# Flirtey (SkyDrop): drone company

Canonical ID: `349872ec-a65b-4ce0-ad98-7cd9c9f9e94f`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 2013 (Australia)
- **HQ:** Reno, NV, USA
- **Notable:** First FAA-approved drone delivery in U.S. (2015)
- **Also known as:** SkyDrop

- **Slug:** flirtey
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2013
- **HQ:** Blountville, Tennessee, USA
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [Flirtey Delivery Drone](/models/flirtey-delivery-drone.md) (aerial) (id: `e737cae3-c1d3-43c6-b33c-1b706b072a6a`)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Flirtey (SkyDrop)?

Pioneer drone delivery service (also known as SkyDrop), founded in 2013 as the world's first drone delivery company. Based in Blountville, Tennessee. Made the first FAA-approved drone delivery in the US, with that drone now in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Y Combinator (S2015) alumnus.

### What does Flirtey (SkyDrop) make?

Flirtey (SkyDrop) has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Flirtey Delivery Drone (Flirtey (SkyDrop) builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Flirtey (SkyDrop)?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Flirtey (SkyDrop) building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.

### Where is Flirtey (SkyDrop) headquartered?

Flirtey (SkyDrop) is headquartered in Blountville, Tennessee, USA.

### Where does Flirtey (SkyDrop) operate robots?

Flirtey (SkyDrop) is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Flirtey (SkyDrop) a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Flirtey (SkyDrop) ranks in roughly the top 69% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.geekwire.com/2016/flirtey-drones-7-eleven-reno-nevada/
2. https://bavovna.ai/manufactures/flirtey-skydrop/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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