revolutionize Your Coating Capabilities
Introducing the next generation of surface coating: the patented Apellix Spray Painting Drone™. Developed for advanced contractors and industry leaders, our aerial robotic system is revolutionizing how large-scale, hard-to-reach, or hazardous surfaces are coated. Designed for precision, efficiency, and safety, Apellix drones deliver professional results that help you get the job done — faster and smarter.
Key Features
Semi-Autonomous Flight: Maintain perfect standoff distance, perpendicularity, and speed for uniform coverage using onboard sensors and intelligent software.
Touch-Free Consistency: Smart spray activation ensures the drone only paints under optimal parameters, minimizing overspray, waste, and human risk.
Apply Leading Coating Products: Compatible with water-based, solvent-based, and advanced two-part coatings — including industry-proven solutions like Corrocoat® Plasmet ZF.
Rapid Coverage: Field-tested to efficiently cover 1,000–2,000 sq ft per hour with operational heights up to 165 ft.
Robust Hardware: Includes high-capacity batteries, commercial-grade spray system integration, and a year of hardware/software upgrades. No need for lifts, rope access, and scaffolding; Apellix Power Wash Drones lets you safely clean elevated structures while keeping workers safe on the ground, reducing the risk of injury.
Field Proven Performance
Operates in winds up to 20 mph.
Achieves consistent results on vertical surfaces, even on challenging architectural and industrial structures.
Successfully demonstrated with major industry coatings and contractors.
Join our EXCLUSIVE spray painting drone Beta Program
Receive Complete Drone System with professional installation at your location.
Year of Free Upgrades & Support: Regular hardware and software updates, dedicated development team access, and expert training both onsite and remote.
Embedded Technician: Apellix support during your first projects, including setup, operation, troubleshooting, and feedback integration.
Direct Role in Product Evolution: Your input shapes the technology and prioritizes new features, giving your projects a real competitive edge.
Program Benefits
First-Mover Advantage: Position your business as an innovation leader — apply to be among the exclusive first six contractors worldwide to deploy the Apellix Spray Painting Drone. Act fast as the majority of spots have already been filed.
Safer Operation in Hazardous/Challenging Environments: Minimize the need for lifts, scaffolding, or rope access, improving efficiency and worker safety.
Ideal for Specialized Applications: High-value touch-up, repair, graffiti mitigation, and areas previously inaccessible to traditional equipment.
HOW TO JOIN
Enrollment is limited to a few elite partners. The Beta Program is tailored for AMPP QP1-certified and similar advanced contractors who want to drive the future of automated coatings.Reserve your spot today to secure early access and help shape the next standard in industrial painting.
Drone OPTIONS
Apellix Spray Painting Drones are available in two models: the B2 and the Blue, which is compliant with the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In addition, you can customize your system with several features, including:
Adding a certified parachute recovery system for flights over people (contact us)
Powering the system directly from the ground for extended operations (link)
made in america
All Apellix drones are designed, assembled, and tested in Jacksonville, Florida by Apellix, a U.S. company based on over a decade of research and engineering conducted exclusively within the U.S.
Press release
Want to learn more? Read the full press release for details about this breakthrough deployment and partnership opportunity. Contact us for more information.
Apellix has been an industry pioneer in drone technology since 2016. With multiple patents and a host of industry awards, Apellix is a leader in creating drones that transform the way we work. See the Apellix At Work webpage to see some videos of our systems in action.
Deep Tech Pioneer - by Hello Tomorrow
CoatingsPro Contractor Awards - Winner for “Man vs Drone” cleaning of the City of Wooster Ohio Elevated Water Tower. Read the Case Study here.
Global Impact Award - World Economic Forum - Top Tier Impact.
Innovation of the Year - National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) - For the Apellix Pressure Wash Drone.
Fast Company World Changing Idea - Award honoring innovations for the good of society and the planet.
CEMEX ConTech - Global Finalist in the CEMEX Construction Technology Challenge.
E-Robot Finalist US Department of Energy - Finalist in the E-Robot Competition for our Spray-Painting Drone applying specialty coatings for energy efficiency.
SPRINT Robotics - Award for New Innovative Technology in Inspection, Maintenance or Cleaning.
AkzoNobel Paint the Future Winner – Winner of the Paint the Future competition. This included a three-year Joint development agreement.
Robot Launch Competition - Silicon Valley Robotics, first runner up award.
NACE Innovation of the Year - Innovation of the Year for the Apellix Nondestructive Testing Drone.
Automate – Association for Advanced Automation, first place business plan winner.
SUPX Startup Expo – Business plan competition, first place winner.
SURFACE PREPARATION FOR COATINGS
Prior to painting with our Spray Painting Drone, prepare the surface for a fresh coat with our Power Wash Drones, which comply with several surface preparation standards, including:
SSPC-SP-1 Society for Steel and Protective Coatings, Solvent Cleaning. The removal of visible and non-visible surface contaminants. SSPC-SP1 is a prerequisite to all other SSPC surface profile standards.
ISO 8501-1 Part 2 Preparation of Steel Substrates Before Application of Paints and Related Products.
ISO 8504-1:2019 Part 1 General Principles, Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products - Surface preparation methods, Low Pressure Water Cleaning (LPWC).
ISO 25.220.10 Surface Preparation, including surface preparation for painting, cleaning, scouring, blasting, etc.