Brain
Shield AI's AI pilot and autonomy stack: it flies aircraft without GPS, communications, or a human pilot, and is offered as the Hivemind Enterprise developer platform (EdgeOS, Pilot, Commander, Forge). Has flown the X-62 VISTA (F-16-class) under DARPA ACE and the Anduril Fury, and powers the V-BAT.
Foundation model · Maturity: Production · Closed · Powers 2 robots
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /brains/hivemind.md
- RSS feed: /brains/hivemind/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/brains/894cf5ab-9222-44be-8618-8981da37163e
- Revision history: /brains/hivemind/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Key facts
- Model type
- foundation-model
- Maturity stage
- production
- Open source
- no
- System structure
- Hivemind Enterprise developer platform (EdgeOS, Pilot, Commander, Forge)
- Runs on
- aircraft without GPS, communications, or a human pilot
Developed by (1)
Powers (2)
- Shield AI V-BATShield AI · aerial
- Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A)Anduril Industries · aerial
Where Shield AI Hivemind runs
Deployments of robots powered by Shield AI Hivemind, by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Common questions
- What is Shield AI Hivemind?
- Shield AI's AI pilot and autonomy stack: it flies aircraft without GPS, communications, or a human pilot, and is offered as the Hivemind Enterprise developer platform (EdgeOS, Pilot, Commander, Forge). Has flown the X-62 VISTA (F-16-class) under DARPA ACE and the Anduril Fury, and powers the V-BAT.
- Which robots run on Shield AI Hivemind?
- 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry run on Shield AI Hivemind: Shield AI V-BAT, Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A).
- Who developed Shield AI Hivemind?
- Shield AI Hivemind is credited to Shield AI on the DEPLOY registry. Each developer attribution is verified via primary sources.
- Is Shield AI Hivemind open source?
- No. Shield AI Hivemind is recorded as proprietary on the DEPLOY registry. Model weights and source are not publicly available.
- What type of AI is Shield AI Hivemind?
- Shield AI Hivemind is a foundation model on the DEPLOY registry.
- What is Shield AI Hivemind's maturity stage?
- Shield AI Hivemind is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder. Production stage means high-volume sustained commercial operations.
Sources (6)
- https://shield.ai/hivemind-solutions/
- https://shield.ai/enterprise/
- https://shield.ai/autonomy-for-the-world-x-62-vista/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/shield-ai-raises-250m-scale-hivemind-enterprise-autonomy-developer-platform/
- https://thenextweb.com/news/shield-ai-2-billion-hivemind-autonomous-defence
- https://shield.ai/from-concept-to-combat-how-hivemind-sdk-powers-next-gen-autonomy/
Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (4 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-28
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Shield AI Hivemind.Canonical ID 894cf5ab-9222-44be-8618-8981da37163e