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Skydio launches F10 Lightrunner fixed-wing UAV and autonomous MegaDock fleet system. Skydio has unveiled the F10 Lightrunner, its first fixed-wing aircraft, along with the MegaDock, Controller 2, and two new software platforms, Asset Command and Security Command, at its Ascend 2026 event. The F10 is designed for emergency response, search and rescue, and asset inspection missions measured in miles, and will deploy to customers in 2027. The F10 launches in seconds, flies at speeds up to 100 mph, and features the SideEye design that moves the camera off-center outside the rotor plane, keeping the wing out of view so a subject stays in steady view through every maneuver. It uses a Robotic Takeoff and Landing system with a suction-based robotic gripper that launches and catches the aircraft on its own. The MegaDock will house up to five F10s so a team can serve concurrent missions, and a single MegaDock with F10's 30-mile flight radius puts nearly 3,000 square miles within reach of one launch location. Skydio stated: "Twelve years ago, we started Skydio on a bet: build the skills of an expert pilot into the drone so it could fly itself. X10 and R10 proved it indoors and out. F10 proves it works at highway speed and county-line distance." The F10 is built for real-world conditions, with autonomous launch and landing in significant wind, flight day or night and in moderate rain, an integrated parachute, and Connect Fusion+ combining multiple cellular connections for resilient command, control, and live video. Pathfinder plans the route before launch, accounting for terrain, structures, agency boundaries, geofences, and airspace restrictions, while Foresight adapts the flight path in real time. Skydio also introduced Controller 2 with a 7-inch display, 5.5-hour runtime, and IP55 rating, plus a redesigned Cockpit with automated on-station relief. Asset Command imports asset inventories from GIS or CMMS systems and determines the right action for each asset, while Security Command dispatches drones with live video in seconds to verify alarms. Both are available to purchase now, with general availability early next year.

Skydio has unveiled its first fixed-wing aircraft, the F10 Lightrunner, alongside new hardware and software platforms at its Ascend 2026 conference in Nevada. The F10 can fly at speeds up to 100 mph with a 30-mile flight radius, covering nearly 3,000 square miles from a single launch location. The aircraft launches and lands autonomously from MegaDock, which houses up to five aircraft and supports concurrent missions. Deployment to customers begins in 2027. Skydio also introduced two software platforms: Asset Command for infrastructure inspection and Security Command for physical site security. Both will be generally available in early 2027. Additional announcements included Controller 2, an updated mobile app, and camera software upgrades including ThermalBoost and Low-Light Enhance.

Skydio and Skylark Labs partner to bring self-learning AI to autonomous drone operations. Published 09/17/26 AT 2:09 PM EDT Skylark Labs, a U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) company building self-learning AI for physical systems, today announced a technology partnership with Skydio, the largest U.S.-based drone manufacturer and world leader in flying robots, to deliver customizable, self-learning AI analytics to drone operations serving utilities, power, and other critical infrastructure customers. The collaboration will connect video streams from Skydio systems to Kepler, Skylark Labs' AI analytics platform, giving customers access to diverse AI capabilities that can be selected and customized for their specific missions. This partnership will be available for customers in critical infrastructure, where utilities, energy companies and industrial operators increasingly use autonomous drones for inspection, monitoring, security, and situational awareness. Skydio already serves more than 1300 critical infrastructure companies, including more than 450 utility and energy companies. The partnership is built around a simple premise: different customers need different kinds of AI, and that intelligence must be dependable when deployed in complex real-world environments. Through Kepler, customers can start with the analytics they need today, tailor those capabilities around their operations, and expand them as requirements evolve. Skylark Labs' self-learning AI is designed to adapt after deployment, help improve accuracy, learn new signals of interest, and support customer-specific capabilities over time. "Skydio has built an incredibly capable autonomous drone platform. Our role is to extend what customers can do with it," Dr. Amarjot Singh, founder and CEO of Skylark Labs, shares. "Different missions require different intelligence, and customers should be able to shape that intelligence around their operation. With Kepler, they can start with the analytics they need today, help improve accuracy as the system learns their environment, teach it new signals, and build new capabilities with us as their requirements evolve." Built around the customer. A utility inspecting substations may need very different intelligence from an energy company monitoring pipelines or an industrial operator securing a large facility. Kepler is designed to provide that flexibility so customers can apply different analytics to different missions, refine existing capabilities around their workflows, and work with Skylark Labs to develop customer-specific AI features when their requirements extend beyond an existing analytic. The platform is designed to be built with the customer, not simply delivered to them. A deployment can begin with one use case and expand over time - by adding analytics, learning new signals, supporting new missions, and extending the same intelligence layer to additional sites. Skylark Labs' self-learning capability is particularly relevant in physical environments, where site-specific conditions can affect AI performance. If an object, background, or environmental condition repeatedly generates an unnecessary alert, the system is designed to learn from that pattern and help improve accuracy. If the customer later identifies something new it wants to monitor, that signal can be added to the intelligence layer. Please visit Skylark Labs' website for more information. About Skylark Labs. Skylark Labs is a U.S.-based artificial intelligence company building self-learning AI for physical systems. Kepler is Skylark's AI analytics platform, enabling customers to deploy, customize, and expand AI analytics while allowing the underlying intelligence to adapt to changing environments, reduce recurring false detections, and learn new signals. About skydio. Skydio, the largest U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in flying robots, leverages breakthrough AI-backed autonomy to create drones that are easier to operate, safer to fly, and more capable in complex environments. Every branch of the U.S. military, the armed forces of 29 allied nations, and more than 4,000 agencies and organizations across the U.S. in the public safety and critical infrastructure sectors trust Skydio systems. Skydio designs, assembles, and supports its products in the United States from its headquarters in San Mateo, California. For more information, follow Skydio on LinkedIn or visit skydio.com.