.S.-based robotics company that builds autonomous drone systems and integrated solutions, including Skydio 2+, Skydio X10, Dock for X10, and software for consumers, enterprises, public safety, and government customers. It designs, assembles, and supports its products in the United States and operates from the San Mateo, California area with a manufacturing hub in Hayward.
Total funding
US$570.0M
Active products
4
Maker Score
66
Very strong evidence
View factor breakdown
Top-rated product
59.6
RoboScore
Skydio X10
Company facts
- Legal name
- Skydio, Inc.
- HQ
- San Mateo, United States
- Founded
- 2014 · 12 yrs
- Employees
- 501
- Stage
- Series E (2023)
- Website
- www.skydio.com
Maker Score
Products, Range, Traction set the number — the three factors present for every company. Activity, Attention, Readiness describe the brand but never move it. A value we don't have reads —, never zero. Claiming or paying moves nothing.
6 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
Trusted by
- U.S. Department of Defensedeployed 2023research.contrary.com ↗
- Public safety agencies across statesdeployed 2023research.contrary.com ↗
- Energy utilitiesdeployed 2023research.contrary.com ↗
Milestones
Raised a $230 million Series E round.
Skydio was founded.
Press coverage
- Skydio
Wikipedia
- Skydio Business Breakdown & Founding Story
Contrary Research
In the news
3 events · last 90 days
18.6momentumSkydio Pushes Multi-Drone DFR Operations Scaling
In the news
3 events · last 90 days
Why Skydio has been in the news, across 3 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.
Active products by Skydio
4 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Skydio X10 | Drone | Runtime 0.7 hr·Payload 0.4 kg | 2023 | 59.6 |
| 2 |  | Skydio 2+ | Security | Payload 0.8 kg·Top speed 16.1 m/s | 2014 | 58.1 |
| 3 |  | Skydio R10 | Warehouse AMR | Top speed 12.1 m/s | — | 57.8 |
| 4 | Dock for X10 | Warehouse AMR | Top speed 20.1 m/s | — | 56.4 |
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