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Hylio

Autonomous spray drones, US-made agricultural UAV, swarm operations

USprivate~37 staffest. 2015hyl.io (opens hyl.io)Checked 10 Oct

The brief

Analyst view
  • Sold 850+ drones generating $30M+ revenue at 40-60 acres per hour.
  • FAA approved for one operator to fly three drones in swarm, three times the coverage of single-drone operations.
  • $2M crowdfunding on StartEngine (Feb 2025) to scale to 5,000 drones per year by 2028.

Technical approach

As reported
Autonomous flight

RTK-GPS and obstacle avoidance

Drones use real-time kinematic GPS for centimeter-level accuracy and 360-degree obstacle avoidance for safe operation over populated farmland.

Swarm operations

Single operator, multiple drones

FAA-approved technology lets one operator with AgroSol control software oversee three drones at once, each spraying independently but coordinated.

Modular payload

Liquid or granular

Drones carry 2.5 to 45 gallons of liquid or granular payloads, with multiple models for different acreage and spray types.

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