Facts

• Segment: Communications
• Country: United States
• Founded: 2008
• Website: https://doodlelabs.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Products
• Facts
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Team
• Supply chain relationships
• Relationships
• Sources

Summary

Doodle Labs builds industrial wireless mesh networking systems for drones, robots, vehicles and uncrewed systems. Its radios provide long-range, resilient command, control and data links for aerial, ground and maritime platforms operating in mobile or RF-challenged environments.

Market context

Doodle Labs is a communications-layer supplier for autonomous systems that need resilient links in contested or long-range environments. Its radios appear across drones, uncrewed surface vessels and robotics platforms rather than complete robot systems. Doodle Labs supplies Mesh Rider radios and networking software for drones, robots, uncrewed surface vessels and deployed autonomous systems. Its products support long-range, low-latency wireless links, anti-jamming features, tactical mesh networking and multi-band radio hardware for autonomous-system connectivity.

Products

• Nano2 Mesh Rider Radio

Facts

• Website: https://doodlelabs.com/
• HQ: Marina del Rey, California, United States
• Founded: 2008
• Segment: Communications

Commercial

1 commercial event; 1 contract award; latest event 2020-01-01

• 2020-01-01 - Contract award - Doodle Labs receives U.S. Army and DIU funding for Mesh Rider Radios - source: doodlelabs.com

Mesh networking supplier for drones and robots

Doodle Labs supplies Mesh Rider radios and networking software for resilient, low-latency communications across drones, robots and defence systems.

• Target environment: Defence robotics, drone fleets, ground robots, maritime systems, public-safety operations and contested communications environments.
• Deployment model: Communications component supply through radio modules, router products, Mesh Rider OS and customer integrations.
• Customer context: Drone OEMs, robotics developers, defence customers, public-safety teams and autonomous system integrators.
• Workflow context: Wireless mesh networking, long-range communications, low-latency control, swarm connectivity, video data links and field robot communications.
• Commercial maturity: Commercial communications supplier with fielded Mesh Rider products for drone and robotics applications.
• Market position: Robotics communications supplier serving the resilient networking layer for unmanned systems.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on spectrum access, range, interference resilience, SWaP fit, security requirements and platform integration.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes mesh radios, drone datalinks, robotic communications, defence networking and swarm connectivity.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-03-25 - Market Signal - Doodle Labs and LUXUAV sign European UAV technology memorandum - The agreement supports Doodle Labs’ European strategy for NATO-aligned autonomous-systems programs.
• 2025-09-30 - Product Launch - Doodle Labs announces low-frequency multi-band Mesh Rider Radio - Doodle Labs announced a low-frequency multi-band Mesh Rider Radio covering 340–410 MHz alongside M3, M4 and M6 bands.
• 2024-09-10 - Partnership - Doodle Labs partners with PDW to integrate Mesh Rider Radio into C100 sUAS - PDW partnered with Doodle Labs to integrate Helix Mesh Rider Radio into the C100 sUAS platform.
• 2024-05-14 - Partnership - MVP Robotics integrates Doodle Labs radios into HEKTR 3.4 robotic target - MVP Robotics integrated Doodle Labs Mesh Rider Radios into the HEKTR 3.4 Trackless Mobile Infantry Target.
• 2024-05-01 - Capability - Teal systems pass electronic-warfare field testing with Doodle Labs radios - Teal and Red Cat systems with Doodle Labs frequency-hopping radios passed electronic-warfare field testing in Ukrain…
• 2024-04-18 - Partnership - Freefly integrates Doodle Labs Mesh Rider Radio into Astro UAS platform - Freefly integrated Doodle Labs' mini Mesh Rider Radio as the onboard datalink for an NDAA-compliant Astro UAS.
• 2024-04-09 - Capability - Doodle Labs releases Sense interference-avoidance feature for Mesh Rider Radios - Doodle Labs released Sense, an interference-avoidance capability for Mesh Rider Radios.
• 2023-11-28 - Partnership - Evolve Dynamics integrates Doodle Labs mesh datalinks into Sky Mantis UAS - Evolve Dynamics integrated Doodle Labs Mesh Rider Radios into the Sky Mantis UAS platform.
• 2023-10-25 - Partnership - UKRSPECSYSTEMS selects Doodle Labs Helix Mesh Rider Radio for MINI SHARK UAV - UKRSPECSYSTEMS selected Doodle Labs' Helix Mesh Rider Radio for MINI SHARK UAV communications.
• 2023-05-17 - Partnership - Doodle Labs partners with MVP Robotics on HEKTR robotic target communications - Doodle Labs partnered with MVP Robotics to integrate Mesh Rider Radios into the HEKTR robotic training target.
• 2023-05-17 - Partnership - UXV Technologies and Doodle Labs renew and expand robotics control partnership - UXV Technologies and Doodle Labs renewed and expanded their partnership in mobile robotics control and communic…
• 2023-05-17 - Partnership - Teal Drones selects Doodle Labs for U.S. Army SRR prototype communications - Teal selected Doodle Labs' Helix Mesh Rider Radio for its U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance prototype.
• 2021-01-01 - Product Launch - Doodle Labs introduces multi-band Mesh Rider Radios - Doodle Labs introduced multi-band Mesh Rider Radios for autonomous systems.
• 2020-01-01 - Contract Award - Doodle Labs receives U.S. Army and DIU funding for Mesh Rider Radios - Doodle Labs received U.S. Army and Defense Innovation Unit funding for next-generation Mesh Rider Radios.
• 2018-01-01 - Product Launch - Doodle Labs launches Mesh Rider Radio platform - Doodle Labs launched Mesh Rider Radio for drones, robotics and mobile systems.

Team

• Nimesh Parikh - Founder and Chairman
• Amol Parikh - Co-CEO

Supply chain relationships

• L3Harris Technologies - AEODRS radio subsystem supplier - Doodle Labs supplied a custom radio communications subsystem for L3Harris AEODRS Increment 1.
• Evolve Dynamics - Doodle Labs RM-2025-62M3 Mini Mesh Rider radio - Evolve Dynamics integrated Doodle Labs RM-2025-62M3 Mini Mesh Rider Radio into the Sky Mantis 2 UAS.
• Performance Drone Works - Doodle Labs Mesh Rider radio - Performance Drone Works C100 modular sUAS is documented as Blue UAS approved and powered by Doodle Labs mesh-radio connectivity.
• Mistral Solutions - 11AX Industrial Wi-Fi Transceivers - Doodle Labs supplies 11AX industrial Wi-Fi transceivers integrated into Mistral’s MRD5165 Eagle Kit LR-WiFi.
• Darkhive - Helix Mesh Rider Radio - Doodle Labs Helix Mesh Rider radio is integrated into Darkhive Yellowjacket tactical drone systems.
• Freefly Systems - Mesh Rider Radio - Doodle Labs Mesh Rider radio is used with Freefly Astro for industrial and government UAS communications.
• Paramount Advanced Technologies - Doodle Labs Mesh Rider Radio - Paramount Advanced Technologies achieved a 116 km mobile aerial data link using Doodle Labs Mesh Rider Radio.
• Red Cat - Mesh Rider Radio - Doodle Labs Mesh Rider radio is integrated into Teal Drones tactical UAS within Red Cat.
• Teledyne FLIR - Mesh Rider Radio - Doodle Labs Mesh Rider radio is used with Teledyne FLIR SIRAS unmanned aircraft communications.
• Agility Robotics - Mesh Rider Radio - Doodle Labs Mesh Rider radio is used for Agility Robotics Digit connectivity in robot operations.
• BlackSea Technologies - Doodle Labs Helix Mesh Rider radios - BlackSea Technologies uses Doodle Labs Helix radios for extended-range mesh command-and-control and real-time video across GARC USV operations.
• UMag Solutions - Doodle Labs Mini Mesh Rider radios - UMag Solutions integrated Doodle Labs Mini mesh radios into the F1Mag magnetic sensor payload for secure long-range wireless data transmission.
• AEVEX - Doodle Labs Mini and Wearable Mesh Rider radios - AEVEX integrated Doodle Labs Mesh Rider radios across Atlas, Dominator Group 2 UAS and unmanned surface vehicle platforms.
• Rheinmetall Provectus - Doodle Labs Mesh Rider Radio External - Provectus Robotics used Doodle Labs Mesh Rider Radio External to build autonomous vehicle convoys with only the lead vehicle driven by a person.
• Auterion - Doodle Labs Mini Mesh Rider radio - Auterion Dragon UAV used Doodle Labs Mini Mesh Rider Radio for high-throughput mission links during a government evaluation event.
• Elroy Air - Doodle Labs Mesh Rider radio - Elroy Air integrated Doodle Labs Mesh Rider Radio into the Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft communications architecture.
• RoboteX - Broadband transceivers - Doodle Labs supplies broadband transceivers integrated into RoboteX AVATAR ground robots for non-line-of-sight operation.
• Insitu - Front-End Subsystem - Doodle Labs supplies a customized front-end subsystem used by Insitu to adapt ScanEagle radio operation to additional frequencies.

Relationships

• Draganfly - technology_partner - Doodle Labs and Draganfly collaborated on Commander 3XL UAV communications with Helix Mesh Rider.
• Teal Drones - Helix Mesh Rider Radio - Doodle Labs supplies Helix Mesh Rider Radios used as the communications backbone for Teal Black Widow drones in the U.S. Army SRR program.