Skydio

Skydio is a San Mateo company that builds autonomous drones and sells the software that runs them. Its hardware includes the X10 drone with visual and radiometric thermal sensors, the R10 for indoor spaces, the F10 Lightrunner fixed-wing drone, and the Dock for X10 for remote flights launched from a dock. The software side includes Asset Command, Ops Center, 3D Scan, DFR Command, Security Command and ISR Command. For inspection work, Asset Command builds missions around asset records. Teams import inventories from GIS or CMMS systems, set the shots required for each asset type, and schedule recurring inspection cycles. Every capture is tagged to its asset, so each inspection can be compared with the last one. 3D Scan flies adaptive paths around complex structures and produces 3D models and 2D maps. These export to DroneDeploy, Pix4D, Esri, Trimble and Bentley. Skydio Extend and open APIs send the data on to systems of record. Utilities such as Dominion Energy, BGE and ComEd use it, and so do agencies such as NYPD and Caltrans. The company says its products are NDAA-compliant and designed, assembled and supported in the USA, which matters to government buyers. Skydio publishes no prices; customers buy through sales, contracts or resellers. One retailer lists the Dock for X10 at about $57,744, plus annual dock plans and maintenance subscriptions. The main limitation is that Skydio sells a hardware-centred platform rather than a maintenance system. Work orders, spare parts and maintenance planning stay in a separate CMMS, and the total cost is high for small operators.