Beach backup flotation — for operators, families & municipalities

Families and beach businesses get backup flotation to a swept swimmer before help arrives.

RipDrone is a season-ready flotation-drop system with operator training and on-site setup, delivered before your stated season-open date. For Florida Atlantic surf camps, that is typically June 1.

How it works: a swimmer activates their wristband, the airframe launches and flies to their location, and it drops a self-inflating flotation tube. The SOS alert goes to your designated operators by SMS and phone call — it does not contact public emergency services.

Reserve Business — $9,750 deposit

Reserve Consumer — $4,995 deposit Reserve Government — $17,250 deposit Or join the waitlist

Backup flotation only. RipDrone is not a U.S. Coast Guard–approved personal flotation device (PFD), not a guarantee against drowning or injury, and not a replacement for instructors or lifeguards.

Three systems

Three systems. One platform.

Every RipDrone system delivers backup flotation the same way. What changes is scale, durability, and the software around it. Most operators start with the Business package.

Most operators start here

Business

Resorts, coastal hotels, and surf & beach operations — including Florida surf schools.

Operator-branded flotation-drop system with drop-ready airframe
100 waterproof SOS wristbands + 100 self-inflating flotation tubes
AI-assisted panic-behaviour identification
3-year AI software subscription
Operator training + on-site setup day (one-day VLOS checklist)

MSRP

$19,500

50% deposit to reserve: $9,750

Reserve Business — $9,750 deposit

Consumer

Beach-going families, for personal use by your household.

One drop-ready flotation-drop airframe
10 waterproof SOS wristbands + 10 self-inflating flotation tubes
Personal setup guidance

MSRP

$9,995

50% deposit to reserve: $4,995

Reserve Consumer — $4,995 deposit

A personal-use tool for added peace of mind at the beach. It does not replace adult supervision, swimming lessons, lifeguards, or posted safety rules — always swim near a lifeguard.

Government

Municipalities and public beach-safety programs.

High-durability airframe with onboard camera
Solar charging base
AI swimmer-tracking — roadmap / in development
No wristbands required
5-year hardware replacement coverage + 5-year AI software subscription

MSRP

$34,500

50% deposit to reserve: $17,250

Reserve Government — $17,250 deposit

The guarantee

The season-open guarantee — all paid tiers.

If the system is not flight-ready and your designated operator has not cleared the one-day visual-line-of-sight (VLOS) checklist by your stated season-open or go-live date, we refund all amounts you have paid in full, or, at your choice, we redo the training and setup day at our cost.

A full cash refund requires the return of all kit hardware in resalable condition within 14 days of the missed date. Otherwise, the refund is limited to the unearned portion of your deposit.

After you reserve

What happens once you place a deposit.

Your 50% deposit is held. It reserves your build slot and locks today’s price — it is not spent on delivery yet.
We confirm your season-open / go-live date and your designated operator.
The remaining balance is due before your system ships.
Hardware is released to you on final payment.

Reserve

Reserve a system.

Secure card checkout is being finalised. Reserving by email now holds your build slot at today’s price; we send your payment link within one business day. Every deposit is covered by the season-open guarantee above.

Reserve Business — $9,750 deposit Reserve Consumer — $4,995 deposit Reserve Government — $17,250 deposit

Not ready to reserve?

Join the waitlist.

We’ll contact you when card checkout opens and before each production run. The waitlist does not place a deposit.

Prefer email? Write to support@ripdrone.com.

Read this first

What RipDrone is — and isn’t.

RipDrone delivers backup flotation: it helps a swimmer in difficulty stay above water in the minutes before trained help reaches them.

Backup flotation only. It is not a U.S. Coast Guard–approved personal flotation device (PFD).
Not an emergency-response service and not a guarantee against drowning or injury.
It does not replace instructors, lifeguards, adult supervision, or posted beach-safety rules.
The SOS alert notifies your designated operators by SMS and phone call. It does not contact public emergency services or dispatch.
AI features are listed by system. Where a feature is marked roadmap or in development, it is not yet available.
Always follow posted beach warnings and flag systems, and always swim near a lifeguard.