Birdstop
About
About Birdstop
Birdstop is a Detroit-based manufacturer of autonomous drone systems for government and industrial site monitoring. Its Fealty platform combines a remotely dispatched aircraft, on-site charging perch and live aerial intelligence. Operators can use planned patrols or alarm-triggered flights to inspect sites without keeping a pilot physically present. The company markets the system for public safety, utilities, transportation facilities, construction and other locations that need recurring aerial coverage.
Birdstop’s operating model joins aircraft, automation and data delivery around a persistent installation. Its official updates describe Detroit headquarters and manufacturing activity, followed by a trucking-site monitoring programme with TSPS that reports parking availability. A separate Michigan-funded project plans round-the-clock parking observations from self-charging perches. The funded pilot’s selection does not by itself establish completion, and aircraft specifications or authorization claims remain specific to the company’s stated configuration and operating conditions.
Deployments
- Operating use
2026-05-07 - Birdstop drone systems provide parking-availability observations integrated with the TSPS platform. - Birdstop drone systems operating at two named Oasis Parking sites; site count, not aircraft quantity. - Two Oasis Parking locations, Detroit
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-21 - Award - Birdstop wins $110,000 Michigan grant for drone parking monitoring
The planned Detroit application will provide real-time open-space counts to drivers and freight operators. The award is one of twelve advanced-air-mobility projects selected through the NextEnergy-administered Michigan Mobility Funding Platform.
Source - 2026-05-07 - Deployment - Birdstop begins drone monitoring at two Detroit truck-parking sites
Aerial imagery and telemetry are processed with AI and computer vision to identify trucks and available spaces. The resulting information feeds TSPS’s real-time parking platform. The initial deployment is funded through the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform and administered by NextEnergy.
Source - 2025-11-09 - Facility Opening - Birdstop opens Detroit headquarters and manufacturing facility
The move relocates the company’s full operation from the West Coast. The facility combines its supply-chain and assembly work as Birdstop scales the Fealty platform for government and commercial demand.
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Relations
Relationships
- TSPS, Inc.
Deployment Partner - Birdstop and TSPS operate drone-assisted parking-availability monitoring at two Oasis Parking locations in Detroit.