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Dronut DD1

About

About Dronut DD1

Dronut DD1 is Cleo Robotics' compact ducted drone for indoor and confined-space inspection. Its enclosed propellers protect the aircraft and nearby structures during close-proximity flight, while cameras and onboard stabilisation support situational awareness in spaces unsuitable for conventional exposed-rotor drones.

The platform is designed for industrial inspection and security use. Flight time, communications and sensing performance depend on payload, structure, airflow and the radio environment.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Capability areas: Autonomous navigation
  • Workflows: Tactical ISR mission, Confined-space inspection
  • Operating environments: Industrial facility
  • Target markets: Industrial inspection teams, public safety operators and infrastructure assessment teams.
  • Deployment model: Hand Launched
  • GNSS-denied navigation

    Claimed - 2025-07-16 - Cleo Robotics launched Dronut DD1 as an enclosed-propeller aerial robot for real-time intelligence in confined, GPS-denied, people-dense, and hazardous environments.

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  • GNSS-denied navigation

    Claimed - Dronut DD1 is described operating autonomously with position hold in GPS-denied environments. - environment: Indoor and confined space

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Timeline

  • Cleo Robotics wins $1.04M CBP Dronut DD1 contract

    2026-09-24 - Contract Award - Contract 70B06C26C00000158 is an SBIR Phase III procurement with fixed-price terms. Field repair kits, shipping and onsite training cover three CBP locations. The performance period runs from 24 September 2026 to 29 September 2027.

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  • Cleo Robotics launches Dronut DD1 for confined and GPS-denied environments

    2025-07-16 - Product Launch - Cleo Robotics launched Dronut DD1 as an enclosed-propeller aerial robot for real-time intelligence in confined, GPS-denied, people-dense, and hazardous environments. The launch followed a strategic investment from IQT, positioning the platform around mission-critical government, security, and industrial use cases. The product is designed for operation where conventional exposed-rotor drones are unsafe or difficult to use.

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Context

Market context

Dronut DD1 is Cleo Robotics enclosed-propeller UAV purpose-built for GPS-denied, confined, hazardous and people-dense environments.

  • Target environment: Confined spaces, industrial facilities, sewers, ducts and hazardous indoor environments.
  • Workflow context: Confined-space inspection, indoor mapping, tactical reconnaissance and data capture in spaces where conventional quadcopters cannot operate safely.
  • Customer context: Industrial inspection teams, public safety operators and infrastructure assessment teams.
  • Deployment model: Commercial product for confined-space inspection and industrial data capture.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially available confined-space inspection UAV with strong differentiation through enclosed-propeller design.
  • Adoption constraints: Specialized for confined-space use rather than general outdoor flight.
  • Market position: A compact aerial platform purpose-built for spaces conventional quadcopters cannot enter. Enclosed-propeller architecture enables safe operation near people and obstacles.
  • Adjacent products: Fi4, confined-space inspection systems

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