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DronesSelf-flying docked drone

Skydio X10 and Dock

by Skydio

Skydio makes the X10, a laptop-sized drone that steers itself using cameras and onboard software, and a Dock where it waits, lands and is stored between flights. Police, utilities and the military use them. Skydio press release via Business Wire, 25 Sept 2024

5

Stage 5 of 5

Regulator-cleared or mass market

Which rule placed it
Evidence
Independently reported
Human help
Remote operators
Last milestone
20 Oct 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today
Sold to US police and fire departments, utilities, every branch of the US military and the armed forces of 29 allied nations; Skydio says more than 4,000 US agencies and organisations use its systems. DroneXL, 23 July 2026
Published price
No published price in our sources.
Human help
A remote operator commands the drones; with the Dock one person can oversee several drones from far away. Skydio press release via Business Wire, 25 Sept 2024

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

03Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

  • Chinese sanctions cut Skydio off from its Chinese battery supplier; Skydio rationed batteries to one per drone and did not expect new supply until spring 2025. TechCrunch, 31 Oct 2024

  • A New York police Skydio X10 drone crashed onto a Brooklyn precinct roof after a worn battery connector failed, and the battery that fell out caught fire. DroneXL, 20 Oct 2026

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

  1. 5

    Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot

    A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.

    Placed by: The X10, Dock for X10 and R10 indoor drone were added to the US government's Blue UAS Cleared List, which confirms a drone meets federal security and supply-chain rules so agencies can buy and fly it without extra waivers (23 July 2026); The FAA gave inspection firm MFE a nationwide waiver to fly Skydio X10 drones and Docks beyond the pilot's line of sight, run remotely from its Houston office (21 May 2025).

  2. 4

    Paying customers

    Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

  3. 3

    Pilot

    Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

  4. 2

    Pre-orders

    Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

  5. 1

    Demo only

    Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. We did not find a public list price for the X10 or Dock. The North Charleston item is a selection, not yet a funded deployment.