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How customers are using Skydio to do more

Drones are invaluable in the first couple of days of a hurricane, assessing flooding, debris, and damage. One pilot with one drone can do what used to take squads of people to do.

Sergeant Southern US State Highway Patrol
Skydio drone view of flooding

We previously spent 60 hours flight time collecting topography for the pit. We now spend 4 hours with the Skydio...

Survey Engineer
 Western US Department of Transportation
drone view of quarry site

We are safely patrolling construction sites where conditions change daily for three months, reducing site progress inspection from 1 hour to 10 minutes.

Kenji Hasuwa, President and CEO Obayashi Corporation
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection was able to reduce manhunts to address an illegal group crossing from 5 hours to 10 minutes by sending in a drone to surveil prior to taking action.

Quinn Palmer, National Operations Director, sUAS U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Skydio drone view of border

We went from a team of 6-8 people to a team of 2-3 to scan and analyze the data.

Levi Young, GIS / UAS Analyst
electrical substation

We are able to inspect a pole every 20-30 seconds and decrease the project timeline to 1 week.

Eric Bitzko, SVP of Electric Utilities Firmatek
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Success stories

See how the world's most advanced aerial robotics are making a difference for some of the world's most respected companies and organizations.

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Texas DOT conducts safer, more efficient bridge inspections

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LVMPD responds to gunshots and fires at Tesla service center

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Drone as First Responder provides overwatch of man with a gun

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Stantec transforms infrastructure inspections with autonomous drones

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Caltrans tracks 2,200+ highway construction projects with drones

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Pasco County Sheriff’s Office innovates tactical operations

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How OKCPD paved the path to Drone as First Responder (DFR)

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Santa Clara County deploys drones to drastically reduce response times

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Pasco County now deploying over 20 drones on patrol, daily

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Tulsa Fire Department makes history with largest-ever drone response to chemical fire

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Drones now responding to calls for service in Las Vegas

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Dominion Energy has waivers fast-tracked to deploy docked drones on three sites

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Drone helps resolve mental health crisis in high-rise hotel

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Drone helps WA police department arrest two suspects following chase

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Drone helps EMS locate an elderly hiker having a heart attack

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Chicago Police Department uses drones to bust armed robbery ring

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OKCPD pioneering DFR operations in law enforcement

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Tulsa Fire Department deploys drones for disaster response, search and rescue

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Pasco County Sheriff's Office drone pilot locates missing child

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NYPD Transit deploys drones to combat dangerous subway surfing

subway surfers in NYC from Skydio drone view
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Fleeing suspect located with thermal drone imagery

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Alaska DOT & PF count on drones for emergency response in remote areas

Using a Skydio X10 to monitor an ice road in Alaska while a vehicle travels on it
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Caltrans deploys off-grid dock near California / Mexico border

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How U.S. Border Patrol is improving safety with security drones

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Drone clears recovered stolen vehicle in Flagler County

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Akron PD uses thermal imaging from X10 to locate burglars

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OKCPD brings its Drone as First Responder program to the state fair

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AEP deploys autonomous drones to optimize outage response

Skydio X10 drone flying near utility power infrastructure
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Landslide area safely inspected only hours after severe storms

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Sumner County first responders using drones to save lives

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PG&E enhances worker safety with remote asset monitoring

PG&E truck with Skydio utility asset inspection drone
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OKCPD uses drone to locate a man who was attacked in a ravine

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Drone helps save a life during a deadly hostage standoff in Florida

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Miami Beach PD advances community safety with Drone as First Responder program

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ComEd minimizes outages, advances resiliency with aerial asset inspection.

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OKCPD's drone initiative – the future of first response

Oklahoma City officer with Skydio drone controller in hand flying a Skydio police drone
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Construction site patrol times reduced 90% with automated aerial robotics

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Stantec cuts time and costs in half for major bridge inspection

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AVECC reduces substation inspection time by 50%

Skydio X10 drone flying a utility asset inspection
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Aerial bridge inspections and 3D modeling reduced costs by 30%

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Stantec conducts vital bridge inspections, helps keep Interstate 80 moving

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JIW grew its bridge inspection business 70x in 12 months

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Firmatek meets the challenge of inspecting 10,000 poles in a week

operator flying a Skydio drone for electrical pole inspection with Firmatek truck in background
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AVECC uses aerial robotics to prevent outages

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