Company
Reliable Robotics
Reliable Robotics is a Mountain View-based aerospace company developing the Reliable Autonomy System for fully automated aircraft operation.
- HQ
- Mountain View, CA, USA
- Status
- private ($160M raised; Eclipse Ventures-backed)
Funding
$160.0M
Models
1
Overview
Reliable Robotics is a Mountain View-based aerospace company developing the Reliable Autonomy System for fully automated aircraft operation. The company has raised over 00M in total funding, including a 60M round in 2025 to accelerate deployment and scale production of its autonomous flight systems for cargo and regional aviation.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Funding
$160M Series D (Apr 2026, Nimble Partners-led)
Key product
Reliable Autonomy System (fully automated aircraft)
Total funding
00M+ (3.5M Series A + 60M recent round)
Investors
Lightspeed, Coatue
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Reliable Robotics on the deployment map
Where Reliable Robotics's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map 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 →
Safety record
No incidents on record for Reliable Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Reliable Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- 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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Other2025-06-01
$160M(reported)
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Reliable Robotics?
- Reliable Robotics is a Mountain View-based aerospace company developing the Reliable Autonomy System for fully automated aircraft operation. The company has raised over 00M in total funding, including a 60M round in 2025 to accelerate deployment and scale production of its autonomous flight systems for cargo and regional aviation.
- What does Reliable Robotics make?
- Reliable Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Reliable Autonomy System (Reliable Robotics builds physical robots).
- Is Reliable Robotics publicly traded?
- No. Reliable Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Reliable Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Reliable Robotics building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- Where is Reliable Robotics headquartered?
- Reliable Robotics is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, USA.
- How much funding has Reliable Robotics raised?
- Reliable Robotics has raised approximately $160M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Reliable Robotics operate robots?
- Reliable Robotics 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 Reliable Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Reliable Robotics ranks in roughly the top 15% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Reliable Robotics safe?
- Reliable 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.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Reliable Robotics.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Reliable Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Reliable Robotics Announces $160M in New Investment
Reliable Robotics raised a $160M Series D led by Nimble Partners to scale production of its FAA-certifiable autonomous aircraft system and begin cargo operations in 2026.
Reliable Robotics raises 60M for fully automated aircraft
Reliable Robotics raised 60M to accelerate deployment and scale production of the Reliable Autonomy System for fully automated aircraft.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/reliable-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/reliable-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c9b11b5d-434a-4eaf-b16d-5b05adbc8d65
- Revision history: /companies/reliable-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Video
On November 21, 2023, Reliable Robotics made aviation history with the successful flight of a Cessna 208B Caravan, with no one on board. A remote pilot commanded the uncrewed aircraft from Reliable’s control center 50 mi
Reliable Robotics was founded in 2017 with the mission to make air transport safer, more accessible, and more affordable for everyone. In June 2020, nine mont
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Reliable Robotics was founded in 2017 with the mission to make air transport safer, more accessible, and more affordable for everyone. Reliable Robotics has d
Reliable Robotics Co-Founder and CEO Robert Rose's address at the 2025 UP.Summit in Bentonville, Arkansas, an invitation-only gathering of the world’s most inno
Larry, Marc and Casey walks through the first flight test of our built in-house Detect And Avoid (DAA) Radar, which is designed to meet DO-366.
The Reliable Autonomous Flight System is the first FAA certifiable system enabling fully automated operation of an aircraft. It prevents the leading causes of a
On June 17, 2026, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy toured Reliable Robotics at Albuquerque International Sunport to see how the company is unlocking
Reliable Robotics CEO and co-founder Robert Rose provides testimony as witness to the U.S. House The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
In this episode, we welcome back Brandon Suarez from Reliable Robotics, more than three years after his first appearance. Brandon leads the development of techn
At UP.Summit 2025, Robert Rose, CEO of Reliable Robotics, shares his vision for unlocking the full potential of aviation through certified autonomous flight sys
Reality vs attention
Reliable Robotics draws attention at the 70th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $160M raised. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Jul 14, 2026