Company
Pyka
Pyka is an American autonomous electric aviation company based in Santa Cruz, California, developing self-flying crop-spraying aircraft (Pelican Spray) for…
- HQ
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Status
- active
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 6 days ago
Last verified change
Overview
Pyka is an American autonomous electric aviation company based in Santa Cruz, California, developing self-flying crop-spraying aircraft (Pelican Spray) for autonomous agricultural spraying, enabling efficient autonomous aerial application.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Michael Norcia Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Michael Norciacofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Pyka.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
- HG Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Sources (1)
Market intelligence
Hiring signals
Role composition
Recent openings
- Associate Mechanical Design Engineer (Pelican)Engineering
Hardware · Alameda HQ
- Electro-Mechanical Assembly TechnicianManufacturing
Manufacturing · Alameda HQ
- Flight Support Engineer - Night Shift (Brazil)Operations
Flight Operations · Brazil
- Senior Test TechnicianEngineering
Hardware · Alameda HQ
- Senior Fleet Maintenance TechnicianOperations
Flight Operations · Alameda HQ
- Senior Sales Manager (Brazil)Business
Business Development & Marketing · Mato Grosso
+4 more open roles tracked
Common questions
- What is Pyka?
- Pyka is an American autonomous electric aviation company based in Santa Cruz, California, developing self-flying crop-spraying aircraft (Pelican Spray) for autonomous agricultural spraying, enabling efficient autonomous aerial application.
- Where is Pyka based?
- Pyka is based in Santa Cruz, CA.
- What does Pyka make?
- Pyka has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Pelican Spray (Pyka builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Pyka operate robots?
- Pyka 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 Pyka safe?
- Pyka 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.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Pyka.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
- HG Robotics2 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pyka.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pyka/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6d5d7ffa-10f9-4dc8-9e19-af961a45f2d3
- Revision history: /companies/pyka/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- GreenField Robotics2 models
- HG Robotics2 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
13.6/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Hiring Signal
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Market Presence
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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
Intelligence layer