Robot model
Bullfrog
Allen Control Systems (ACS) is an Austin-based defense robotics company building autonomous weapon stations for counter-drone defense.
- Manufacturer
- Allen Control Systems
- Form factor
- other
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- allencontrolsystems.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Bullfrog, a other by Allen Control Systems (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Allen Control Systems (ACS) is an Austin-based defense robotics company building autonomous weapon stations for counter-drone defense. Its flagship product Bullfrog is an AI- and computer vision-powered autonomous weapon station that has been deployed with U.S. military and allied customers. ACS raised 00M in Series B at a .2 billion valuation and has secured a U.S. Army contract to integrate Bullfrog across five of the Army's most deployed combat vehicles.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Funding
Lead Investor
Product
Deployed
U.S. Army contract
Deployed with
Specs
Weight kg
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Bullfrog. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Bullfrog at United Statesoperational
Bullfrog autonomous weapon stations deployed with US Army and US Navy.
Bullfrog on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 4, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2026
at United States
Safety record
No incidents on record for Bullfrog.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: other
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Bullfrog.Recent coverage
Bullfrog in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Bullfrog from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
US Marine Corps turns to AI-powered Bullfrog as drone threats expand
Allen Control Systems announced Monday that the Marine Corps has chosen the Bullfrog autonomous weapon system to integrate into its airborne defenses.
Allen Control Systems Raises 00 Million Series B at .2 Billion Post-Money Valuation
ACS raised 00M Series B at .2B valuation. Bullfrog is already deployed with Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and allied military customers.
ACS raises 00M to scale autonomous counter-drone weapons stations
Allen Control Systems raised 00M in Series B at a .2 billion valuation to scale production of its Bullfrog autonomous weapon station for counter-drone defense.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/bullfrog.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/c3084bb3-6c67-4669-8e9c-d73b11ef0d74
- Revision history: /models/bullfrog/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Reality vs attention
Bullfrog draws attention at the 82nd percentile but verifies reality at the 20th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +62, 4th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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: Aug 18, 2026