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Ornadyne

We're building robot birds for surveillance.

Spring 2026Industrials / Industrials -> DronesSan Francisco, CA, USA4 employees

About

Ornadyne builds flapping-wing drones for reconnaissance that look, fly, and sound like birds. Today’s drones are easy to detect acoustically, visually, and electronically. As counter-UAS systems improve, traditional quadcopters and fixed-wing UAS systems are becoming increasingly ineffective for close-range surveillance. Flapping-wing aircraft have existed for years, but have lacked the performance, endurance, and control required for real-world deployment. We’re changing that by engineering a high-performance, stealth-optimized system built from first principles for efficiency, autonomy, and reliable field use. The final frontier of surveillance won’t look like machines; it will look like wildlife already in the sky. Maybe birds aren't real?

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Founders (2)

Armen Arakelyan
Co-founder & CTO
Geourg Kivijian
Co-founder & CEO

Details

Status
Active
Stage
Early
Team Size
4
Regions
United States of America, America / Canada