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Auburn council approves six-year Skydio drone program for first-responder use
Summary
The Auburn City Council voted April 21 to approve a six-year contract with Axon/Skydio to deploy semi-autonomous drone docks for police and fire use. Staff said the system will speed response times, include a public transparency portal and be used for officer safety and firefighting support.
The Auburn City Council on April 21 approved a six-year contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. and Skydio to purchase and operate semi-autonomous Skydio X10 drones and docking stations for first-responder deployments.
Will Matthews, Public Safety Services executive director, told the council the contract covers four Skydio X10 drones, four docking stations and supporting software and services, with a cost listed in the agenda as $89,782.90 for year one and $180,543.66 per year thereafter for a six-year total of $992,501.20. Matthews said the package includes implementation, training, cellular connectivity, maintenance and an equipment refresh midway through the contract term.
Matthews said the system is designed to launch automatically…
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