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Ornadyne O1

A crow-shaped biomimetic ornithopter UAV that generates lift and thrust through wing flapping rather than rotary propulsion.

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Manufacturer
Ornadyne
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Website
ornadyne.com ↗

Overview

A crow-shaped biomimetic ornithopter UAV that generates lift and thrust through wing flapping rather than rotary propulsion. Features a one-meter wingspan, 50-100 gram payload capacity, hour-class flight time, and near-silent acoustic signature designed to blend into counter-UAS detection noise. Currently at TRL 4-5 with a flying prototype.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
4 sources, view all

No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Data & sources

Web sources

4

4 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Ornadyne O1. 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

Safety record

No incidents on record for Ornadyne O1.

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

Sources (4)

  1. https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ornadyne
  2. https://www.automate.org/robotics/industry-insights/robotics-raises-aseon-labs-h3-zoom-ornadyne-rekise-marine-seahi-robotics
  3. https://www.autonomyglobal.co/as-the-crow-flies-ornadynes-bird-mimicking-ornithopter-o1-targets-military-reconnaissance-missions/
  4. https://ornadyne.com/

Common questions

What is Ornadyne O1?
A crow-shaped biomimetic ornithopter UAV that generates lift and thrust through wing flapping rather than rotary propulsion. Features a one-meter wingspan, 50-100 gram payload capacity, hour-class flight time, and near-silent acoustic signature designed to blend into counter-UAS detection noise. Currently at TRL 4-5 with a flying prototype.
How much does Ornadyne O1 cost?
Ornadyne O1's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Ornadyne O1 from Ornadyne. 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 Ornadyne O1 actually deployed in the real world?
Ornadyne O1 is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Ornadyne O1?
Ornadyne O1 is made by Ornadyne, based in Los Angeles, CA, USA, founded in 2026.
Can you buy Ornadyne O1?
Ornadyne O1 is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-15

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

4
unclassified
Unclassified source

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

Methodology surface for Ornadyne O1.