BERKELEY DRONES
Berkeley Drones builds the infrastructure and research capacity required to develop nation-scale drone applications.
Our work supports governments and organizations building long-term drone capabilities across research, training, and mission-critical operations.
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Berkeley Drones exists to help governments, institutions, and industry partners develop durable, next-generation drone capabilities grounded in rigorous engineering and real-world validation.
Berkeley Drones is founded on the principle that advanced drone applications require more than hardware or software alone. Effective deployment depends on standards, validation environments, and deep technical understanding across autonomy, sensing, materials, energy, and digital systems.
Drone Parks & Labs
We design, build, and operate drone parks to global standards, enabling safe experimentation, validation, and the development of new operational and commercial capabilities at scale.
Drone Academy
The Drone Academy delivers high-level coursework in areas such as autonomous swarm software, digital twins, advanced sensing, propulsion, and multi-domain systems, combining applied instruction with cutting-edge research.
Drone Research
Partners engage directly with a shared research ecosystem, gaining access to expertise, talent, and ongoing work across sensing, autonomy, material science, and infrastructure.
Berkeley Drones is founded and led by faculty from the UC Berkeley School of Engineering, alongside senior practitioners with deep experience in large-scale systems and deployment. The organization brings together some of the world's foremost experts in drone systems, autonomy, sensing, materials, infrastructure, and digital twins, whose work spans decades of foundational research, experimental validation, and real-world application.
Meet the peopleBerkeley Drones is developing a specialist publishing program for books connecting drone research with real-world application and deployment.
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