{"title":"DJI vs Skydio: Drones & aerial compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/dji-vs-skydio","comparison":"DJI ranks 10 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 92; Skydio ranks 69 with 80. DJI is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology and positioning. Skydio is ahead on leverage. Level on firepower. DJI is based in Shenzhen, China, Skydio in San Mateo, United States. DJI: Established. Skydio: Private, founded 2014. DJI is named in 39 signals and Skydio in 4.","companies":[{"name":"DJI","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/dji","city":"Shenzhen","country":"China","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"DJI is the dominant Chinese drone maker (~60-77% global share depending on source, ~$3.5B estimated 2024 revenue) shipping millions of units a year, having launched the FlyCart 100 (a 100kg delivery drone) in December 2025 and folded in its Livox lidar subsidiary. Its setbacks are US Covered List/NDAA pressure and an ongoing DC Circuit case. It is the multi-rotor category leader facing a US market-access fight.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":10,"score":92,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":10,"progress":9,"firepower":8,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":10,"technology":10},"why":"DJI designs, manufactures and sells consumer and professional drones, including the Avata 360, Neo 2 and Mini 5 Pro, plus related video transmission and swarm systems.","segment":"Drones & aerial","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":39,"facts_total":14},{"name":"Skydio","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/skydio","city":"San Mateo","country":"United States","stage":"Private","founded":2014,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Skydio is a US drone maker (60,000 cumulative units, the largest US drone factory, a $3.5B expansion announced) with nine-figure annual revenue, serving 1,200+ public-safety agencies and 45 of 51 state DOTs. It raised a $110M Series F at a $4.4B valuation (April 2026), won a $52M US Army order for 2,500+ X10D drones, and signed a CentralSquare DFR partnership, though it lost the Minneapolis DFR contract (July 2026). Revenue is estimated at 100-500m.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":69,"score":80,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":8,"firepower":8,"commercial":8,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"Skydio builds and sells autonomous drones, including the Skydio X10, for aerial operations in low-light and other environments.","segment":"Drones & aerial","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":4,"facts_total":9}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}