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Robot model

Rooster

Hybrid air-ground ISR drone designed for indoor and subterranean missions where GPS is unavailable.

Track Rooster
Manufacturer
RoboTiCan
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active
Website
robotican.net ↗

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Rooster, a aerial by RoboTiCan (production). 2 sources back the record.

Appears inMilitary & defense drones

Overview

Hybrid air-ground ISR drone designed for indoor and subterranean missions where GPS is unavailable. Rolls along floors, climbs vertical surfaces, and transitions to flight. Up to 15 min flight time, 40 min rolling, 90 min total working time. Carries sensors for mapping and real-time reconnaissance.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
Sources on file
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Key facts

Form factor

aerial

Maker

RoboTiCan

Mobility

ground-air hybrid

Mission types

2

Specs

Mobility

ground-air hybrid

Mission types

2

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Rooster. 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

Recent activity

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

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Rooster.

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

Sources (2)

  1. Rooster Hybrid Ground-Air ISR System: RoboTiCan · https://www.robotican.net/rooster
  2. https://www.robotican.net/

Common questions

What is Rooster?
Hybrid air-ground ISR drone designed for indoor and subterranean missions where GPS is unavailable. Rolls along floors, climbs vertical surfaces, and transitions to flight. Up to 15 min flight time, 40 min rolling, 90 min total working time. Carries sensors for mapping and real-time reconnaissance.
How much does Rooster cost?
Rooster's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Rooster from RoboTiCan. 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 Rooster actually deployed in the real world?
Rooster is recorded at the production stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Rooster?
Rooster is made by RoboTiCan, based in Omer, Israel, founded in 2013.
Can you buy Rooster?
Rooster is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Rooster?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Rooster include Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), MQ-9 Reaper, Wing Delivery Aircraft.
How does Rooster compare to Skydio X10?
Rooster and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 20 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Rooster has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Rooster a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Rooster ranks in roughly the top 80% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is Rooster's maturity stage?
Rooster is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
Where is Rooster deployed?
No verified deployments of Rooster are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Rooster safe?
Rooster 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 2026-07-18

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-18

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

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 Rooster.

Recent coverage

Rooster in third-party press

Inside the IDF push to deploy smarter, faster robots across the frontlines - The Jerusalem Post

Jun 23, 2026

A Philadelphia company's obscured support for killing Palestinians with autonomous flying bombs - All-Source Intelligence | Jack Poulson

Oct 8, 2025

Robotican unveils drone with cage-like body that rolls and flies - Interesting Engineering

Sep 3, 2025