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Percepto Air (AIM)

Percepto, an Israeli company, makes an autonomous industrial-inspection drone-in-a-box system: the Percepto Air drone plus an autonomous base, running the AIM…

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Manufacturer
Percepto
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
2
Website
percepto.co ↗

Appears inInspection & survey drones

Overview

Percepto, an Israeli company, makes an autonomous industrial-inspection drone-in-a-box system: the Percepto Air drone plus an autonomous base, running the AIM autonomous inspection and monitoring platform that automates capture, AI analysis, and insight for energy, utilities, oil and gas, and mining sites, on more than 120 million dollars of funding including a 67-million-dollar Series C led by Koch Disruptive Technologies in June 2023. It has the strongest verified beyond-visual-line-of-sight story of the commercial drone set: in 2021 it was among the first to receive an FAA BVLOS waiver for fully autonomous drone-in-a-box operations without on-site personnel, in June 2023 it received a nationwide FAA waiver to operate autonomous BVLOS at US critical-infrastructure sites without site-specific approvals, and in November 2023 it received an FAA waiver to operate up to thirty drones with a single operator and no on-site pilots or radar, described as the holy grail of industrial inspection, with Delek US as a named customer. Its operating model is captive robotics-as-a-service: it sells the drone-in-a-box hardware but the value is the recurring AIM monitoring service, and Percepto holds the regulatory authorizations and runs remote operations. The registry records it at commercial maturity, since verified, repeated, escalating FAA BVLOS authorizations plus named industrial customers clear the gating event most deeply in the commercial set, while noting that total deployed-site and drone counts and recurring revenue are not independently confirmed, and that the Part 108 BVLOS rule remained proposed as of mid-2026 so current operations run on Part 107 waivers.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Verified deployments
2 deployments on file
Sources on file
4 sources, view all

Key facts

Funding

>$120M total, including $67M Series C led by Koch Disruptive Technologies in June 2023

Autonomy level

FAA waiver to operate up to 30 drones with a single operator and no on-site pilots or radar (November 2023)

Operating model

Captive robotics-as-a-service: sells drone-in-a-box hardware with recurring AIM monitoring service

Form factor

Aerial autonomous industrial-inspection drone-in-a-box

Target sectors

Energy, utilities, oil and gas, and mining sites

Specs

Notes

Verified (strongest BVLOS story of the commercial set): Percepto (Israeli) is an autonomous industrial-inspection drone-in-a-box company. 2021: among the first to receive an FAA BVLOS waiver for fully-autonomous drone-in-a-box ops without on-site personnel (a category first). Jun 2023: nationwide FAA waiver for autonomous BVLOS at US critical-infrastructure sites without site-specific approvals. Nov 2023: FAA waiver to operate up to 30 drones with a SINGLE operator, no on-site pilots/radar ('the holy grail'). Named customer: Delek US (energy)., Operating model: captive RaaS: Sells the drone-in-a-box hardware but the value is the recurring AIM monitoring/inspection software-and-operations service; Percepto holds the regulatory authorizations and runs remote operations. Closer to robotics-as-a-service than a pure hardware sale., AI-substance: strong (FAA-validated): The FAA's willingness to grant 30-drones-per-operator, no-on-site-personnel waivers is itself external validation of the autonomy stack; AIM's AI analysis is the core product. Substance, not marketing. Verified BVLOS is the gating event and Percepto clears it most deeply in the commercial set., Claimed but NOT verified: Total deployed sites / drones-in-operation + recurring revenue (not independently confirmed); a 'shielded airspace within 50 feet of structures' framing appears in some coverage but was not in the Nov 2023 waiver source checked (verify which waiver carries it); customer count beyond named examples is company-sourced. (Part 108 BVLOS rule is still proposed as of mid-2026; current ops run on Part 107 waivers/authorizations.)

Specs

Percepto Air (drone) + autonomous base ('drone-in-a-box') running the AIM (Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring) platform: automated capture -> AI analysis -> insight. >$120M funding ($67M Series C, Koch Disruptive Technologies-led, Jun 2023; $45M Series B launched AIM).

Form Factor

aerial (autonomous industrial-inspection drone-in-a-box; energy/utilities/mining/oil&gas)

Data & sources

Press releases

3

Web sources

1

4 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Percepto Air (AIM). 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)

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Full change history →

Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Percepto

Percepto footage of its drone-in-a-box autonomous inspection system (Percepto Air plus Base dock and AIM software). Genuinely autonomous within FAA BVLOS-waiver-bounded areas, not blanket nationwide.

From deployment: Tel Aviv

Safety record

No incidents on record for Percepto Air (AIM).

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

Sources (4)

  1. https://percepto.co/percepto-raises-67m-series-c-receives-faa-waiver-ushering-in-new-era-of-autonomous-drone-inspections-at-industrial-sites/
  2. https://dronelife.com/2023/11/29/percepto-receives-waiver-to-operate-30-drones-autonomously-the-holy-grail-of-industrial-drone-inspections/
  3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/percepto-raises-67m-series-c-receives-faa-waiver-ushering-in-new-era-of-autonomous-drone-inspections-at-industrial-sites-301848019.html
  4. https://percepto.co/drone-in-a-box/

Common questions

What is Percepto Air (AIM)?
Percepto, an Israeli company, makes an autonomous industrial-inspection drone-in-a-box system: the Percepto Air drone plus an autonomous base, running the AIM autonomous inspection and monitoring platform that automates capture, AI analysis, and insight for energy, utilities, oil and gas, and mining sites, on more than 120 million dollars of funding including a 67-million-dollar Series C led by Koch Disruptive Technologies in June 2023. It has the strongest verified beyond-visual-line-of-sight story of the commercial drone set: in 2021 it was among the first to receive an FAA BVLOS waiver for fully autonomous drone-in-a-box operations without on-site personnel, in June 2023 it received a nationwide FAA waiver to operate autonomous BVLOS at US critical-infrastructure sites without site-specific approvals, and in November 2023 it received an FAA waiver to operate up to thirty drones with a single operator and no on-site pilots or radar, described as the holy grail of industrial inspection, with Delek US as a named customer. Its operating model is captive robotics-as-a-service: it sells the drone-in-a-box hardware but the value is the recurring AIM monitoring service, and Percepto holds the regulatory authorizations and runs remote operations. The registry records it at commercial maturity, since verified, repeated, escalating FAA BVLOS authorizations plus named industrial customers clear the gating event most deeply in the commercial set, while noting that total deployed-site and drone counts and recurring revenue are not independently confirmed, and that the Part 108 BVLOS rule remained proposed as of mid-2026 so current operations run on Part 107 waivers.
How much does Percepto Air (AIM) cost?
Percepto Air (AIM)'s price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Percepto Air (AIM) from Percepto. 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 Percepto Air (AIM) actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Percepto Air (AIM) 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 Percepto Air (AIM)?
Percepto Air (AIM) is made by Percepto, based in Modiin, Israel, founded in 2014.
Where is Percepto Air (AIM) deployed?
2 verified deployments of Percepto Air (AIM) are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities), Tel Aviv.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (3 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

3
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
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Unclassified source

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

Methodology surface for Percepto Air (AIM).

Recent coverage

Percepto Air (AIM) in third-party press

Percepto Raises 7M Series C, Receives FAA Waiver for Autonomous Drone Inspections

Jun 12, 2023

Israeli drone maker Percepto raises 7 million after US regulatory nod

Jun 12, 2023