BRINC, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, develops and manufactures drones for public safety agencies in the United States. The company describes itself as America's leading developer of public safety drones and offers a connected ecosystem of hardware, software, and services built exclusively for that market. Its products are manufactured in the United States, supported by a domestically based supply chain.
Engineering work at BRINC spans drone technology, unmanned aerial systems, tactical robotics, satellite connectivity, real-time video and situational awareness, communication systems, and the integration of hardware with software. The product line includes the Lemur 2, an indoor tactical drone designed to access unsafe areas and communicate with individuals in crisis; Responder, an outdoor response drone that delivers real-time visual data to first responders before they arrive on scene; and Guardian, described as the world's first satellite-connected 911 response drone.
The company also runs a Drone as First Responder (DFR) programme, in which drones answer 911 calls and provide situational awareness ahead of officers on the ground; BRINC states that DFR units respond to 911 calls in under 70 seconds. According to the company, its systems have been deployed by more than 900 public safety agencies across all 50 US states, serving law enforcement, emergency response and 911 response customers.
BRINC was founded in the aftermath of the 2017 Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting, with the stated aim of improving public safety and de-escalating dangerous situations. The company frames its work around reducing risk to first responders and to the public, and notes that founder Blake Resnick left Northwestern University to pursue the mission after witnessing mass casualty events firsthand.
