RoboScore
38.1
Out of 100. Its robots, plus proof from customers and the press.
4 of 6 measures have data
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RoboIndex
38.1
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Leading developer and manufacturer of UAVs.
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Customers
1
1 customer cited in public sources
What the score is made of
How it worksThe score is 65% robots, 30% proof from customers and the press, 5% range of robots. Activity and readiness are shown for context.
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Customers
1customer cited
named in a public source · no deployment on file
A deployment is recorded when a public source names both the customer and the robot, or the maker confirms it. Nothing here counts against ZALA Aero.
In Research, Saildrone, HEBI Robotics and NASA have deployment evidence on file.
Add a deployment →ZALA Aero is a Russian unmanned aircraft systems company based in Izhevsk that develops and manufactures UAVs, including the ZALA 421-12 micro-miniature drone. Its website says it provides aerial monitoring, aerial photography, and laser scanning services, serving surveillance and reconnaissance use cases.
Active products
1
Company facts
- HQ
- Izhevsk, Russia
- Founded
- 2003 · 23 yrs
- Website
- zala-aero.com/en
Active robots by ZALA Aero
1 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | ZALA 421-12 | Research | Payload 5 kg·Top speed 30.6 m/s | 2015 | 40.1 |
Safety reports
We have found no public register covering this maker’s home market that we can read. A blank record here is an absence of disclosure, not an absence of incidents, and should not be read as a clean history.
Press coverage
- ZALA 421-12
Wikipedia
- ZALA Aero
Wikipedia
Milestones
- 2015launch
Launched ZALA 421-12
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