Overview
Blended-wing-body (BWB) tail-sitter delivery drone with just two propellers for vertical takeoff and landing. Gross weight ~1.5 kg with up to 1 kg payload, ~40 km range, ~60 km/h cruise speed, and 60 dB noise. Powered by lithium-ion batteries with a proprietary carbon fiber frame reducing airframe weight to 400 grams.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 3 sources, view all
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for TRT. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
3-month pilot program with Narayana Health delivering medical tests, blood samples, and critical supplies.
TRT on the deployment map
Where TRT is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Safety record
No incidents on record for TRT.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/india-airbound-bags-8-65m-082000869.html
- https://dronelife.com/2025/10/14/airbound-raises-8-65m-for-low-cost-drone-delivery/
- Tesla-Backed Startup Aims for 1-Cent Drone Deliveries · https://www.flyingmag.com/tesla-backed-airbound-1-cent-drone-delivery/
Common questions
- What is TRT?
- Blended-wing-body (BWB) tail-sitter delivery drone with just two propellers for vertical takeoff and landing. Gross weight ~1.5 kg with up to 1 kg payload, ~40 km range, ~60 km/h cruise speed, and 60 dB noise. Powered by lithium-ion batteries with a proprietary carbon fiber frame reducing airframe weight to 400 grams.
- How much does TRT cost?
- TRT's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for TRT from Airbound. 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 TRT actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. TRT 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 TRT?
- TRT is made by Airbound, based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2020.
- Where is TRT deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of TRT is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
- Can you buy TRT?
- TRT is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
- What are alternatives to TRT?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to TRT include Skydio X10, Wing Delivery Aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper, Matternet M2.
- How does TRT compare to Skydio X10?
- TRT and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 5 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. TRT has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- What is TRT's maturity stage?
- TRT 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 TRT safe?
- TRT 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: Unreviewed · 3 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
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for TRT.Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/trt.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/e7bb5875-d8eb-4b5f-ad14-b3865af604f6
- Revision history: /models/trt/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP