--- title: Company | Exyn description: Exyn is the global leader in autonomous mapping and perception-driven navigation for GPS-denied, complex, and safety-critical environments. image: https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/exyn-logo_horiz-white.svg --- [![exyn-logo-wt](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/exyn-logo-wt.png?length=300&name=exyn-logo-wt.png "exyn-logo-wt") ](https://www.exyn.com/?hsLang=en) - Hardware - [Nexys](https://www.exyn.com/en/products/exyn-nexys) - [Accessories](https://www.exyn.com/nexys-accessories) - [Platforms](https://www.exyn.com/nexys-platforms) - Software - [ExynAI](https://www.exyn.com/exynai-autonomy-and-mapping) - [ExynAI SDK](https://www.exyn.com/products/exynai-sdk) - [ExynView](https://www.exyn.com/exynview-software) - Industries - [Mining](https://www.exyn.com/industries/mining-cavity-monitoring) - [Construction](https://www.exyn.com/industries/construction-aec-scan-to-bim) - [Geospatial](https://www.exyn.com/industries/geospatial-surveying-mapping) - [Oil & Gas](https://www.exyn.com/industries/oil-and-gas-lidar-survey) - [Defense](https://www.exyn.com/industries/defense) - About - [Company](https://www.exyn.com/about/company) - [Investor Relations](https://investors.exyn.com/) - [Team, Board, & Advisors](https://www.exyn.com/about/team) - [Careers](https://www.exyn.com/about/careers) - [Contact Us](https://www.exyn.com/about/contact) - Resources - [Nexys Knowledge Base](https://www.exyn.com/knowledge-base) - [Upcoming Events](https://www.exyn.com/upcoming-events) - [Resources](https://www.exyn.com/resources) - [Blog](https://www.exyn.com/news) - Partners - [Distributors & Partners](https://www.exyn.com/distributors-partners) - [Channel Partner Portal](https://www.exyn.com/channel-partner-portal) - [Become a Partner](https://www.exyn.com/become-a-partner) - [Defense](https://www.exyn.com/industries/defense) - [Purchase](https://www.exyn.com/purchase) [![Request a Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/8300473/57396f92-3fbc-42c5-bbd2-fbf6fcbf28fe.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/8300473/57396f92-3fbc-42c5-bbd2-fbf6fcbf28fe) - Hardware - [Nexys](https://www.exyn.com/en/products/exyn-nexys) - [Accessories](https://www.exyn.com/nexys-accessories) - [Platforms](https://www.exyn.com/nexys-platforms) - Software - [ExynAI](https://www.exyn.com/exynai-autonomy-and-mapping) - [ExynAI SDK](https://www.exyn.com/products/exynai-sdk) - [ExynView](https://www.exyn.com/exynview-software) - Industries - [Mining](https://www.exyn.com/industries/mining-cavity-monitoring) - [Construction](https://www.exyn.com/industries/construction-aec-scan-to-bim) - [Geospatial](https://www.exyn.com/industries/geospatial-surveying-mapping) - [Oil & Gas](https://www.exyn.com/industries/oil-and-gas-lidar-survey) - [Defense](https://www.exyn.com/industries/defense) - About - [Company](https://www.exyn.com/about/company) - [Investor Relations](https://investors.exyn.com/) - [Team, Board, & Advisors](https://www.exyn.com/about/team) - [Careers](https://www.exyn.com/about/careers) - [Contact Us](https://www.exyn.com/about/contact) - Resources - [Nexys Knowledge Base](https://www.exyn.com/knowledge-base) - [Upcoming Events](https://www.exyn.com/upcoming-events) - [Resources](https://www.exyn.com/resources) - [Blog](https://www.exyn.com/news) - Partners - [Distributors & Partners](https://www.exyn.com/distributors-partners) - [Channel Partner Portal](https://www.exyn.com/channel-partner-portal) - [Become a Partner](https://www.exyn.com/become-a-partner) - [Defense](https://www.exyn.com/industries/defense) - [Purchase](https://www.exyn.com/purchase) [![Request a Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/8300473/57396f92-3fbc-42c5-bbd2-fbf6fcbf28fe.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/8300473/57396f92-3fbc-42c5-bbd2-fbf6fcbf28fe) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/corner-data-pattern-top-left.svg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/slicegray.svg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/slicegray.svg) Collaborative people building collaborative robots Exyn is pioneering autonomous aerial robot systems for complex, GPS-denied environments. [We're Hiring](https://www.exyn.com/about/careers?hsLang=en) ** ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/corner-data-pattern.png) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/largeslice.svg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/top-particle.svg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/bottomparticle.svg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/slicegray.svg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/XCELLENCE-1st.png?length=500&name=XCELLENCE-1st.png) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/top-workplace-logo.png?length=500&name=top-workplace-logo.png) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Inc.%205000%20Primary%20Black%20Stacked%20Logo.png?length=500&name=Inc.%205000%20Primary%20Black%20Stacked%20Logo.png) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sxsw.png?length=500&name=sxsw.png) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RBR50_2020_logo.png?length=500&name=RBR50_2020_logo.png) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/devies.png?length=500&name=devies.png) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MM_awards_logo_CMYK_Winner2019.jpeg?length=500&name=MM_awards_logo_CMYK_Winner2019.jpeg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/penn-center-for-innovation-awards.png?length=500&name=penn-center-for-innovation-awards.png) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/bottom_right.svg) ![office-color-header](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/office-color-header.jpg?length=700&name=office-color-header.jpg "office-color-header") ## Our Company Exyn is pioneering autonomous aerial robot systems for complex, GPS-denied environments. The company’s full-stack solution enables flexible deployment of single or multi-robots that can intelligently navigate and dynamically adapt to complex environments in real-time. [See press](https://www.exyn.com/press?hsLang=en) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/largeslice.svg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/top-particle.svg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/bottomparticle.svg) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/slicegray.svg) ![about2](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Exyn_Technologies_September_2020/images/about2.jpg?length=700&name=about2.jpg "about2") ## Our Team Exyn is powered by a team of experts in autonomous systems, robotics, and industrial engineering, and has drawn talent from Penn’s world-renowned GRASP Laboratory as well as other storied research institutions. With a breadth of experience from Boeing, Qualcomm, Magic Leap, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and United Technologies Research Center, altogether our technical team boasts an aggregate of over 76 years of post undergraduate experience, and includes multiple DARPA Urban Challenge veterans. [Meet the Team](https://www.exyn.com/about/team?hsLang=en) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/corner-data-pattern.png) ## We're on a mission Our Vision A future where autonomous navigation and mapping is a foundational technology. Our Mission To make working in the world’s most challenging environments safer, smarter, and more efficient. ## History of Exyn ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-04-26%20at%207.43.33%20PM.png) ### 2014 Founded by Nader Elm and Dr. Vijay Kumar as a spin out of The University of Pennsylvania's General Robotics, Automation, Sensing & Perception (GRASP) Lab ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-04-26%20at%207.06.58%20PM.png) ### 2015 Exyn opens its first office at Pennovation. Inaugural flights of ExynAI begin. ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-04-26%20at%207.39.42%20PM.png) ### 2016 First Autonomous GPS-denied flights with ExynAI. Expand offices to Venture F0rth (NE Philadelphia) ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/exyn-at-the-museum.jpg) ### 2017 Launch of our first pilot project. Awarded Startup of the Year from Penn's Center for Innovation. Further office expansion to Washington Avenue in Philadelphia. Invited to fly the first ever aircraft inside the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-04-26%20at%207.34.27%20PM.png) ### 2018 Exyn begins underground testing of ExynAI including demonstrations for SEPTA and Dundee Precious Metals. Joined Team PLUTO to compete in the DARPA SubT Challenge. ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-04-26%20at%207.11.55%20PM.png) ### 2019 Raised $16+ million in Series A round, filed first round of patents with USPTO, and delivered the first set of Exyn A3R's to Dundee Precious Metals. ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-04-21%20at%208.54.03%20AM-1.png) ### 2020 Exyn unveils its product line for the mining industry, the ExynAero and ExynPak ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/sudbury-office-1.jpg) ### 2021 Exyn opens it's first Canadian office at the NORCAT Underground Centre ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/Exyn-Trimble-Spot-X7-construction-small.jpg) ### 2022 Exyn ranks #177 on the Inc. 5000, and unveil AL4 autonomous exploration on a Boston Dynamics Spot with Trimble x7 payload ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/Nexys/Nexys-backpack-construction-sm.jpg) ### 2024 Exyn Launches Nexys, a revolutionary 3D mapping ecosystem & modular autonomy payload. ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/Range%20Logo%20-%20Full%20Color%20-%20High-Res.png) ### 2025 Exyn launches Range to deliver mission-ready autonomy and modular robotic capabilities for defense and other high-consequence environments where GPS-denied performance, flexibility, and rapid deployment matter most. Range is a fully-owned subsidiary of Exyn. ![](https://www.exyn.com/hubfs/2026%20Rebrand/exyn-nexys-cl-bk.png) ### 2026 Exyn Technologies rebrands to Exyn to better reflect who we are today and where we’re headed next -- expanding our technology, our customer base, and the environments we serve. ## Read the latest insights from Exyn experts. ** 6 minute read April 22, 2026| [From the Field to Philly: Reflections from the 2026 Exyn User Summit](https://www.exyn.com/news/from-the-field-to-philly-reflections-from-the-exyn-user-summit?hsLang=en) [Read More](https://www.exyn.com/news/from-the-field-to-philly-reflections-from-the-exyn-user-summit?hsLang=en) ** 6 minute read March 5, 2026| [Robotics](https://www.exyn.com/news/tag/robotics?hsLang=en) [Geo Week 2026 Wrap-Up: Mobile Mapping, Autonomy, and Real-World Workflows in Focus](https://www.exyn.com/news/geo-week-2026-wrap-up-mobile-mapping-autonomy-and-real-world-workflows-in-focus?hsLang=en) [Read More](https://www.exyn.com/news/geo-week-2026-wrap-up-mobile-mapping-autonomy-and-real-world-workflows-in-focus?hsLang=en) ** 7 minute read February 16, 2026| [Teamwork](https://www.exyn.com/news/tag/teamwork?hsLang=en) [The Sales Tools That Help Exyn Partners Win More Business](https://www.exyn.com/news/the-sales-tools-that-help-exyn-partners-win-more-business?hsLang=en) [Read More](https://www.exyn.com/news/the-sales-tools-that-help-exyn-partners-win-more-business?hsLang=en) - Hardware - [Nexys](https://www.exyn.com/en/products/exyn-nexys) - [Accessories](https://www.exyn.com/nexys-accessories) - [Platforms](https://www.exyn.com/nexys-platforms) - Software - [ExynAI](https://www.exyn.com/exynai-autonomy-and-mapping) - [ExynAI SDK](https://www.exyn.com/products/exynai-sdk) - [ExynView](https://www.exyn.com/exynview-software) - Industries - [Mining](https://www.exyn.com/industries/mining-cavity-monitoring) - [Construction](https://www.exyn.com/industries/construction-aec-scan-to-bim) - [Geospatial](https://www.exyn.com/industries/geospatial-surveying-mapping) - [Oil & Gas](https://www.exyn.com/industries/oil-and-gas-lidar-survey) - [Defense](https://www.exyn.com/industries/defense) - About - [Company](https://www.exyn.com/about/company) - [Investor Relations](https://investors.exyn.com/) - [Team, Board, & Advisors](https://www.exyn.com/about/team) - [Careers](https://www.exyn.com/about/careers) - [Contact Us](https://www.exyn.com/about/contact) - Resources - [Nexys Knowledge Base](https://www.exyn.com/knowledge-base) - [Upcoming Events](https://www.exyn.com/upcoming-events) - [Resources](https://www.exyn.com/resources) - [Blog](https://www.exyn.com/news) - Partners - [Distributors & Partners](https://www.exyn.com/distributors-partners) - [Channel Partner Portal](https://www.exyn.com/channel-partner-portal) - [Become a Partner](https://www.exyn.com/become-a-partner) - [Defense](https://www.exyn.com/industries/defense) - [Purchase](https://www.exyn.com/purchase) ![exyn-logo-wt](https://www.exyn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/exyn-logo-wt.png?length=300&name=exyn-logo-wt.png "exyn-logo-wt") Copyright © 2026 Exyn Technologies [(215) 999-0200](tel:+1%20215%20999-0200) [Contact Us](https://www.exyn.com/about/contact?hsLang=en) [Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information](https://www.exyn.com/about/company#) [ Data Privacy Rights Form](https://my.datasubject.com/AzqgT7Th06O5n7f37/26903)