Robot model
Iris
Fully autonomous indoor drone system for aircraft visual inspection.
- Manufacturer
- Donecle
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 4
- Website
- donecle.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Iris, a aerial by Donecle (commercial): 4 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Fully autonomous indoor drone system for aircraft visual inspection. Uses AI image analysis algorithms to detect defects. Approved by aviation authorities and listed in Boeing and Airbus AMM.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Iris. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (4)
- Iris at Indianapolis, Indiana (AAR Corp)operational
AAR, 1st independent MRO in North America, adopted Donecle's automated inspection drone.
- Iris at Vienna, Austria (Austrian Airlines)operational
Austrian Airlines uses Donecle's automated inspection drone for fleet inspection.
- Iris at Paris-CDG, France (AFI KLM E&M)operational
AFI KLM E&M (Air France Industries KLM) renewed cooperation with Donecle for aircraft inspection.
- Iris at Toulouse, Franceoperational
Donecle HQ in Toulouse, France.
Iris on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Iris is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedOct 1, 2019
at Indianapolis, Indiana (AAR Corp)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 1, 2019
at Vienna, Austria (Austrian Airlines)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedFeb 1, 2018
at Paris-CDG, France (AFI KLM E&M)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2018
at Toulouse, France
Safety record
No incidents on record for Iris.
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 (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Iris.Recent coverage
Iris 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 Iris from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
SES, Eutelsat Complete RDV1 Milestone for Europe’s IRIS2 Sovereign Constellation Program
Satellite operator SES completed the Rendez-vous 1 (RDV1) milestone on the implementation phase of the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite…
SpaceRISE Agreement Places HispaSat at Centre of Europe’s IRIS² Ground Infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) HispaSat has confirmed its commitment to IRIS², the European secure satellite communications programme, and will become prime contractor for the constellation’s ground…
Irish co-founded legal-tech Wordsmith extends Series B to $84m
The start-up was co-founded by Dublin-born chief operating officer Robbie Falkenthal in 2023. Read more: Irish co-founded legal-tech Wordsmith extends Series B to $84m
Spain commits up to $2.3 billion for national military communications for IRIS²
WARSAW, Poland — The Spanish government announced it will allocate between 1.6 billion and 2 billion euros ($1.8 to $2.3 billion) to develop a national military satellite…
Asia Pacific snapshot: Builders straining to meet demand
A mid-year report by Irish construction consultant Linesight has indicated construction markets across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region are being disrupted by energy and external…
Hochtief and Turner team up to build German data centre
A team featuring Germany’s Hoctief and Dornan Group, an Irish engineering subsidiary of Turner Construction, has won a contract to build a 36MW data centre in Berlin for NTT…
Poland Boosts Its Contribution to Europe’s IRIS2 Constellation to €656M
Poland has formalised its participation in Europe’s IRIS2 secure communications constellation and agreed to increase its contribution by more than €150 million. The additional…
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- REST API: /v1/models/11611a61-a34f-4ac5-bcb0-c77b5b8b4d4c
- Revision history: /models/donecle-iris/history
- Data documentation: /data
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