Skydio vs Wing: Drones & aerial compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Skydio ranks 69 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; Wing ranks 71 with 80. Skydio is ahead on production and commercials. Wing is ahead on progress and firepower. Level on deployment, technology, positioning and leverage. Skydio is based in San Mateo, United States, Wing in United States. Skydio: Private, founded 2014. Wing: Subsidiary. Skydio is named in 4 signals and Wing in 19.

Skydio →

San Mateo, California, United States · Robotics · Systems / Drones & aerial · Private · founded 2014 · www.skydio.com

Skydio builds and sells autonomous drones, including the Skydio X10, for aerial operations in low-light and other environments.

Robotics 100 · rank 69 · score 80

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials8
Progress8
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

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.

Latest signals

  • L3Harris Technologies and Skydio are integrating tactical radio technology into U.S. military drones.Interesting Engineering
  • Skydio introduces the F10 drone modelIEEE Spectrum Robotics
  • Encord’s platform supports multimodal data workflows for more than 300 AI teams.EU-Startups

4 signals name Skydio.

Facts, with sources

  • Series F; $4.4B valuation; US manufacturing pushskydio.com
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9 facts on file.

Wing →

United States · Robotics · Systems / Drones & aerial · Subsidiary · wing.com

Wing develops and operates autonomous delivery drones for retail deliveries and medical blood-sample transport.

Robotics 100 · rank 71 · score 80

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials4
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Wing (Alphabet) operates what it claims is the largest US retail drone-delivery network (under-2.5 lb packages, a 6-8 mile radius, ~30-minute windows), expanding with Walmart (+150 stores across four more cities, January 2026) and into Central Florida (July 2026). Its DoorDash partner obtained its own FAA Part 135 certificate in July 2026, making it both a partner and an emerging competitor. Revenue is not broken out of Alphabet (estimated <25m).

Latest signals

  • Lowe’s launched a drone-delivery pilot with Wing and DoorDash.Robot News
  • Walmart surpassed 1 million autonomous drone deliveries.ARK Invest
  • Lowe's pilots drone delivery project essentials in Charlotte via Wing dronesRoboticsTomorrow

19 signals name Wing.

Facts, with sources

  • Jetson Orin Nano 2 for delivery-drone perception and reasoningThe AI Insider
  • [object Object]The Robot Report
  • AlphabetThe Robot Report

8 facts on file.

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Skydio or Wing: which is ahead in robotics?

Skydio ranks 69 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; Wing ranks 71 with 80. Skydio is ahead on production and commercials. Wing is ahead on progress and firepower. Level on deployment, technology, positioning and leverage. Skydio is based in San Mateo, United States, Wing in United States. Skydio: Private, founded 2014. Wing: Subsidiary. Skydio is named in 4 signals and Wing in 19.

How do Skydio and Wing compare?

Skydio ranks 69 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 80; Wing ranks 71 with 80. Skydio is ahead on production and commercials. Wing is ahead on progress and firepower. Level on deployment, technology, positioning and leverage. Skydio is based in San Mateo, United States, Wing in United States. Skydio: Private, founded 2014. Wing: Subsidiary. Skydio is named in 4 signals and Wing in 19. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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