American Robotics, a subsidiary of Ondas Holdings, is a drone technology company specializing in autonomous drone solutions for industrial, agricultural, and defense applications. They are known for their "drone-in-a-box" systems like the Optimus System, which is the first FAA-certified drone for autonomous security and data capture. American Robotics partners with entities like the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and offers services under a Data-as-a-Service model, focusing on infrastructure inspection, public safety, and remote monitoring. Their work involves advanced BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) operations and airspace management solutions.
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The partnership will utilize Skyfire’s domain experience and customer relationships along with the technology and expertise of Ondas Autonomous Systems' business units American Robotics and Airobotics.
American Robotics received FAA approval in January 2021 to conduct highly automated operations with no humans on-site.
American Robotics is the first company to meet the FAA’s comprehensive safety requirements for commercial drone use.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved fully-automated commercial drone flights by American Robotics for the first time.
The FAA stated that operations conducted by American Robotics under this exemption are in the public interest.
The approval allows American Robotics to operate its automated Scout platform in energy, infrastructure, agriculture, and security markets.
American Robotics proposed to station the Scout UA in fields at pre-surveyed sites for extended durations without a pilot co-located on-site.
American Robotics' Scout System™ features advanced acoustic Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) technology that enables its drones to maintain a safe distance from other aircraft at all times.
American Robotics proved that fully-automated commercial drone flights can be conducted safely in the National Airspace System (NAS) even for flights Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS).
Individual missions would be conducted within the boundaries of controlled access farmland owned or controlled by American Robotics' customers.
American Robotics aims to unlock the projected $100 billion commercial drone market.
American Robotics became the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate automated drones without human operators on-site.
The DAA technology in American Robotics' drones enables them to maintain a safe distance from other aircraft at all times.
The approval by the FAA allows American Robotics to begin safely operating its automated Scout platform for the energy, infrastructure, agriculture, and security market verticals.
The FAA's approval of American Robotics marks a significant inflection point in the commercial drone industry.
American Robotics has proven that its drone-based aerial intelligence platform operates safely in the National Airspace System (NAS) during Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) flights.
The Scout System™ developed by American Robotics features advanced acoustic Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) technology.