Autel Robotics

Safety record

No incidents on record for Autel Robotics.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Operated deployments (3)

• Autel EVO Lite+Shenzhen
• Autel DragonfishShenzhen
• Autel AlphaShenzhen

Operator customers (1)

• Autel Robotics3 deployments

Peer companies

• Anduril Industries7 models
• DJI7 models
• Amazon4 models
• Teledyne FLIR4 models
• AeroVironment3 models
• BRINC3 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

mature

Counterparty risk class

high

Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.

Patent estate (8)

• US12332667B2usptograntedassignee
• US12387356B2usptograntedassignee
• US12554013B2usptograntedassignee
• US12333956B2usptograntedassignee
• US12325541B2usptograntedassignee
• US9260184B2usptograntedgranted 2016-02-16assignee
• US7979174B2usptograntedgranted 2011-07-12assignee
• US10044013B2usptograntedgranted 2018-08-07assignee

Patent litigations (2)

• 337-TA-1133itcdecided · infringement foundas complainant2020-05-21
• 1:16-cv-00706district_courtpending · pendingas respondent

Sources (12)

1. https://www.autelrobotics.com/about-us/ ↗
2. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/36Kr-KrASIA/Autel-Robotics-challenges-DJI-with-high-performance-drones ↗
3. https://www.suasnews.com/2023/08/is-autel-a-chinese-company/ ↗
4. https://www.commercialuavnews.com/infrastructure/randall-warnas-new-ceo-of-autel-robotics ↗
5. https://dronedj.com/2025/02/14/autel-evo-ii-drone-discontinue/ ↗
6. https://dronedj.com/2020/09/03/autel-announces-made-in-the-usa-evo-ii-dual-bundles/ ↗
7. https://media.defense.gov/2025/Jan/07/2003625471/-1/-1/1/ENTITIES-IDENTIFIED-AS-CHINESE-MILITARY-COMPANIES-OPERATING-IN-THE-UNITED-STATES.PDF ↗
8. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/07/2025-00070/notice-of-availability-of-designation-of-chinese-military-companies ↗
9. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-1086A1.pdf ↗
10. https://dronelife.com/2025/12/22/fcc-adds-foreign-made-drones-and-components-to-covered-list-citing-national-security-risks/ ↗
11. https://dronexl.co/2026/05/19/autel-fcc-reply-covered-list-secret-evidence-dji/ ↗
12. https://dronedj.com/2026/05/19/autel-drone-ban-us-fcc/ ↗

Common questions

What is Autel Robotics?

Autel Robotics is a Chinese consumer and commercial drone manufacturer founded in 2014 in Shenzhen by Maxwell Lee and Li Hongjing. The company produces the Dragonfish VTOL drone, EVO Lite+, Alpha, and EVO Max 4T, competing with DJI in the civil UAV market.

Where is Autel Robotics based?

Autel Robotics is based in Shenzhen, China.

When was Autel Robotics founded?

Autel Robotics was founded in 2014.

What does Autel Robotics make?

Autel Robotics has 4 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Autel EVO Lite+, Autel Alpha, Autel Dragonfish and 1 other (Autel Robotics builds physical robots).

Where does Autel Robotics operate robots?

Autel Robotics operates 3 verified deployments, including at Shenzhen.

Is Autel Robotics safe?

Autel Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.