Dronak Robotics

What Dronak Robotics does

Dronak Robotics is a Spanish technology company headquartered in Bilbao that delivers integrated drone and remotely piloted robot (RPR) solutions across air, water, and land domains to industrial, agricultural, environmental, security, audiovisual, and government clients. The company operates as a horizontally diversified drone services and training provider rather than a pure-play hardware vendor, organized across five business units: Operadora (professional drone services), Consultoría (regulatory and operational consulting), I+D+i (R&D and custom manufacturing), Manufacturing, and Dronak Academy (AESA-certified pilot training).

The core technology stack combines proprietary drone designs — including the DNK X01 (UHD camera platform), DNK X8 (40kg heavy-lift), DNK MAT/MAT-3 (GPS-denied indoor flight via the FIX ZYX system), and Chacras 130 eco farmer (agricultural spraying) — with a commercial fleet of DJI and senseFly platforms equipped with Sony α7S II cameras and RTK GPS for centimeter-accurate surveying. The company has filed pending patents on the DNK X01, DNK X8, DNK MAT, and the Dronak Pad landing platform, and is developing a hydrogen fuel cell system (DRONGENO) in partnership with CSIC and ISFOC for extended drone autonomy.

Revenue is generated through four streams: B2B professional drone services (industrial inspection, topography, security, precision agriculture, environmental monitoring, audiovisual production), AESA-certified pilot training across five northern Spanish regions, regulatory and operational consultancy, and custom drone manufacturing. Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly disclosed, and the go-to-market is enterprise field sales with academic, government, and corporate partnerships supporting brand and ecosystem development. The company has grown organically without disclosed institutional funding, reporting a 53x return on initial investment since founding in 2015.

Name

Dronak Robotics

Legal name

Dronak

Website

https://dronak.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dronak Robotics is a Bilbao-based drone technology company delivering B2B aerial, aquatic, and ground drone services, custom drone manufacturing, and AESA-certified pilot training to industrial, agricultural, environmental, security, and audiovisual clients in northern Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Drone Services

NAICS

Aircraft Manufacturing (336411)

SIC

Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerial Robotics (Drones & UAV Autonomy) (HDAAAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drone/UAS Application Services (Spraying, Spreading, Seeding) (AFACAIAB), Aerial Surveying & Crop Scouting (Imaging, Mapping, Stand Counts) (AFACAIAJ), Marine & Underwater Robotics (USVs/UUVs) (HDAAAIAH)

Keywords

• Professional drone services
• Aerial inspection drones
• Precision agriculture drones
• Drone pilot training
• Custom drone manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilbao

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Professional Drone Services: B2B drone operator services including industrial maintenance, topography, security, precision agriculture, environmental monitoring, and audiovisual production. Services are customized per client needs.
2. Training and Certification: Official AESA-certified pilot training courses for RPAS up to 25kg. Offers courses in drone piloting, mechanics, audiovisual, and specialized training. Conducted in person in Basque Country, La Rioja, Navarra, Cantabria, and Galicia.
3. Drone Consultancy: Expert consultancy services covering operator certification with AESA, insurance, aircraft characterization, maintenance manuals, safety studies, operations manuals, test flights, regulations, NOTAM requests, international airspace, and drone acquisition advice.
4. Custom Drone Manufacturing and Design: Design, manufacture and/or adaptation of drones tailored to customer needs. Two product lines: internal research-driven and client-specific custom orders. Products include DNK X01, DNK X8, MAT-3, and agricultural drones.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Dronak Robotics is a Spanish technology company founded in 2015 offering an integrated portfolio of drone and robotics solutions organized across five business units: Operadora (professional drone services), Consultoría (regulatory consulting), I+D+I (custom R&D and manufacturing), Manufacturing, and Academy (AESA-certified pilot training). The product portfolio spans three platform types — aerial drones (DNK X01, DNK X8, DNK MAT, MAT-3, Chacras 130 eco farmer), aquatic ROVs, and ground rovers — alongside a commercial fleet of DJI systems (S1000+, Inspire 2 Pro, Inspire 1 Pro, Phantom 3, eBee Plus) and specialized equipment (Sony α7S II camera, RTK GPS, Dronak Pad, Cablecam, CNC tooling, 3D printing). The company applies a TAS philosophy (Tailored, Assessable, Sustainable) designing products to client specifications, and its DNK MAT series represents its first mass-market-ready indoor drone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Drone Operation Services (Operadora)
• Dronak Academy (Pilot Training)
• Drone Consulting (Consultoría)
• Custom Drone Manufacturing (Fabricación)

Quantifiable outcome

• 53x return on initial investment through organic growth
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fundación Athletic ClubminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2020Collaboration for women's empowerment through technological training. Provides drone piloting education to expand employment opportunities, developing new skills, concentration, coordination, and psychomotor abilities.
• Walk On Project (WOP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2020Collaboration through Bilbao Estropatada initiative. Provides audiovisual coverage and drone workshops for children to include them in robotics and drone technology.
• CEBEK (Confederación Empresarial de Bizkaia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2020Collaboration on environmental initiatives including restoration of Urdaibai forest ecosystems, corporate volunteering, beach cleaning, and other sustainability activities.
• Red Española del Pacto MundialminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2020Participation in #apoyamoslosODS campaign supporting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the 5th anniversary of Agenda 2030.
• MicrosoftcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2020Selected to participate in AI for Earth program organized by Microsoft and Gobierno Vasco. Collaboration on biodiversity and agriculture projects using AI and drone technology.
• Eusko Jaurlaritza - Gobierno VascocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2020Government partner for AI for Earth initiative. Supports innovation in sustainable technology and environmental applications of drone technology.
• EHU/UPV (University of the Basque Country)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint collaboration established a master's program for drone piloting and aerial audiovisual recording. The partnership enables academic certification and research collaboration in drone technology.
• CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Agreement for technological development of ecological battery for drones. CSIC contributes research expertise as part of the DRONGENO consortium focused on hydrogen fuel cell technology.
• ISFOC (Institute of Photovoltaic Concentration Systems)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Leading partner in DRONGENO project for solar hydrogen energy systems for drone autonomy. Focuses on photovoltaic electricity generation through electrolysis with organic compounds.
• Grupo ImplikaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 June 2017Training collaboration agreement to offer Advanced RPA Pilot Courses with specializations in audiovisual filming, operator certification, and repair/maintenance. Dronak provides training infrastructure while Implika provides additional student recruitment and placement services.
• SENASAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2016Collaboration to deliver Basic and Advanced RPAS pilot courses. SENASA contributes 26 years of aviation training experience while Dronak provides drone operation expertise and regional presence.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DJI: Global dominant drone manufacturer whose platforms (Inspire, Phantom, S1000+, Matrice series) form the bulk of Dronak's commercial service fleet. Not a direct services competitor but the dominant incumbent setting the technology baseline Dronak's proprietary designs attempt to differentiate against.
• Parrot SA: European drone manufacturer headquartered in Paris offering commercial and consumer UAVs including the ANAFI platform for mapping and inspection. A broader European incumbent with overlapping commercial-drone manufacturing but a much wider product portfolio than Dronak.

Direct peers

• senseFly (AgEagle Aerial Sciences): Swiss manufacturer of professional mapping drones (eBee series) used in surveying, agriculture, and environmental monitoring. Dronak explicitly operates the senseFly eBee Plus in its commercial fleet and competes in the same topographic/precision-agriculture use cases.
• PrecisionHawk: US-based drone services and analytics company offering aerial data collection, processing, and insights for agriculture, energy, and infrastructure. Comparable to Dronak on B2B drone operator services across industrial inspection and precision agriculture.
• Hemav: Spanish drone services and training company headquartered near Barcelona, offering RPAS pilot training, industrial inspection, precision agriculture, and aerial cinematography. Closest peer to Dronak by geography, customer mix (Spanish industrial/agricultural), and integrated services-plus-training model.
• CATEC (Advanced Center for Aerospace Technologies): Spanish aerospace technology center based in Andalusia that develops unmanned aerial systems and operates them for industrial inspection and R&D projects. Comparable to Dronak's R&D + services model and participation in national/European drone consortia.
• Delair: France-based manufacturer and operator of professional fixed-wing and multirotor drones for surveying, agriculture, and inspection. Directly comparable to Dronak on custom drone manufacturing, B2B drone services, and surveying/geomatics as a primary use case.
• Cyberhawk Innovations: UK-based drone inspection services company specializing in industrial asset inspection for oil & gas, utilities, and infrastructure. Closely comparable to Dronak's industrial-maintenance use case (structures, electrical lines, wind farms) and B2B enterprise service model.

Emerging players

• Skydio: US-based autonomous drone manufacturer focused on industrial inspection, public safety, and surveying with strong obstacle-avoidance autonomy. Comparable to Dronak's DNK MAT indoor/GPS-denied positioning and aerial inspection use cases, though at much larger scale.

Others

• DroneDeploy: US-based drone software platform for flight planning, mapping, and data analytics. Functions as an enabling software layer that complements — rather than directly competes with — Dronak's RTK-based topography and inspection services offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dronaksystems
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCN5ql3LtLoJ-COX1KdJe8FQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/dronakrobotics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dronakrobotics
• Instagraminstagram.com/dronaktech

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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