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Built to turn a problem into a buildable machine, DRONA is the design environment for drones.

Describe the job. Watch it assemble. Ship a validated, priced, firmware-ready drone in one conversation.

herd-watch-01·agriculture / AG-03·mr hex · IP54
understand
architect
design
validate
source
build
Conversation · streaming
you
40 cows, 60 ha, GPS collars that flake in rain
Thinking
classified · agriculture / livestock locate
mission template · AG-03
environment tag · rain → IP54 required
picked form factor · mr hex (wind tolerance + flight time)
payload · radiometric thermal + rgb
validating 12 compat rules · 11 pass · 1 warn
tool · search_parts_database
category: frame · IP54 · hex · 500–600mm
3 candidates · Holybro X500 V2 selected
DRONA
Ready. IP54 hex with scheduled dawn/dusk thermal passes. 27.5 min hover time, ~$2,380 parts. Want the BOM?
show me what breaks if I drop to 4S
3D
wiring
exploded
dimensions
AUW 4,150 g
TWR 2.99
hover 27.5 min
60 fps · PBR
Specscomputed
all-up weight4,150 g
thrust max12.4 kg
twr2.99
hover time27.5 min
max speed83 km/h
noise @ 1m68 dB
Compatibility11 · 1 warn
prop clearance
esc current · 55A > 38 × 1.2
kv × voltage healthy
twr · livestock target met
stack mount · 30.5×30.5
motor count · 6 = hex
ip rating · IP54 matched
! battery C · 30C ok, 45C preferred
Bill of materials7 vendors
Holybro X500 V2 frame$179
T-Motor MN3110 · 6×$510
6S 6000 mAh 30C$115
Pixhawk 6C + GPS$240
FLIR Vue TZ20-R$1,090
Sony IMX678 48MP$180
Gremsy Pixy WP gimbal$66
Total parts$2,380
Real session composite. Chat, 3D, specs, compatibility, BOM — one surface.
Built for designers across
DRONA Labs

Hardware creation is changing. We are building the conversation layer for it.

Engineers, pilots, and AI researchers. We started with multirotors. We are expanding because the same pattern — intent, design, validate, source, build — works for everything that flies.

Same chat for the hobbyist and the utility inspector. Same physics. Same answers.

2025
Multirotor design engine
88 verified parts · 18 presets · 12-rule compat
2026 Q1
Provenance badges · evidence chain
Every part verified or flagged estimated
2026 Q2
Fixed-wing + industry matrix + photo-in-chat
Shipping now
2026 Q3
VTOL · tilt-rotor · quadplane
Transition envelope math + dual-regime compat
2026 Q4
Collective-pitch heli · ROV · airship
One form factor per sprint
2027
Mission network · fleet collab · enterprise tier
Audit trails · training records · Blue UAS
Conversation → Design

The chat turns intent into a buildable machine.

Describe the job, not the drone. DRONA classifies your intent, picks the form factor, and returns a complete build. Every part compatible. Every price live. Every spec physics-valid.

Tour the environment →
7 toolsthe AI uses during design
Multi-optionside-by-side picks
Streamingspec changes live
Checkpointprompts before commits
velocity-x · 5" freestyle · quadx
frameTBS Source One V5 220 mm
motors (×4)EMAX ECO II 2207 2750 KV
propsGemfan 5043 tri-blade
battery4S 1300 mAh 120C
escFoxeer Reaper 55A BLHeli_32
fcSpeedyBee F405 V4
cameraHDZero Nano Lite · 155°
auw542 g · twr 4.1
compatibility · 12 rules · 0 errors · 1 warning
Prop clearance · 8 mm · within 10 mm
ESC current · 55 A ≥ 38 A × 1.2 safety
KV × voltage · 40,700 RPM healthy
TWR · 4.1 · racing target met
Stack mount · 30.5 × 30.5 matched
Motor count · 4 matches quadx
Weight class · 542 g · RID required
! Battery C · 120C ok, 150C preferred sprint
ESC voltage · 4S within 2–6S range
UART budget · 6 available · 4 used
Prop shaft · M5 matched
Battery connector · XT60 for 60 A peak
Physics-validated

Specs itself. Validates itself. Prices itself.

Every design is checked by a 12-rule engine grounded in drone physics: prop clearance geometry, KV-voltage pairing, ESC current headroom, TWR targets, stack-mount patterns, UART budgets, battery C-rating, connector amp rating. A warning explains itself. An error blocks the export and proposes a fix.

See every rule and the math behind it →
In every surface you need

In your chat. On your canvas. In your cart.

Chat designs. 3D canvas renders. BOM prices. Firmware exports Betaflight CLI and ArduPilot .param. Everything round-trips through .vdx — a portable TOML build spec you own.

See what exports look like →
3DR3F + Three.js · 19 PBR materials
ExportsSTL · 3MF · CSV · PDF · CLI
.vdxhermetic archivable spec
Vendorsmulti-vendor BOM pricing
exports · vdx 1.2 · 834 parts catalog
[drone]
name    = "herd-watch-01"
form    = "multirotor"
subtype = "hex"
useCase = "livestock-locate"

[frame]
model       = "Holybro X500 V2"
wheelbaseMm = 520
material    = "carbon_fiber"
ipRating    = "IP54"

[motors]
model = "T-Motor MN3110"
kv    = 470
count = 6

[battery]
chemistry = "lipo"
cells     = 6
capacity  = 6000
cRating   = 30

[export]
stl    = "herd-watch-01.stl"
param  = "herd-watch-01.param"
bom    = "herd-watch-01.csv"
plan   = "herd-watch-01.plan"
photo identification · confidence 0.87
uploaded · motor.jpg
identifiediFlight XING2 2207
kv (inferred)2750
confidence87%
catalogfound · grounded
actionslot · revalidate
Photo-in-chat

Drop a photo. Use the part.

Drag an image into the chat. DRONA identifies the part from our 834-SKU catalog. If it breaks something, we tell you what to adjust. If we can't identify it, we ask. No made-up part numbers.

Read the methodology →
Form factor

Pick the right airframe without learning the word.

Describe the job — "map 500 acres," "inspect a wind turbine," "find my cows" — and DRONA picks the form factor that fits, with a one-sentence explanation and a one-sentence alternative.

Explore every form factor ↗
Auto
Recommended
Multirotor
Quadx · Hex · Octo
Fixed-wing
Wing · Tractor · Pusher
VTOL
Quadplane · Tilt-rotor
Heli
CP · Coaxial
ROV
4 / 6 / 8 thruster
Airship
Blimp · Tethered
Caged
Elios-class
Swarm
Crazyflie-class
Heavy-lift
Agricultural octo
Industries

Knows your industry, not just your airframe.

Each row is a chat-ready mission template. Form factor, autonomy level, sensors, compatibility envelope — pre-wired. Users describe the mission in plain English. The matrix runs behind the scenes.

Agriculture12 missions
Row-crop scouting · spraying · orchard mapping · livestock locate · frost protection · yield estimation · pollination swarm
autonomy2–4
Solar energy10 missions
Utility-scale thermal · residential rooftop · commercial array · post-storm triage · pre-install shading · floating solar
autonomy2–3
Infrastructure inspection13 missions
Powerline corridor · wind-turbine blade-follow · cell tower · pipeline · bridge · dam · refinery · confined space · subsea
autonomy2–3
Mapping & survey8 missions
Cadastral PPK · topographic RTK · forest LiDAR · mine volumetric · construction progress · coastal erosion
autonomy3
Delivery & logistics7 missions
Medical (Zipline-class) · last-mile parcel · inter-facility cargo · rural resupply · island-hop
autonomy3–4
Public safety · SAR · security9 missions
Mountain SAR · maritime SAR · urban post-earthquake · crowd overwatch · perimeter dock · fire scene
autonomy2–4
Film · cinema6 missions
Wedding · real-estate · feature A-cam · sports broadcast tether · FPV action · Cinewhoop indoor
autonomy0–2
Research · STEM7 missions
Vicon swarm · MATE ROV · DBF competition · polar ski-landing · atmospheric sampling · biomimetics
autonomy1–4
Underwater · marine5 missions
Reef survey · wreck archaeology · aquaculture net · hull inspection · subsea pipeline AUV
autonomy1–4
Agritourism · long tailopen-ended
The vineyard losing grapes to birds · the beekeeper monitoring hive activity · the dairy with wandering cows · the mountain lodge checking trails
autonomy2–3
Enterprise

Build at scale. Audited. Compliant.

Utility operators, agri-ops, public-safety teams, and defense primes standardize fleet builds on DRONA. Audit trails. Blue-UAS / NDAA-889 filter. Training records per airframe.

Explore enterprise →
Blue UAS filterTag-level part filtering for US federal and defense procurement.
Fleet configsOne airframe spec applied across dozens of units.
Training recordsOperator certification tied to each airframe.
Audit trailsEvery spec change, every approval, durable.
Private catalogInternal parts, restricted vendors.
SSO · SAML · SCIMStandard identity integration.
Regional compliancePer-region regulatory profile per project.
SLA supportNamed solutions engineer.
Changelog

Recent ship log

Apr 15, 2026
Phase 2B Provenance badges — verified + freshness indicators for every part
commit 0596b6f
Apr 13, 2026
Phase 2C Stage flow · markdown in chat · pricing polish · UI color system
commit 41d7c74
Apr 10, 2026
Phase 2A Multi-candidate design search · present_options tool
commit 976173b
Apr 6, 2026
Streaming 4 bugs fixed · ConfigDiff widget · ValidationSummary
commit b83be75
Apr 4, 2026
Database pgvector migration · semantic search ready for fixed-wing
migration 20260411
Coming · 2026 Q2
Next Fixed-wing end-to-end · industry × autonomy matrix · photo-in-chat
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DRONA is an applied research team building the conversation layer for physical systems.

Drone pilots. Firmware hackers. Computer-graphics engineers. AI researchers. Domain experts in agriculture, solar, and marine. We are hiring.

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Describe the job. Any job. We'll show you the machine that does it.