Birdstop

Manufacturing the next generation of American drones in Detroit.

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Michigan has more FIRST Robotics Competition teams (531) than California and Texas combined (477). These are the engineers who will build the next generation of the American industrial base. For Birdstop, that talent pipeline is a primary reason we are building in Detroit.

The Birdstop team spent last Wednesday evening with Michigan student robotics teams, one of the deepest talent pipelines in the country.

Detroit did not just shape the last century of American manufacturing, it has also been a cradle of invention in the arts. We were thrilled to see the Belleville Three - the inventors of Techno (yes, Detroit invented Techno) - stroll in and speak with the students.

We all look forward to seeing how the creative and the technical sides of Detroit converge as it redefines what American manufacturing looks like in the age of software and AI.

#MadeInMichigan #Detroit #Robotics #Autonomy #AmericanManufacturing

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

That is a wrap on Xponential 2026, the largest drone and autonomy conference in the world, now with over 10,000 attendees. This year, Xponential was hosted in Detroit as Michigan cements its position as the capital of the American drone industry.

Thank you to @AUVSI for putting together a week that brought the entire autonomy industry to Detroit, and to our conference partners at @MEDC and @AutomationAlley

You may have seen Fealty at 2 booths, in flight at the Detroit Smart Parking Lab, or on display at Xponential Underground.

If you did not get a chance to see Fealty in action during Xponential, there are a few more chances coming up:

➡️ Holly Oaks Off Road Vehicle Park, May 21
➡️ ITS America, June 9 to 12
➡️ Reindustrialize, June 16 and 17
➡️ Michigan Chiefs of Police Summer Development Conference, June 22

#MadeInMichigan #Xponential #DroneTech #Autonomy

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Safe deployment starts long before a system ever reaches the field.

Fealty goes through testing, refinement, and ongoing validation to support the kind of operational readiness public safety, infrastructure, and security environments demand. Once airborne, it can reach up to 60 mph and stay in the air up to 51 minutes. After flight, the system lands precisely and recharges automatically on the perch, helping reduce the need for constant on-site personnel surveillance. This is what turns Fealty from a drone into a system built for continuous operational readiness.

Because when a system is expected to perform in real conditions, the details matter.

#FlightTesting #OperationalReadiness #DroneTechnology #CriticalInfrastructure #SecurityTechnology #AerialSystems

#DroneOperations #OperationalScale #AerialSystems #SecurityTechnology #CriticalInfrastructure #MissionCriticalSystems

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

At Xponential this week, our CEO, Keith Miao, and VP of Engineering, Jatin Kolekar, joined a UAS Supply Chain workshop to discuss how the expanded FCC Covered List is reshaping the drone industry.

The conversation kept coming back to one question: where do American drones actually come from?

Supply chain is no longer a technical detail. It is the line between programs that will still be flying in a few years and programs that won't. Our drones are made in America, in Detroit. We have been building for this from day one.

If you're headed to Xponential this week, come see our drones in person at Pavilion 38036 inside Automation Alley.

#AUVSI #Xponential #AmericanManufacturing #BuiltInDetroit #DroneSupplyChain

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Detroit is becoming a drone capital, and it's happening because city leaders are getting hands-on with the technology themselves.

Last week, members of Mayor Mary Sheffield's administration spent the afternoon at Birdstop HQ. Thank you to Marlo Rencher, Chief of Neighborhood Economic Development and Small Business, and Ryan Michael, Deputy Chief of Business Innovation and Emerging Industries, for backing the technicians and pilots who are building the next generation of American drones.

The future of American manufacturing is being written in Detroit.

#AmericanMade #BuiltInDetroit #AmericanManufacturing #Autonomy #DroneTech

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

We're heading to AUVSI Xponential in Detroit and we'd love to see you there.

Come find Fealty at Pavilion 38036, May 12 through 14. 

Fealty is built for more than a drone in a case- perch-mounted for continuous visibility, launching in ~3 seconds and auto-recharging to stay ready. With up to 60 mph speed, 51-minute flight time, and EO/IR payloads, it’s designed for public safety, critical infrastructure, warehouse security, and other large-scale operations.

If your team is evaluating drone technology for public safety, site security, or critical infrastructure, this is the right conversation to have. To schedule a meeting ahead of the show, contact Marc Miller at [email protected].

#Xponential #AUVSI #DroneTechnology #PublicSafetyTechnology #CriticalInfrastructure #AerialIntel #DetroitManufacturing

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Birdstop has begun monitoring the first of many trucking sites in Detroit using AI-powered drone technology.

The initiative is being carried out in partnership with TSPS, Inc., a Detroit-based expert in truck parking and lot management to advance mobility solutions.

America runs on the trucking system. Working with TSPS, Birdstop is using autonomous drone technology to help secure and modernize the network that moves billions of dollars in goods every day.

Funded through the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform and administered by NextEnergy in partnership with Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, this project showcases how Michigan is deploying emerging technologies.

Visit our website to read the full details.

#Birdstop #DroneTechnology #AITechnology #Detroit #MichiganMobility

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

American-made matters when trust, sourcing, compliance, and operational reliability are part of the buying decision.

Birdstop builds Fealty in Detroit for organizations that need credible drone technology, strong supply chain alignment, and systems designed for serious use in public safety, warehouse security, and critical infrastructure monitoring.

#AmericanMadeTechnology #DetroitBuilt #NDAACompliant #DroneSystems #SecurityTechnology #SupplyChainTrust

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

The strongest buyers are asking better questions. They want to understand whether a system improves visibility, supports faster decisions, and fits the actual environment their teams are responsible for. That is the direction this market should be moving.

#DroneIndustry #OperationalFit #AerialIntel #CriticalInfrastructure #SecurityTechnology #DroneSystems

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

One perch. Continuous coverage. Fealty monitors your site around the clock and deploys in under 5 seconds when something changes.
Whether you're running a warehouse yard, a construction site, or a public-sector facility, the same problem keeps coming up: you don't know what's happening until it's already a problem. Fealty sits on standby 24/7, capturing data continuously and launching at 60 mph the moment it's needed.
No pilot on site. No gaps in coverage. Just aerial intelligence that's always working.

#SiteVisibility #DroneSecurity #IndustrialSecurity #PerimeterMonitoring #AerialAwareness

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Nine FAA waivers for beyond visual line of sight operations. More than any other drone company in the US. Fealty flies pre-programmed missions, streams live video, runs AI the entire time, and lands itself. No pilot on site required.

#PublicSafetyTechnology #InfrastructureSecurity #DroneOperations #AerialAwareness #SiteVisibility #CriticalInfrastructure

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

For law enforcement and first response teams, the challenge is not just speed. It is getting the right intel early enough to improve the decision.

Fealty enables faster aerial visibility in the environments where public safety teams need better context before moving in. Built in Detroit for public safety, situational awareness, and rapid scene assessment.

Learn more through the link in bio.

#LawEnforcementTechnology #FirstResponderTechnology #AerialIntel #DetroitPublicSafety #SituationalAwareness #DroneResponse

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

An inside look at where Fealty comes together.

Every drone that leaves Birdstop's Detroit facility has gone through hours of extensive testing and flight validation before it ever reaches a customer. That process covers sensors, software, power systems, communications, and the perch, because in the environments Fealty operates in, there's no room for a system that isn't ready.

Built in Detroit. American-made. Designed for public safety, site security, warehouse monitoring, and critical infrastructure.

#DetroitManufacturing #Engineering #DroneTechnology #AerialIntel #AmericanMade #Fealty #BuiltInDetroit

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

When something changes on a warehouse floor, a utility site, or a crowded public corridor, the window to get eyes on it is short.
Fealty deploys in under 5 seconds and reaches speeds up to 60 mph, so your team has aerial visibility before the situation develops. No waiting, no repositioning, no blind spots while personnel are still in transit.
That's what rapid aerial intel actually looks like in practice.

Learn more through the link in our bio.

#WarehouseMonitoring #InfrastructureSecurity #PublicSafetyTechnology #DroneDemo #AerialAwareness #SiteMonitoring

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Some environments make visibility genuinely hard. Music festivals, crowded downtown corridors, complex terrain, large industrial footprints, sites where conditions shift faster than a team can physically respond.
Ground-level visibility has a ceiling. Fealty removes it, putting aerial intelligence exactly where it's needed, when it's needed, for the teams responsible for what happens next.

Link in bio to connect with the team.

#SituationalAwareness #LawEnforcementTech #WarehouseSecurity #DroneTechnology #PublicSafetyIntel #InfrastructureMonitoring

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Building Fealty takes more than assembling a drone.

It takes engineering, testing, refinement, and the kind of manufacturing discipline Detroit is known for.

Built in Detroit, Fealty brings together sensors, software, communications, power, and the perch system into one operational platform designed for persistent visibility and rapid aerial intel.

American-made. NDAA-compliant. Built for public safety, warehouse security, site monitoring, and critical infrastructure.

Learn more through the link in bio.

#DetroitManufacturing #AmericanMadeTechnology #NDAACompliant #DroneTechnology #AerialIntel #CriticalInfrastructure #WarehouseSecurity #SiteMonitoring #PublicSafetyTechnology #Fealty

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Large sites have a visibility problem. More ground to cover means more places where something can go wrong before anyone sees it.

Fealty is built for exactly that. With 51 minutes of continuous flight time, 240x hybrid zoom, and 24/7 data capture from a perch-mounted system, it gives security teams real coverage across warehouses, utility sites, transportation corridors, and large facilities without relying on static cameras that only see what's directly in front of them.
When conditions change, Fealty is already in position. 

Learn more through the link in bio.

#WarehouseMonitoring #InfrastructureSecurity #SiteMonitoring #AerialAwareness #CriticalInfrastructure #DroneTechnology #PerimeterSecurity #Fealty

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

If your team is evaluating drone technology, the right questions are operational.

Is the system already in position? Fealty integrates with your existing CCTV infrastructure, so it works within what you already have.
Does it stay active or sit in a box? Fealty captures data 24/7, always on standby, ready to deploy the moment it's needed.
Can it cover a large site effectively? Up to 240x hybrid zoom and 51 minutes of continuous flight time means your team gets full site visibility without repositioning.
Can it deliver intel before personnel arrive? That's the whole point.

Link in bio to connect with the team.

#DroneTechnology #SiteMonitoring #OperationalReadiness #LawEnforcementTechnology #WarehouseSecurity #AerialIntel

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Every day, an estimated 2 million people go into potentially dangerous situations without knowing what they're walking into. Birdstop exists to change that.

Fresh off his panel at the Michigan Drone Association Conference on what's next for Michigan's UAS industry, Birdstop founder, Keith Miao joined Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson on Mobility Makers with 'JR Morning on The Great Voice Podcast to talk about how Fealty delivers real-time aerial intelligence to first responders, why Detroit was the right home for American drone manufacturing, and what the FCC's ban on foreign drones means for the industry.

Worth a listen. Click the link in our bio.

Thank you to @MichiganDroneAssociation and WJR for the platform.

[Birdstop @birdstopdrones]

Michigan wants to be the drone capital of the U.S. and we're leading the charge.

The New York Times just covered how we're operating out of a former UAW facility on the Detroit River, building 150 drones a month by hand and filling the gap left by federal restrictions on foreign made drones.

But the bigger story is what we're building. Fealty is the first perch mounted drone system that is truly always on, launching in 3 seconds, flying BVLOS without traditional radar, and providing 24/7 autonomous aerial coverage without a single person on site. While most drones sit in a box 98% of the time, ours never stop working. We're not just making drones. We're redefining what drone technology can actually do for the communities and infrastructure that depend on it.

The Motor City is back, just not how anyone expected. Full article at the link in bio.