Zanger Security develops AI-driven smart security systems that combine property surveillance with patented anti-drone detection and suppression. The startup’s modular platform is designed to protect settings ranging from homes to farms and industrial sites, with control through a mobile app. Its USPTO-approved patent covers the integrated airspace-protection system, a feature that distinguishes Zanger from conventional security equipment.
USPTO Patent US-20230080332-A1
Lighthouse AvionicsBorn from a Hilliard police chief’s effort to bring Drone First Responder operations to Ohio, Lighthouse Avionics builds passive airspace-awareness systems for counter-drone security, remote towers, and beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights. Founded in 2021, the Hilliard company developed its VICTOR platform from early radar and computer-vision work into deployable optical detection systems, including a remote tower operating at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. Its dual-use technology serves public safety and commercial drone operators alongside defense and critical-infrastructure missions.COLUMBUS, OH
American Robotics, IncFounded in 2016 by Carnegie Mellon and Stanford roboticists, American Robotics develops autonomous drones and airspace-security systems for continuous aerial data collection and critical operations. The Sparks, Maryland company’s Optimus platform is a fully automated drone-in-a-box system, while its portfolio also includes counter-UAS and defense platforms. Optimus-1EX became the first non-air-carrier drone designed for autonomous security and data capture to receive FAA Type Certification, and American Robotics says its systems have also secured approval for automated beyond-visual-line-of-sight operation without an on-site human operator.SPARKS GLENCOE, MD
ZeroMark, IncNew York City-based ZeroMark, Inc. transforms existing weapons into AI-driven precision counter-drone systems, adding adaptive targeting intelligence without replacing the platforms already in the field. Its modular technology spans individual-operator equipment, turret-mounted systems and a command-and-control software layer, with the company starting from what it describes as modern defense’s most demanding targeting problem: drones. Founded by CEO Joel Anderson, whose background includes weapons systems and EOD operations, ZeroMark brings together defense technologists, engineers and experienced operators to develop systems for real-world use.NEW YORK, NY