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Submission declined on 25 July 2025 by Stuartyeates (talk).
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| Submission declined on 24 July 2025 by Gheus (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are: Declined by Gheus 37 hours ago.
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Comment: There's a whole lot of sources here that are primary and need to be removed. Stuartyeates (talk) 07:02, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: I can only find one source that meets WP:ORGCRIT (see talk page), and this (and others I find) are all about the controversy with lawmakers. So, unless its notability comes from the lawmaker pushback, I don't believe this would meet WP:NCORP. CNMall41 (talk) 19:47, 24 July 2025 (UTC)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | April 2024 |
| Founder | Randall Warnas |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products |
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Anzu Robotics, LLC is an American manufacturer of commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2024 by former DJI executive Randall Warnas, the company has drawn attention for its licensing partnership with DJI and subsequent scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers over national security concerns. Anzu’s products include the Raptor series of drones, which are marketed for use in public safety, infrastructure inspection, and mapping.[1][2]
History
[edit]Anzu Robotics launched in April 2024, presenting itself as a U.S.-based alternative amid growing regulatory scrutiny of Chinese-made drones. Its founder and CEO, Randall Warnas, previously worked for DJI from 2015 to 2017. The company partnered with U.S.-based Aloft Technologies to develop flight control software hosted exclusively on domestic servers.[3][4]
Technology and Licensing
[edit]Anzu's products are built using intellectual property licensed from DJI, including hardware designs from the Mavic 3 Enterprise series. While the company states that final assembly and quality assurance occur in the United States, core components such as flight controllers and sensors are supplied by DJI and assembled in Malaysia.[5][6]
Anzu's software is developed independently through its partnership with Aloft Technologies. The company reports that all flight control data and telemetry are processed via U.S.-hosted servers and that no user data is transmitted to DJI.[7]
Congressional Inquiry
[edit]In August 2024, the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party opened an investigation into Anzu Robotics, questioning whether the company served as a conduit for DJI to circumvent U.S. export controls and procurement bans.[8][9]
Investigators noted that Anzu's Raptor T drone is nearly identical to the DJI Mavic 3 Thermal in design and hardware. Congressional letters cited internal DJI support for Anzu, despite the absence of formal equity or control, raising questions about the nature of the relationship.[10][11][12]
DJI denied ongoing influence over Anzu, likening the arrangement to standard software licensing models.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ jnally (2025-03-17). "Meet Anzu's Raptor: Affordable, reliable & efficient". Spatial Source. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ "Anzu Robotics - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Patterson, David (2024-09-04). "Anzu Robotics and DJI: Can Anzu Truly Distance Itself from DJI's Influence?". Medium. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Singh, Ishveena (2024-08-28). "Anzu Robotics' ties to drone maker DJI under Congressional scrutiny". DroneDJ. Archived from the original on 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Singh, Ishveena (2024-06-09). "How Anzu Robotics is making DJI drone replicas for US pilots". DroneDJ. Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Anzu Robotics, DJI, an innovative partnership". 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Patterson, David (2024-08-29). "Examining Anzu Robotics' Ties to DJI: Is Data Security at Risk?". Medium. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Kerr, Andrew (2024-12-07). "This Chinese Drone Company Found a Workaround to Congress's Ban on Doing Business in the US—Before the Ban Is Even Passed". Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ McNabb, Miriam (2024-08-27). "House Lawmakers Probe Anzu Robotics Over Ties to Chinese Drone Manufacturer DJI". DRONELIFE. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Moolenaar, Krishnamoorthi Expose PRC Drone Company Masquerading as U.S. Firm". 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Letter to Commerce Department and Anzu Robotics Exposing PRC Drone Company Masquerading as U.S. Firm". 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Lawmakers call for crackdown on DJI drone clones as ban looms". Washington Post. 2024-08-27. Archived from the original on 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ Singh, Ishveena (2024-09-01). "DJI responds to US lawmakers' concerns over ties with Anzu Robotics". DroneDJ. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
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