Robot model
BRINC Responder
Purpose-built 911-response drone for Drone-as-First-Responder programs: about 70-second response time, 42-minute flight, 40x zoom, and a payload dropper.
- Manufacturer
- BRINC
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 2
- Website
- brincdrones.com ↗
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Key facts
Response time
~70 s
Flight time
42 min
Zoom
40x
Payload
payload dropper
Specs
Type
DFR quadcopter
Zoom
40x
Flight Time
42 min
Response Time
~70 s
Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
1
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for BRINC Responder. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (2)
- BRINC Responder at Las Vegasoperational
Brinc Responder public safety drone deployed with fire departments for situational awareness.
- BRINC Responder at Californiaoperational
Newport Beach Police Department (CA) Drone-as-First-Responder program: a roughly $2.17M five-year contract for seven drones (six Responders plus one tactical), approved February 2025.
BRINC Responder on the deployment map
Where BRINC Responder is 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 →
Recent activity
- CreatedMay 31, 2026
Deployment-verified media (1)
BRINC's introduction of the Responder, a purpose-built drone-as-first-responder aircraft and station for 911 response.
From deployment: California
Safety record
No incidents on record for BRINC Responder.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
Common questions
- What is BRINC Responder?
- Purpose-built 911-response drone for Drone-as-First-Responder programs: about 70-second response time, 42-minute flight, 40x zoom, and a payload dropper.
- How much does BRINC Responder cost?
- BRINC Responder's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for BRINC Responder from BRINC. 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 BRINC Responder actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. BRINC Responder is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Is BRINC Responder autonomous or teleoperated?
- Not verified as fully autonomous. BRINC Responder's capabilities on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-only, or vendor claims (drone-as-first-responder (DFR) operations), not independently confirmed to run without a human in the loop.
- Who makes BRINC Responder?
- BRINC Responder is made by BRINC, based in Seattle, WA, USA, founded in 2019.
- Where is BRINC Responder deployed?
- 2 verified deployments of BRINC Responder are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Las Vegas, California.
- Can you buy BRINC Responder?
- BRINC Responder is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- What are alternatives to BRINC Responder?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to BRINC Responder include Skydio X10, Wing Delivery Aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper, Matternet M2.
- How does BRINC Responder compare to Skydio X10?
- BRINC Responder and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 5 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. BRINC Responder has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is BRINC Responder a top aerial?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, BRINC Responder ranks in roughly the top 53% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
- What is BRINC Responder's maturity stage?
- BRINC Responder is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is BRINC Responder safe?
- BRINC Responder 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 · 3 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for BRINC Responder.Recent coverage
BRINC Responder in third-party press
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning BRINC Responder from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/brinc-responder.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/6023ec9f-c8e7-44ad-818a-31f1561a6df1
- Revision history: /models/brinc-responder/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
BRINC Responder draws attention at the 3rd percentile but verifies reality at the 74th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -71.3, 63rd widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
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 15, 2026