Lucid Bots

Lucid Bots


Headquarters: Charlotte, NC

States manufacturing in: NC



About

Lucid Bots is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based robotics company founded in 2018 that manufactures drones and robots designed for exterior cleaning and surface maintenance work. The company’s flagship product is the Sherpa drone, a multirotor platform equipped with a high-pressure spray system for washing building facades, solar panels, and other elevated surfaces. Lucid Bots engineers, manufactures, and supports its products at its Charlotte headquarters, and all production is conducted domestically. In 2024, the company acquired Avianna, an AI autonomy company, to expand autonomous capabilities across its robot fleet. The company is Y Combinator-backed, serves operators across more than 40 U.S. states, and appeared on the Inc. 5000 list as the fastest-growing robotics manufacturer in 2024.