In November 2024, stories about the future of robotics, big robot milestones, and new product unveilings grabbed our readers’ attention.
Red Cat wins U.S. Army next-gen drone contract over Skydio
While Skydio lost out on its U.S. Army contract to Red Cat, it did bring in $170 million in funding this week.
Drone Week: Innovation in agriculture and hydrogen fuel
It’s drone week on the podcast, learn about the largest U.S.-based agtech spraying drone and a hydrogen powered, long duration drone solution.
Skydio improves aerial imaging with uncooled thermal camera drone payload
The US drone company Skydio used the Thermal by FLIR program to make a better longwave infrared payload using the Boson+ thermal camera module.
Skydio grounds consumer drone sales
Skydio announced that it is halting its consumer drone operations, four years after its Skydio 2 consumer drone was released.
Skydio flying high with $230M series E funding round
$230M in funding to expand U.S. manufacturing and hiring as demand rises for autonomous drones across public safety, defense, and infrastructure inspection.
Skydio 1st U.S. drone maker to reach unicorn status
Skydio, a Calif.-based drone developer, has become the robotics industry’s newest unicorn after closing a $170 million Series D funding round. This brings Skydio’s total funding to date to more than $340 million. Skydio is the first U.S. drone maker to be valued at more than $1 billion. Skydio’s drones are best known for their…
Skydio raises Series C funding for enterprise, public sector, consumer drones
Skydio has raised $100 million in Series C funding as the U.S. drone maker expands its offerings to enterprise and government markets. The company also named new executives.