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Responder

About

About Responder

Responder is BRINC's public-safety drone for manual deployment, patrol-led response or an automated drone-as-first-responder network. It combines visible and thermal imaging, zoom, lighting, siren and two-way communications to give emergency teams an airborne view before personnel arrive.

Responder can also carry supported payloads within the wider BRINC ecosystem. Its role is situational awareness and remote assistance; dispatch decisions, evidential use, airspace approval and emergency tactics remain with the operating agency.

19 JUL 2026

Robotics capital moves — 13–19 July 2026

14 JUL 2026

BRINC raises $125M for emergency-response drones

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Target markets: Public Safety
  • Deployment model: Operator Flown Platform, Drone As First Responder
  • Navigation and obstacle avoidance

    Claimed - Responder supports navigation obstacle avoidance.

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  • Public-safety response

    Customer-site use - 2026-05-27 - Schenectady reports operational results from BRINC DFR deployment

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Supply

Supply / Components

  • zed_f9p_receiver_and_pointperfect_flex_ppp_rtk

    Zed F9p Receiver And Pointperfect Flex Ppp RTK - Positioning & navigation - u-blox - u-blox supplies positioning navigation to BRINC - source: u-blox.com

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  • ZED-F9P GNSS Module

    Positioning & navigation

Timeline

  • Schenectady reports operational results from BRINC DFR deployment

    2026-05-27 - Deployment - BRINC says the programme arrived first on scene in 835 flights, or 58% of missions. The company’s case study reports 413 dispatches avoided, 62 DFR-assisted arrests and 353 located objects. These company-reported figures provide field evidence for BRINC’s public-safety response stack.

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  • AirData and BRINC integrate automated flight records for public-safety drones

    2026-04-22 - Partnership - The integration automatically captures and organizes flight records from BRINC’s Lemur 2 and Responder drones within the AirData platform, reducing the need for manual input while improving operational visibility. From Flight Logs to System of Record BRINC designs its drones for demanding public safety environments.

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  • National League of Cities names BRINC exclusive DFR partner

    2026-03-17 - Partnership - The National League of Cities named BRINC its exclusive drone-as-first-responder partner. The program helps cities deploy drones to 911 calls. BRINC had adoption across more than 900 public-safety agencies when the partnership was announced.

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  • Victorville approves three-year BRINC DFR agreement

    2025-10-30 - Contract Award - The agreement total was $831,929.18 over three years. Victorville planned three automated launch sites for the first quarter of 2026. The city described the system as an extension of its existing unmanned-aircraft programme.

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  • BRINC and Echodyne partner on automated BVLOS operations

    2024-08-15 - Partnership - Echodyne radar provides airspace awareness for remote flight operations. The integration targets safer, scalable BVLOS public-safety deployments. BRINC positioned radar as part of its end-to-end automated response stack.

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  • BRINC and HigherGround integrate Live911 call streaming

    2024-06-25 - Partnership - The integration gives drone operators earlier context while an aircraft is dispatched. It connects HigherGround Live911 data with BRINC LiveOps. The companies targeted faster, better-informed public-safety response.

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  • BRINC launches integrated Responder and Station DFR system

    2024-05-23 - Product Launch - The system combines a purpose-built response aircraft, automated charging station and live operations software. BRINC positioned it for rapid dispatch to 911 incidents and remote situational awareness. The launch expanded BRINC from tactical indoor drones into automated outdoor response operations.

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Context

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