Company Background
Apellix Was Building Working Drones First
Apellix is the earlier, engineering-led company in the U.S. cleaning-drone story. It was founded in Jacksonville in 2014, traces key patent families to that year, and manufactures in the United States. It is founder-led and lightly funded next to its venture-backed peers.
2014
Founded and filing patents
The company was developing task-performing aerial vehicles before cleaning drones became a visible venture category.
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A patent-led company built around aerial work
Working Drones, doing business as Apellix, developed aircraft that do physical work on buildings. Patent families with 2014 priority dates describe aerial systems for applying materials and cleaning surfaces, including water, soap, and washing operations.
Apellix was founded in Jacksonville in 2014 and received its first U.S. patents in 2018. The patents show years of technical work before the pressure-washing-drone market had broad visibility.
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Founder-led and lightly funded
Florida records identify Robert Dahlstrom as president, and he is the public founder and CEO. Funding profiles and a Department of Energy portfolio document show outside early capital along the way.
Apellix developed through a light, founder-led path. Lucid raised institutional venture rounds totaling $34 million.
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The Army and NDAA record
Apellix says its Blue model meets the NDAA supply-chain rules for government drone purchases, and it describes its cleaning platform as certified and flown by the U.S. Army. Its history dates the Army work to 2022.
Apellix states those claims itself. The company built a U.S.-made configuration around government supply-chain requirements. A named federal prime contract and a current Blue UAS listing are separate credentials.
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Why SkyPSI chose the B2
The B2 runs up to 32 minutes, reaches up to 195 feet, and delivers up to 4,000 PSI at the pump and up to 11 GPM. It ships with eight batteries and two rapid chargers, and it cleans windows without an added aircraft payload.
The longer company history, patent base, U.S. manufacturing, hardware package, and field media all matter. The final reason is the business SkyPSI adds around it: training, support, loaner assurance, and a Marketing Flight Plan for building your own customer base.
Sources
- [1]U.S. Patent 10,399,676 and 2014 priority record
- [2]U.S. Patent 9,611,038 and 2014 priority record
- [3]Apellix history, specifications, and NDAA Section 848 and 889 statement
- [4]Manufacturer description of its U.S. Army program
- [5]Florida Division of Corporations company record
- [6]Third-party company funding profile
- [7]U.S. Department of Energy portfolio company book
- [8]SkyPSI Operator offer
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