Rodor

Rodor was founded to solve a critical problem; drones are advancing and becoming more accessible while commercial detection systems are falling behind. Drones can now be autonomous, fiber optic, and homemade, which are invisible to current systems. We are building ECHO-1, a passive drone detection system that can identify the full spectrum of drones autonomously. With over 15,000 US sites across airports, stadiums, prisons, power plants and other critical infrastructure, the stakes are rising. As we look towards the LA 2028 Olympics, America’s drone security isn’t ready.

As reported by Dedrone, so far in 2026 over 243,000 drone incidents occurred globally. The FBI, DHS and FAA have identified commercial drone misuse as a rapidly escalating threat to national security and public safety. The problem is that the current generation of drone detection systems was designed for a threat that is already becoming obsolete. Most commercial systems work primarily by radio frequency scanning, which detects drones by finding the link between a drone and its operator. These standard systems are rendered blind to the fastest growing new threats. Autonomous drones use a preprogrammed route or AI driven flight systems to navigate without a link. Fiber optic controlled systems have a physical wire to communicate through and do not emit radio frequencies. Homemade and modified drones are unregistered to the FAA and can be designed to communicate on frequencies that are outside the scanning range. These homemade systems are becoming far cheaper and easier to build. Airports, stadiums, hospitals, government buildings, prisons, data centers, powerplants, and other critical infrastructure currently face a detection gap. Amplifying this problem is a pricing barrier. The systems that do exist are designed for military and federal government buyers, with price points ranging from $125,000 to over $250,000. For a stadium that requires 3 units to triangulate a drone this can run upwards of $750,000. The commercial organizations that face the most exposure to drone threats are priced out of the legacy solutions. The result is that thousands of high value facilities across the country operate with either inadequate detection coverage or no drone detection capability at all. Rodor was created to close these gaps. We are building ECHO-1, a passive, drone detection system that combines acoustic detection, radio frequency monitoring, and computer vision to autonomously identify every category of drone threat without emitting a signal. The system requires no operator, no FCC license, and no active radar, making it cost effective, safe and legal for deployment. ECHO-1 is priced at $75,000 per unit per year, roughly half the cost of comparable multi sensor systems, opening the commercial and municipal market for the first time. Beyond installations, Rodor also offers security as a service, deploying ECHO-1 at short term events with zero hardware cost to the client. This further reduces the barrier to entry for advanced drone detection. The timing is critical. The FAA has expanded counter drone authority and funding pathways. The DHS has a new grant program that is directed to state and local buyers. The 2028 LA Olympics will trigger a multi year procurement cycle for drone security. These increases in market size are creating an opportunity for Rodor to enter and expand. If this gap goes unaddressed, the security gap will continue to widen. Rodor is building the system that America needs to close it.