Ornadyne
We're building robot birds for surveillance.
About
Ornadyne builds flapping-wing drones for reconnaissance that look, fly, and sound like birds.
Today’s drones are easy to detect acoustically, visually, and electronically. As counter-UAS systems improve, traditional quadcopters and fixed-wing UAS systems are becoming increasingly ineffective for close-range surveillance.
Flapping-wing aircraft have existed for years, but have lacked the performance, endurance, and control required for real-world deployment. We’re changing that by engineering a high-performance, stealth-optimized system built from first principles for efficiency, autonomy, and reliable field use.
The final frontier of surveillance won’t look like machines; it will look like wildlife already in the sky.
Maybe birds aren't real?
Topics
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Team size
- 4 employees
- YC batch
- Spring 2026
- Status
- Active
- Stage
- Early stage
