{
 "title": "What fire services, police and cities pay for robots and drones: the public receipts",
 "url": "https://whirrwork.com/insights/public-safety-robot-receipts/",
 "published": "2026-11-03",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "attribution": "Whirrwork (whirrwork.com), from the linked sources",
 "csv": "https://whirrwork.com/insights/public-safety-robot-receipts.csv",
 "chart_card": {
  "png": "https://whirrwork.com/press/charts/police-drone-programs-per-year.png",
  "svg": "https://whirrwork.com/press/charts/police-drone-programs-per-year.svg",
  "width": 1200,
  "height": 675
 },
 "notes": [
  "Public purchases, awards, grants and contracts for public-safety robots and drones, from council records, EU TED awards, UK contract notices, official result notices and local news (status says which).",
  "firm=false: staff report, agenda item, grant amount, list price or donation, not a final price.",
  "our_arithmetic fields are Whirrwork arithmetic on the source figures (total ÷ units, ÷ years, yearly fee ÷ docks, configured ÷ base − 1). No currency conversion, no forecast, no estimate.",
  "US bomb-squad receipts are in https://whirrwork.com/insights/bomb-squad-robot-receipts.json and counted in totals.receipts."
 ],
 "findings": [
  {
   "id": "dfr-per-year",
   "headline": "A police drone program costs a US city about $228k a year (median).",
   "text": "11 US council contracts for Drone as First Responder programs average $89,998 (Tybee Island) to $630,000 (Stockton) a year; the median is $227,633. Our arithmetic: contract total ÷ years. Stockton's amendment covers more than drones.",
   "our_arithmetic": true
  },
  {
   "id": "dfr-per-dock",
   "headline": "Per docked drone, the yearly fee runs $45.1k–$108k.",
   "text": "Where a council record states both the yearly fee and the number of docks (Auburn $45,136, Oceanside $72,917, Beaumont $87,500, Tybee Island $107,998), that is the price of keeping one drone on a roof for a year. Our arithmetic: yearly fee ÷ docks.",
   "our_arithmetic": true
  },
  {
   "id": "dfr-year-one",
   "headline": "Year one is cheap on purpose.",
   "text": "7 of 13 DFR contracts start with a free, waived or discounted first year (Oceanside, Tybee Island, Victoria, League City, Beaumont, Auburn, Murrieta). The bill that matters is years two onward: ask for it in writing before the pilot starts.",
   "our_arithmetic": false
  },
  {
   "id": "fire-eu",
   "headline": "In Europe, one firefighting robot costs about €252k.",
   "text": "6 single-robot EU contract awards run €211,980 to €300,404.79 excluding VAT; the median is €251,885 (our arithmetic). LUF Deutschland won 5 of the 8 EUR awards on file. US Thermite RS3 grants are USD 260,000–408,137; the Colossus lists at USD 210,000.",
   "our_arithmetic": true
  },
  {
   "id": "payloads",
   "headline": "The sensors and arm can cost as much as the robot: +62% to +141%.",
   "text": "In one Homeland Security test, PackBot 525 went from $184k bare to $296k as equipped; Spot went from $135k bare to $325k as equipped; Vision 60 went from $150k bare to $306k as equipped. Our arithmetic on the report's figures. Compare quotes as configured, not base price.",
   "our_arithmetic": true
  },
  {
   "id": "eod",
   "headline": "US bomb squads pay $13.3k–$540k per robot.",
   "text": "14 US council and board receipts, from throwable robots to full-size EOD vehicles; the detail is on our bomb-squad receipts page. Outside the US we have 9 more awards in 6 countries, below.",
   "our_arithmetic": false
  }
 ],
 "totals": {
  "receipts": 67,
  "firm": 52,
  "countries": [
   "US",
   "GB",
   "DE",
   "SE",
   "CN",
   "PL",
   "ES",
   "LU",
   "HR",
   "LV",
   "AU",
   "SI"
  ],
  "on_this_page": 53,
  "us_bomb_squad_receipts": 14,
  "oldest_as_of": "2017-12-14",
  "newest_as_of": "2026-10-28",
  "dfr_us_contracts": 11,
  "dfr_us_median_per_year_usd": 227633,
  "fire_eu_single_robot_awards": 6,
  "fire_eu_single_robot_median_eur": 251885
 },
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  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Green Bay",
   "place": "Wisconsin",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Flock Safety",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 1,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "reported",
   "status_label": "Approved (news report)",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "five-year USD 1.3M contract approved (NBC26); the dataset row is the yearly cost as reported, USD 270,000–291,000",
   "low": 270000,
   "high": 291000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per year",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": null,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City DFR program (Green Bay, WI with Flock Safety), 5-year $1.3M contract",
   "source_url": "https://www.nbc26.com/greenbay/green-bay-approves-1-3-million-drone-contract-to-address-police-staffing-shortages",
   "as_of": "2026-10"
  },
  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Oceanside",
   "place": "California",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Axon / Skydio",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 5,
   "docks": 2,
   "status": "approved",
   "status_label": "Approved",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "council file 26-1635 passed 16 Sep 2026; two Skydio DFR drones; year one USD 99,224, then USD 145,833 a year (training, service, hardware)",
   "low": 682556,
   "high": 682556,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 5-year contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 136511,
    "per_dock_per_year": 72917,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of Oceanside (CA) council file 26-1635, passed 2026-09-16: five-year contract with Axon Enterprise (Sourcewell) for two Skydio Drone as First Responder (DFR) drones, not to exceed USD 682,556 (year one USD 99,224; USD 145,833 a year in years 2-5 for training, service and hardware)",
   "source_url": "https://oceanside.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?FullText=1&GUID=82A852A4-9F9D-43A1-8ACF-1FECAE0B6874&ID=8209181",
   "as_of": "2026-09-16"
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  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Tybee Island",
   "place": "Georgia",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Motorola / BRINC",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 6,
   "docks": 1,
   "status": "approved",
   "status_label": "Approved",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "council packet filed as approved 27 Aug 2026: one docked BRINC Responder drone via Sourcewell; year one free, then USD 107,998 a year for five years incl. training",
   "low": 539990,
   "high": 539990,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 6-year agreement (year one free)",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 89998,
    "per_dock_per_year": 107998,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of Tybee Island (GA) council packet (memo dated 2026-08-13; file titled as approved on 2026-08-27): Motorola/BRINC Takeoff Drone as First Responder agreement via Sourcewell 030425-MOT, one docked BRINC Responder drone with dispatcher launch; year one free, then USD 107,998 a year for five years",
   "source_url": "https://savannahagenda.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tybee-Drone-Program-as-approved-on-8.27.2026.pdf",
   "as_of": "2026-08-27"
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  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Newport",
   "place": "Rhode Island",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Flock Safety",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 3,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "reported",
   "status_label": "Approved (news report)",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "approved 22 Jul 2026 (Newport This Week): USD 275,000 donated by a private resident, about USD 100,000 from the city budget",
   "low": 375000,
   "high": 375000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 3-year contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 125000,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of Newport (RI) council approved 2026-07-22: three-year Flock Safety drone first responder contract, USD 375,000 (about USD 100,000 city budget; USD 275,000 donated by a private resident), as reported by Newport This Week 2026-07-30",
   "source_url": "https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/city-approves-375k-drone-program-with-funds-from-private-donor/",
   "as_of": "2026-07-22"
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  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Victoria",
   "place": "Texas",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "police-swat-robot",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Motorola / BRINC",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 4,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "staff",
   "status_label": "Staff report",
   "firm": false,
   "status_note": "agenda memo, 4-year not-to-exceed: 2 BRINC Responder station drones + 1 Lemur 2 indoor drone; first year free, then USD 149,997 a year; launchpad install ~USD 10,000 extra (filed under police tactical robots in our job list)",
   "low": 449991,
   "high": 449991,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 4-year contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 112498,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of Victoria (TX) agenda memo: same BRINC/Motorola drone program, 4-year agreement, not-to-exceed total (launchpad installation estimated separately at about $10,000)",
   "source_url": "https://victoriatx.civicweb.net/document/495503/Approve%20a%20four%20(4)%20year%20Agreement%20with%20Motorola.pdf?handle=CB24BFA2C47949DF9E963E226F55D95B",
   "as_of": "2026-07-21"
  },
  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of League City",
   "place": "Texas",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Motorola Solutions",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 6,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "approved",
   "status_label": "Approved",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "council file 26-0252 approved 14 Jul 2026; Texas DIR contract; first year’s subscription waived; termination option",
   "low": 1759980,
   "high": 1759980,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 6-year contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 293330,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of League City (TX) council file 26-0252, approved 2026-07-14: six-year agreement with Motorola Solutions (Texas DIR contract DIR-CPO-5433) for Drone as First Responder equipment and service, not to exceed USD 1,759,980, with the first year's subscription fee waived and a termination option",
   "source_url": "https://leaguecity.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?GUID=2C85503F-F91C-4DCA-8262-996D1E240958&ID=8130301&Options=&Search=",
   "as_of": "2026-07-14"
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  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Beaumont",
   "place": "California",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Flock Safety",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 3,
   "docks": 4,
   "status": "reported",
   "status_label": "Approved (news report)",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "approved by the council (Record Gazette): four drone systems with docks, radar, software, training, maintenance; year one USD 200,000 with the radar fee waived, then USD 350,000 a year",
   "low": 900000,
   "high": 900000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 3-year contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 300000,
    "per_dock_per_year": 87500,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of Beaumont (CA) council approved a three-year Flock Group (Flock Aerodrome) Drone as First Responder agreement, USD 900,000 for four drone systems with docking stations, radar, software, training and maintenance (year one USD 200,000 with the radar fee waived; USD 350,000 a year in years two a",
   "source_url": "https://www.recordgazette.net/news/beaumont-city-council-approves-900k-drone-safety-agreement/article_6339934c-4538-45f8-a6e3-28180c191fc6.html",
   "as_of": "2026-04-29"
  },
  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Auburn",
   "place": "Alabama",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Axon / Skydio",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 6,
   "docks": 4,
   "status": "reported",
   "status_label": "Approved (news report)",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "approved 21 Apr 2026 (The Observer, from the meeting packet): four Skydio drones on four docks; prorated ~USD 89,783 in year one, then USD 180,543 a year",
   "low": 992501,
   "high": 992501,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 6-year contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 165417,
    "per_dock_per_year": 45136,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of Auburn (AL) council approved 2026-04-21: six-year contract with Axon Enterprise for four Skydio Drone as First Responder drones on four docking stations, USD 992,501 (prorated about USD 89,783 in year one, then USD 180,543 a year), as reported by The Observer from the meeting packet",
   "source_url": "https://opelikaobserver.com/2026/04/21/auburn-council-approves-nearly-1-million-dronetechnology-contract/",
   "as_of": "2026-04-21"
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  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Stockton",
   "place": "California",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Flock Safety",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 5,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "reported",
   "status_label": "Approved (news report)",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "council voted 7-0 on 31 Mar 2026 (Stocktonia) to amend its Flock contract, adding DFR and extending it to Apr 2031; the amendment adds USD 3.15M (wider scope than drones alone)",
   "low": 3150000,
   "high": 3150000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 5-year contract amendment",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 630000,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of Stockton (CA) council voted 7-0 (Tuesday 2026-03-31) to amend its Flock Group contract, adding a Drone as First Responder platform and extending it to 2031-04-14: the amendment adds USD 3.15 million (total potential contract value incl. existing Flock services over USD 5.4 million over five ",
   "source_url": "https://stocktonia.org/news/local-government/2026/04/01/stockton-approves-3-15m-police-drone-program-despite-public-opposition/",
   "as_of": "2026-03-31"
  },
  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "Metropolitan Police for the NPCC (UK national DFR programme)",
   "place": "United Kingdom",
   "country": "GB",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Colena",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 2,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "award",
   "status_label": "Contract awarded",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "Contracts Finder award 27 Mar 2026: drone-and-dock bundles, 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028; number of units not stated",
   "low": 363353.54,
   "high": 363353.54,
   "currency": "GBP",
   "unit": "per contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 181677,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "Metropolitan Police Service for the NPCC (UK national police) Drone as First Responder programme, Contracts Finder award: drone-and-dock bundles from Colena Ltd, call-off under the YPO Drones and Associated Services DPS 1148 after a mini-competition, awarded 2026-03-27, contract 2026-04-01 to 2028-0",
   "source_url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8876fda-e717-4428-88fd-12153454bb92",
   "as_of": "2026-03-27"
  },
  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Santa Ana",
   "place": "California",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Axon / Skydio",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 3,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "staff",
   "status_label": "Staff report",
   "firm": false,
   "status_note": "staff report for council item 15 on 3 Feb 2026, not to exceed: 3 Skydio X10 DFR bundles + 2 Skydio R10 patrol drones and licences; FY split USD 249,999 / 220,519 / 212,382; state SLESA grant",
   "low": 682900,
   "high": 682900,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 3-year contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 227633,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of Santa Ana (CA) staff report, council item 15 of 2026-02-03: three-year agreement with Axon Enterprise (Sourcewell 101223-AXN) for three Skydio X10 Drone as First Responder bundles and two Skydio R10 patrol drones plus software licences, not to exceed USD 682,900 (FY26-27 USD 249,999; FY27-28",
   "source_url": "https://publicdocs.santa-ana.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?dbid=1&id=549199&repo=Clerk",
   "as_of": "2026-02-03"
  },
  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner",
   "place": "England",
   "country": "GB",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "iRed",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": null,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "award",
   "status_label": "Contract awarded",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "Find a Tender notice: drones in a box for a 3-month DFR pilot at Premier League football matches, signed 24 Dec 2025 (excl. VAT; GBP 71,167.44 incl. VAT)",
   "low": 59306,
   "high": 59306,
   "currency": "GBP",
   "unit": "per pilot contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": null,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (England), Find a Tender contract details notice 036644-2026: drones in a box plus equipment from iRed Ltd for a pilot of Drone as First Responder at Premier League football matches, signed 2025-12-24, 3-month term (excl. VAT; GBP 71,167.44 incl. VAT; ",
   "source_url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036644-2026",
   "as_of": "2025-12-24"
  },
  {
   "group": "dfr",
   "buyer": "City of Murrieta",
   "place": "California",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "drone-as-a-first-responder",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Flock Safety",
   "seller": null,
   "units": null,
   "years": 3,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "proposed",
   "status_label": "On the agenda",
   "firm": false,
   "status_note": "third amendment to the Flock agreement on the 7 Oct 2025 agenda (staff recommendation): USD 150,000 in year one, USD 300,000 in years two and three, plus up to USD 75,000 contingency",
   "low": 750000,
   "high": 750000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per 3-year contract",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": 250000,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "City of Murrieta (CA) council file 25-1632, on the 2025-10-07 agenda: third amendment to the Flock Group agreement adding a Drone as First Responder program, USD 750,000 over three years (USD 150,000 in year one, USD 300,000 in each of years two and three), plus a contingency of up to USD 75,000 (st",
   "source_url": "https://murrieta.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?FullText=1&GUID=669072CE-4F55-42AD-9CBC-94504A8B5B36&ID=7689180",
   "as_of": "2025-10-07"
  },
  {
   "group": "fire",
   "buyer": "Landkreis Peine fire service",
   "place": "Germany",
   "country": "DE",
   "job": "firefighting-robot",
   "robot_or_vendor": "LUF firefighting support vehicle",
   "seller": "LUF Deutschland",
   "units": 1,
   "years": null,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "award",
   "status_label": "Contract awarded",
   "firm": true,
   "status_note": "TED 750379-2026, concluded 28 Oct 2026 (district estimate EUR 238,164); excl. VAT",
   "low": 239294,
   "high": 239294,
   "currency": "EUR",
   "unit": "per unit",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": null,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "Landkreis Peine (Lower Saxony, Germany) district fire service, EU contract award notice TED 750379-2026: one firefighting support vehicle (Löschunterstützungsfahrzeug, LUF), awarded to LUF Deutschland GmbH, contract concluded 2026-10-28 (excl. VAT; the district's estimate was EUR 238,164)",
   "source_url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/750379-2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28"
  },
  {
   "group": "fire",
   "buyer": "RobotLAB (US reseller) list price",
   "place": "United States",
   "country": "US",
   "job": "firefighting-robot",
   "robot_or_vendor": "Shark Robotics Colossus",
   "seller": null,
   "units": 1,
   "years": null,
   "docks": null,
   "status": "list",
   "status_label": "List price",
   "firm": false,
   "status_note": "published reseller price, not a public purchase; shown as a yardstick",
   "low": 210000,
   "high": 210000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per unit",
   "our_arithmetic": {
    "per_unit": null,
    "per_year": null,
    "per_dock_per_year": null,
    "payload_premium_pct": null
   },
   "description": "Shark Robotics Colossus firefighting UGV, listed purchase price (RobotLAB, US reseller)",
   "source_url": "https://www.robotlab.com/store/colossus/",
   "as_of": "2026-10-25"
  },
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