Axon Sky-Hero Drone Specialist Profile
In the past year, Axon made several expansion moves, most notably acquiring Fusus and expanding body cameras to non-security personnel, but earlier in 2023, Axon also acquired a small Belgium indoor drone specialist, Sky-Hero. But who is this company, and why did Axon acquire it?
In this report, we profile Sky-Hero, how this acquisition builds on Axon's existing drone-related offerings, examine how this move lies within Axon's recent expansion strategy, and, lastly, what it can mean for Axon's taser-drone initiative. Inside, we cover:
- Acquisition Announcement
- Sky-Hero Background
- Drones and Wheeled Robots
- Brinc And Indoor Robotics Are Competitors, Axon Says
- Payloads
- Pricing
- Adoption Scale
- Impact On Axon
- FCC Certification
- Taser-drone Development?
For more background on Axon's taser drone, see Axon CEO's Reddit AMA Speculates About Shooting School Shooters From Drones and Shoot Active Shooters From A Drone, Alleges Axon.
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Adoption *****
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** *** ***-**** ****, ****-****, ****is ******** *** ***** ** ** *** ******* ** *** *****-****, but they are one of the, if not the leading tactical drone maker in the world used by special forces, by SWAT teams, and we think if we want to eradicate violence from society, we've got to get out of this mindset that the way you stop a person with a gun is sending more people with more guns and have a gun fight. And we think drones and robotics have a huge role to play there. I'd say that's probably a little longer term. It's *** ***** ** ** * **** ** ***** **** ******* ******, *** ** ***** ***, ** ***** ** ***** **** ** ********, **** ******** *** ******* ******, especially in the space around private security where there's millions of people worldwide whose job is to sort of observe, report, and secure facilities [emphasis added]
FCC ************** ******
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Taser-Drone ***********?
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