BRINC Drones

BRINC designs and builds drones, docking stations and software for public safety agencies. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and says its products are designed, supported and made in the USA. Founder and CEO Blake Resnick started BRINC in response to the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas shooting. BRINC says over 900 public safety agencies in all 50 states use its systems.

Products

• Guardian: large outdoor drone with 62 minutes of flight time, 60 mph top speed, satellite connectivity, dual 4K visual sensors with 640x total zoom and dual HD thermal sensors; the homepage lists coverage of 200 square miles
• Guardian Station: drone dock with robotic battery and payload swapping that stores 4 battery sets
• Responder: mid-size 911 response drone with 42 minutes of flight time, 40x zoom, a 640px thermal camera and a loudspeaker, covering 28 square miles
• Responder Station: dock for the Responder
• LEMUR 2: indoor tactical drone with LiDAR that builds floor plans in real time, and a glass breaker attachment
• BRINC Ball: throwable communications device with 20-hour talk time
• LiveOps: browser-based platform for teleoperation, live streams, maps and evidence storage

Services

The Safeguard program covers hardware and software upgrades, unlimited repair and replacement, loaner equipment, cellular data and storage. It includes POST-certified on-site training and a dedicated customer experience manager. BRINC also helps with policy development, Part 107 and COA planning, and grant applications.

Customers and markets

Customers are police departments, fire services, and search and rescue teams. Uses include drone as first responder (DFR) programs, barricade and hostage situations, hazmat response, and delivery of items such as Narcan and AEDs. BRINC reports an average drone arrival time of 70 seconds on 911 calls. It states its systems are NDAA, CJIS and SOC2 compliant.

History

Resnick left Northwestern University to work on drone technology. After the 2017 shooting he went on callouts with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department SWAT team to develop an indoor tactical drone. The company later opened its Seattle headquarters to scale engineering and manufacturing.