Duke Robotic Systems

Duke Robotic Systems, founded in 2014, develops robotic solutions for the defense and civilian sectors. The Israeli-based company was acquired by UAS Drone Corp. in July 2020. Sagiv Aharon, who has a background in structural design engineering at the Israeli Aerospace Industry (IAI), founded the company and serves as its CTO. The company's flagship product for the military is the TIKAD, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) equipped with a lightweight firearm on a proprietary 6-degrees-of-freedom robotic gimbal. This stabilization technology allows for the remote and accurate firing of weapons from a drone, designed to reduce risks to military personnel in combat situations.

In February 2021, Duke Robotics entered a collaboration agreement with Elbit Systems, a major international defense technology company. This agreement granted Elbit an exclusive worldwide license to market, sell, and further develop the TIKAD system, now marketed as "Birds of Prey," for military, defense, and homeland security clients. Duke Robotics earns royalties from Elbit's sales of the system. An April 2025 expansion of the agreement also allows Duke to market the system directly in coordination with Elbit for a commission fee.

While the company's origins are in military applications, it is expanding its advanced stabilization technology for civilian use. A key development is the IC Drone, a drone-enabled system for the robotic cleaning of electric utility insulators, which is expected to be a primary revenue source. The company is publicly traded on the OTCQB market under the ticker DUKR.

Keywords: robotic weaponry, drone stabilization, unmanned aerial systems, TIKAD, military drones, defense technology, robotic gimbal, remote firing systems, homeland security robotics, UAS Drone Corp, Elbit Systems, Birds of Prey drone, insulator cleaning drone, IC Drone, Sagiv Aharon, aerospace and defense