Inside look: Skydio drone manufacturing process

Here at Skydio we design, assemble, and support all of our products right here in the United States.

Our manufacturing facility in Hayward, California boasts a 37,000 square-foot space and a team of over 100 operators, engineers, technicians, facilities, warehouse operators, planning, and production employees. Our team ensures that we have the current capacity to build and ship hundreds of drones, controllers, and docks to meet the demands of our customers.

The parts intake process is a crucial part of our quality standards and attention to detail. We receive hundreds of parts daily, and each one is carefully inspected for precision. Our operators use a variety of tools, sensors, and machines to assemble the products and to verify that our quality expectations are met.

We take pride in knowing that our drones are used for some of the most important jobs in the world. That's why we ensure that every component and sub-assembly passes its own quality control tests. This allows us to have full traceability of every component into every drone and enables us to track any performance or quality issue back to the individual component.

After assembly each drone undergoes a detailed visual inspection, calibration for proper autonomy functionality, camera performance, and a burn-in process to test for motor, electrical, and system performance. Once the complete drone is tested, our team loads the software onto the drone before shipping.

Our ultimate goal is to deliver a top-performing product that is performance-ready to our customers around the world. We believe that with the right people and tools and dedication to customer success, we can make the best Skydio products possible.