Reliable Robotics

Reliable Robotics develops certifiable aircraft-autonomy systems for commercial and military aviation. Its technology automates taxi, takeoff, flight and landing under remote supervision, and the company completed an FAA-approved uncrewed Cessna 208B Caravan flight before raising USD 160 million in 2026.

Facts

Segment: Aerial Robotics And Drones
Country: United States
Founded: 2017
Website: https://reliable.co/

About

About Reliable Robotics

Reliable Robotics develops aircraft-autonomy systems for commercial and defence aviation. Its platform automates taxi, takeoff, flight and landing while retaining remote supervision, with the Cessna 208B Caravan used as the principal certification and flight-test aircraft.

Aircraft integration and certification form the company's business model. Flight demonstrations, including an uncrewed Caravan operation, establish technical progress; routine service and aircraft-specific approval remain dependent on the applicable certification and operating programme.

Funding

2026-04-21 - New investment - $160M - Reliable Robotics raises USD 160 million - Reliable Robotics raised USD 160 million to accelerate deployment and production of the Reliable Autonomy System. - source: businesswire.com
2021-10-14 - Series C - $100M - Reliable Robotics raises USD 100 million Series C - Reliable Robotics raised a USD 100 million Series C to advance certification and launch remotely supervised cargo operations. - source: businesswire.com
2020-08-26 - Series B - $25M - Reliable Robotics raises USD 25 million Series B - Reliable Robotics raised a USD 25 million Series B for aircraft-autonomy hardware, software and engineering growth. - source: businesswire.com

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Investors

Pathbreaker Ventures - Participant - VC - 3 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2020-08-27 - latest 2026-04-21
Eclipse Ventures - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2020-08-27 - latest 2021-10-14
Teamworthy Ventures - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2020-08-27 - latest 2021-10-14

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1 commercial event; 1 contract award; 1 named customer; latest event 2025-12-10

2025-12-10 - Contract award - NASA awards Reliable Robotics airport-integration contract - NASA - source: businesswire.com

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Timeline

2026-04-07 - Demonstration - Reliable Robotics completes FAA detect-and-avoid flight testing - The campaign gathered detect-and-avoid data in and around airports for large uncrewed aircraft systems. Reliable said the results support FAA certification standards and broader technical-standards development. Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership… - source: businesswire.com
2026-03-13 - Partnership - Reliable Robotics and Albuquerque join FAA regional cargo pilot - The partners joined the Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program, also known as eIPP. The project will connect Albuquerque with communities in the Four Corners region using autonomous commercial cargo aircraft. The pilot supports operational… - source: abqsunport.com
2025-12-10 - Contract Award - NASA awards Reliable Robotics airport-integration contract - The NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate contract covers flights of an automated Cessna 208B Caravan in and around airports. Reliable will also test contingency-management functions for large uncrewed aircraft operations. Flight data is intended to… - source: businesswire.com

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Team

Robert Rose - Co-Founder and CEO

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Relations

City of Albuquerque Aviation Department - Faa Eipp / Regional Cargo Pilot (named Airport Authority) - Selected with City of Albuquerque Aviation Department for FAA Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program (regional cargo / eIPP).

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Deployments

UAS Demo Contract Status - NASA UAS demonstration and contingency-operations testing contract - 2025-12-10 - NASA - UAS autonomy testing - NASA awarded Reliable Robotics a contract for airport-adjacent UAS demonstration flights and contingency-operations testing. - source posture… - source: businesswire.com

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