Robot model

Flirtey Delivery Drone

Autonomous last-mile delivery drone designed for store-to-home deliveries.

Manufacturer: Flirtey (SkyDrop)
Form factor: aerial
Maturity: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 2

Overview

Autonomous last-mile delivery drone designed for store-to-home deliveries. Completed first FAA-approved drone delivery in the United States.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage: pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
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Key facts

Form Factor

aerial

Maturity

pilot

Reno pilot (reported, Dec 2016)

77 weekend deliveries in Nov 2016 for a Reno 7-Eleven; average under 10 minutes.

Operation (reported, Dec 2016)

GPS-guided, line of sight within a mile; hovers and lowers package; operator can take over.

Data & sources

Web sources

2 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

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

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Deployments (2)

Flirtey Delivery Drone at Huntly, New Zealandoperational
SkyDrop (formerly Flirtey) received Part 102 approval from New Zealand CAA to launch regular store-to-door drone deliveries in Huntly.
Flirtey Delivery Drone at Renoended
Flirtey and 7-Eleven completed 77 on-demand drone deliveries in Reno, NV — first commercial drone deliveries in the US.

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Flirtey Delivery Drone on the deployment map

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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 verifiedVerifiedApr 11, 2023
at Huntly, New Zealand
Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 11, 2016
at Reno

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Flirtey Delivery Drone.

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Sources (2)

Common questions

What is Flirtey Delivery Drone?

Autonomous last-mile delivery drone designed for store-to-home deliveries. Completed first FAA-approved drone delivery in the United States.

How much does Flirtey Delivery Drone cost?

Flirtey Delivery Drone's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Flirtey Delivery Drone from Flirtey (SkyDrop). 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 Flirtey Delivery Drone actually deployed in the real world?

Yes. Flirtey Delivery Drone 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.

Who makes Flirtey Delivery Drone?

Flirtey Delivery Drone is made by Flirtey (SkyDrop), based in Blountville, Tennessee, USA, founded in 2013.

Where is Flirtey Delivery Drone deployed?

2 verified deployments of Flirtey Delivery Drone are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Huntly, New Zealand, Reno.

Can you buy Flirtey Delivery Drone?

Flirtey Delivery Drone is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.

What are alternatives to Flirtey Delivery Drone?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Flirtey Delivery Drone include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.

How does Flirtey Delivery Drone compare to Wing Delivery Aircraft?

Flirtey Delivery Drone and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Flirtey Delivery Drone has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

Is Flirtey Delivery Drone a top aerial?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Flirtey Delivery Drone ranks in roughly the top 31% of aerial models tracked by the registry.

What is Flirtey Delivery Drone's maturity stage?

Flirtey Delivery Drone is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Is Flirtey Delivery Drone safe?

Flirtey Delivery 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

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.