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VTOL drone
Type index 3.9/100 · 2 incidents (1 at S4+) · 2 of 40 tracked companies have incidents of this type · 4 tracked products.
Companies ranked within VTOL drone
| Company | Share of company risk | Rank | Company index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autel Robotics | 100% | 1 of 2 | 28.5 |
| Schiebel | 100% | 2 of 2 | 14.7 |
Products
| Product | Company | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonfish Pro | Autel Robotics | VTOL drone | shipping | 1 | 28.5 |
| Camcopter S-100 | Schiebel | VTOL drone | shipping | 1 | 14.7 |
| Ghost | Anduril Industries | VTOL drone | shipping | 0 | 0.0 |
| V-BAT | Shield AI | VTOL drone | shipping | 0 | 0.0 |
Incidents
| Sev | Date | Company | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | ~Dec 2025 | Autel Robotics | regulatory | — | FCC adds Autel to Covered List, bars new drone models from US market · market-wide (new model imports only; existing fleet unaffected) | DroneDJ |
| S5 | ~Dec 2016 | Schiebel | fatality | South Korea | Schiebel S-100 crash kills engineer in South Korea · 1 fatality | suasnews.com |
Tracked companies shipping VTOL drone
Advanced TacticsAeroscoutAnduril IndustriesAutel RoboticsAvidrone AerospaceColugo SystemsCommarisDynamic Aerospace SystemsElectric Jet AircraftEndureAir SystemsFarada GroupForward RoboticsFoxtechHigh EyeKatla AeroLeonardoMayman AerospaceMeadowlark Aircraft CompanyMugin UAVOrb AerospacePteroDynamicsRotor TechnologiesSaxon UnmannedSchiebelShield AISkywaysSkyworks AeronauticsSmart Drone (SMD)SwissDronesSyos AerospaceTactical RoboticsTaiwan UAV (Carbon-Based Technology)TitraTupan AircraftUMS SkeldarUkrspecsystemsVelos RotorsVision AerialZiyan UAVxCraft
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