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Spray Painting Drone

Apellix's Spray Painting Drone is a semi-autonomous aerial system for spray-painting and coating tall structures (storage tanks, bridges, ships); it uses…

Track Spray Painting Drone
Manufacturer
Apellix
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active
Website
apellix.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Spray Painting Drone, a aerial by Apellix (research). 1 source back the record.

Overview

Apellix's Spray Painting Drone is a semi-autonomous aerial system for spray-painting and coating tall structures (storage tanks, bridges, ships); it uses proprietary distance-hold, speed-control, and perpendicular-alignment tech and is NDAA-compliant, deployed by DOTs, federal contractors, and the US Army.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Autonomy level

semi-autonomous

Drive type

aerial

Certification

NDAA-compliant

Specs

Class

aerial spray-painting/coating drone

Certification

NDAA-compliant

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Autonomy: verified vs claimed

What it actually does
Autonomous

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Spray Painting Drone. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Spray Painting Drone.

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

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.apellix.com/spray-painting-drone

Common questions

What is Spray Painting Drone?
Apellix's Spray Painting Drone is a semi-autonomous aerial system for spray-painting and coating tall structures (storage tanks, bridges, ships); it uses proprietary distance-hold, speed-control, and perpendicular-alignment tech and is NDAA-compliant, deployed by DOTs, federal contractors, and the US Army.
How much does Spray Painting Drone cost?
Spray Painting Drone's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Spray Painting Drone from Apellix. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Spray Painting Drone actually deployed in the real world?
Spray Painting Drone is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Spray Painting Drone?
Spray Painting Drone is made by Apellix, based in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, founded in 2014.
Can you buy Spray Painting Drone?
Spray Painting Drone is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Spray Painting Drone?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Spray Painting Drone include Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), MQ-9 Reaper, Wing Delivery Aircraft.
How does Spray Painting Drone compare to Skydio X10?
Spray Painting Drone and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 20 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Spray Painting Drone has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Spray Painting Drone a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Spray Painting Drone ranks in roughly the top 62% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is Spray Painting Drone's maturity stage?
Spray Painting Drone is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is Spray Painting Drone deployed?
No verified deployments of Spray Painting Drone are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Spray Painting Drone safe?
Spray Painting Drone 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 2026-07-22

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-22

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Spray Painting Drone.

Recent coverage

Spray Painting Drone in third-party press

Apellix Names Drone Clean UK as Exclusive Cleaning Drone Distributor - Dronelife

Mar 16, 2026

New autonomous drone is a smarter way to apply paint - AkzoNobel

Jun 27, 2025

Apellix: Autonomous Industrial Drones

Jan 1, 2024