The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Hylio: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
Hylio is a Houston, Texas-based designer and manufacturer of advanced autonomous agricultural drone systems (UAS) for precision crop application, spraying, seeding, and granule spreading. The company manufactures four AgroDrone models in the USA and raised over $2M to expand production. Hylio's drones feature swarm-enabled autonomous operation for precision farming.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Technology
Total fundingsee investors →
Products
Features
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Arthur Erickson Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Arthur Ericksoncofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hylio.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Hylio in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Hylio.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hylio from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hylio ARES HYL-150 approved for Defense Innovation Blue List
Hylio ARES HYL-150 officially approved for Blue List by Defense Innovation Unit. Agricultural drone spray technology cleared for defense use.
Texas company Hylio helps farmers save time, money and inputs
Hylio makes four AgroDrone models that can spray liquids, spread seed and granules, and raised over $1M in crowdfunding to expand production of its Texas-manufactured agricultural…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hylio.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hylio/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2ab051bc-add0-4117-884b-995fbae73373
- Revision history: /companies/hylio/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
Video
We had a young entrepreneur upgrade his spray setup a few weeks ago. We started talking about his previous experience with drones and I decided to film it to gi
Whatsapp/WeChat: +86 152 6961 6614 Email: jenny@spreaderdrone.com Contact: Jenny Wang Official Website: http://www.spreaderdrone.com/ Joyance Tech, an agricult
Hylio, an Austin-based drone company, has developed a large, fully autonomous drone, the AG 272, which is used to distribute nutrients and manage pests and dise
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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University are working on drone bees to replace pollinators and agriculture robots to fill the labor gap. Watch more Tech Stories, a
Reality vs attention
Hylio draws attention at the 61st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 18, 2026