Asylon Drone/DroneDog Company Profile
Security robots have struggled to meet initial overinflated expectations. However, Asylon Robotics aims to change that with its remote operations and DroneDog partnership with Boston Dynamics.
IPVM interviewed Michael Quiroga, CRO, and Ryan Hodgens, Director of Marketing. In this report, IPVM profiles Asylon, including:
- Background
- Financials
- Products
- BVLOS Waivers
- Partnership with Zeroeyes
- Limitations
- Outlook
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****** *** "** ****** *********" ** multiple *********, ********* ********* (***** ***, GXO), ***** ***** (*** *****), ***.
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** **'** ****** ********** ********** ** a *****, ****, ***, *** ****, safety ***** *** ****** ******** ***** is *** *** ****, ** **** the ********* **** ** ***** *** asset, ** **** *** ***** ****** to *********** * ****** *********, ***** the *** ** *** **** *** not ******* **. ******* ** **** that **** *** ** ******** ************** in ***** ** ****** ******* **** in *** ********** *** *****. *** so *** ***** **** *** ******** has ****** **** *** *** **** we ****** ** ********* ****.
********* *** ****** ** **** *** ocean *** ***, ***, **'** ***** do ***** ******** *** ******* *******, groceries *** ***** ***** ****** ****'* have ** ********* **********. **** **** a ***** **** ********** *********, ******** companies, *** ****, ****** **** ********, I **** ** *** *** **** Silicon ****** *******, ***** **, * don't **** ** *** **** ** till *** **** ** *** ****, we'll ****** ** ***. *** ** for **, **** *** *** ******** opposite *** **** ** **** **** the *** ********. *** ** ** continually *** **********, ********** * ****** our ********, ***** ** ******** *** not **** ** **********. ** **** that *** *** **** ****** **** that *** *** ***** ********** ******* these ***** ** ******** **********. ** we ******** ** *** ************** *** the ****** ** **** *****, ****** local ********* *****, **** ****** *** technology ********* **** *** ***** ** remote **********. ***** *** ** ********* data **** ** ***** ***** ** to *** *** ** **** * safety **** *******. **, *********, ****** else *** ***** ****. *** * think ****'* *** *********, ** *** gone ******* *** ** **** *****, and *** *** ***** *** ********* raising ******** ** ******** ** ******* against **, *** ****'** *** **** belly **. *** **** ****** *** was **********, ****** $*** ******* *** they **** ****** ****.
*** **'** **** **** ** ***** well ***** *** ****** *****, ********* competing **** **** ** ***** ***** companies **** **** *** **** ******* dollars ** ***** *******. ******* ** our ********.
Partnership **** ******** ***
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******* ********, ****** **** *** ** integrated **** ***** ***** ******, *********, Genetec, ****** ***** ******, *** *****, per *******.
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******'* ******** *** * ****** ** limitations ****** **** *****, *********** **** BVLOS *******, ****** ** ****** ******** in *** ********'* ********, ***.
**** ***** ** ** ****** ************ in *** ***** ** ******** ** thousands ** ******* ** *** **** for * ******* ***-****, ***** ******* market ************* *** *** ****** *** acts ** * ****** ** **** technology ********.
*** **** ** ********** ** ****** employee ** ***'* **** ***** ** considered ** ** ** ************* ** some ********* ***** *** **** * space ** * *****-***** ********. *******, per ******, ** ****** *** ** the ***** ** *** ****** ** they *** ******* ******* ***** ****** operations.
*** **** *** ****** **** ** takes ** *** * ***** ****** should **** ** ********** **** ****** a ********** ********.
***** ******* ******** *********** *** * 1:1 *** ********** ***** *** *** DroneDog *** * **** ** ****** obstacle ********* *** *** **********.
Misinformation ** *** ******* *********
************** ** *** ******* ****** ** robotic ******** ********, *** *******, ** many ********* *** "* **********" ** the ********** **** *** *** ********:
*** ******* **********, ***** ********, ** misinformation. *** **** ** *** ******* hurdle ***** ***. ************* * *** of ************* ***** ** ******* *** not ****** ***** *** *** *******... And ** [*** ********] **** ****** done * ********** ********* ** *** hype ***** ** ****** ********* *** world *** ********. *** **'** *** to ** ******* *** ******** ** what ** ** *** ***** ** possible *** **** ** ******** **** for **** ** ***** ** ******** posture. ... *** ** ****'* **** our ******* ****** ** ****** ** you ****, ****** ********* * ******** for **** ** ********* *** *** capabilities *** ***** **'** ***** ** be *****.
Non-Lethal ******
***** * ****** ******** ******** ******* this ****, * ***** ******* ****** Axon ********* * *****-******* ***** *** school ******** **********. *** ********** ***:
- ***** ****** ******** **** * *****, Alleges ****
- **** ***'* ****** *** ********** ***** Shooting ****** ******** **** ******
**** ************ ******* * *** ** attention ** ******** ******** ******** ***** equipped **** ****** *** ***-****** ****. We **** **** ** ** ********* to *** ****** ***** ***** ******** on *** *****.
******* ********* **** ** * "********** company" **** "**** ** *** **** humans *'** **** ***" ******** *****. However, ** **** **** ***** ************ was * "****** *********". ** ***** that ***** ** *** ****** **** to ******* ***-****** ****** ** ********** settings *** ** "***** ***** *** a *** *** **** **** ****** drone ****** ****** * ******** **** of ****". ********, **** ******* *** Hodgens, ** ******** ********* ****** **** Asylon ****** *** ****** *** ***** "only ** ******* *** ******".
*******, ******* ***** **** ***-****** ****** in ******** **** ** ********* *** a "********** *** ****" *** *** that *** ****** *** ******.
*** *** **** ******** *****:
**** [****] *** * ********** *******. You ****, ** ******* ** ****** law ***********. ** ****** ****** ** former ****** ****** *** *** ***********. And ** * **** * ********** amount ** ******* *** **** ************. You ****, ***** *******. ***** **** mission **, ** *** ************ ** life, ***** ** * ********** *******. You ****, *** ***** **** ** comprised ** ****** ****** *** ***********, military, *** **** ** *** **** humans *'** **** ***.
*** ****, **'** **'** *** ***** announcement, * ****** *********, ***** *** the ****, *** ****** ** *** news? **********. * ***** ** ***, Do * ***** **** *****'* * place *** **** **** ****** ************? Absolutely. * **. *** *** ***** example ** **** ** *** ********** of *******. *** ****, ** ** can ** ** *** ******** * life ****** **** ****** **. * think **** ** * ********** *** case. ******* * ******** **** ***** you **** *** ****, ****** ******** folks, *** *** **** ** ****** shooter ***** ** ****. * ****, most ** *** ********* ****** **** you *** * ***** ** ****'* way. ** *** ******* ** **** a ***** ** * ******** **** scenario, * ***** ** * ********** use ****. *** * ***** ****'* one **** ****** *** ******* ****** could ******** *** ******.
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** * ********** ***** *** ****, the ******* ** ************ ** **** in * ******** ******* ********** *** an ***********. *** * ***'* *** the ************* ** **** ************ *'* I'm *** *** ** **** ********.
*****'* *** ****** **** ** ******* any ** **** *****. ** **** is *** *** *********, ** ** opinion
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