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Start a drone cleaning business

Lucid Bots helps you break into commercial cleaning with the Sherpa drone – combining the drone, training, financing and support to help you bring a differentiated service to your market.
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The built environment represents an enormous base of physical assets that must be cleaned, maintained, and protected throughout their useful lives.
two sherpa drones spraying the side of a Hampton Inn
A market built to last

Buildings start aging the day they open

The built environment represents an enormous base of physical assets that must be cleaned, maintained, and protected throughout their useful lives.
$400+ T
Estimated value of the
global built environment
5.9M
Commercial buildings
in the United States

From day one

Weather, water, organic growth, and daily exposure begin affecting a building as soon as construction ends.
Sources: Savills Research and U.S. Energy Information Administration
An early category

The work is established. The method still turns heads.

Commercial properties already pay for exterior cleaning and maintenance. What remains novel in many markets is delivering qualified work with a drone. That gives a new operator the chance to sell a familiar result with a highly visible point of difference.

Sell something customers already understand

Property owners already know their buildings need to be cleaned and maintained. You are not creating demand from scratch.

Sell a better way to get it done

Drone cleaning keeps more work on the ground, reduces dependence on lifts, ropes, and scaffolding, helps crews move more efficiently, and creates less disruption around the property.

Stand out in the market

The Sherpa drone turns heads, gives prospects something to remember, and creates content people want to watch. It is a novelty that earns attention because it also solves a practical access problem.
A complete system

The business behind the Sherpa drone

Lucid Bots helps you configure the platform, prepare the operation, and support the equipment. You build the company that brings it to market.
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The aerial system

The Sherpa drone and Payloads

Sherpa drone and flight controller
Batteries, charging equipment, andt Power Tether
Optional payloads for window cleaning and protective coatings
Accessories and replacement parts
The ground system

The cleaning rig

Compatible pump, water source, hose, and reel
Purification equipment for applications that require it
Chemistry, filtration, metering components, and fittings
Vehicle or trailer for carrying the equipment
Sherpa drone beside a van-mounted exterior cleaning ground system
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Operating readiness

The trained crew

FAA Part 107 certification for commercial U.S. operations
Hands-on flight practice and Sherpa Academy
Job qualification, airspace, weather, and site planning
Hose management and work-zone controls
Customers and growth

The sales and service operation

Prospecting, networking, marketing, and lead generation
Site reviews, estimating, and pricing with SurfaceQuote
Proposals, contracts, scheduling, invoicing, and collections
Recurring maintenance programs and account expansion
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Where you can start

Start focused. Expand from there.

Lucid Bots continues developing and validating additional Payloads, accessories, power configurations, and workflows to help customers expand their offerings.
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Soft washing

Routine exterior cleaning and organic-growth removal on compatible building surfaces.
Learn more about soft washing
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Window cleaning

Touchless commercial-glass maintenance using Window Payload and a purified rinse-water workflow.
Learn more about window cleaning
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Water repellents

Qualified application of compatible water repellents and surface treatments using Shield Payload.
Learn more about water repellants
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Which training options are available?

Sherpa Academy is $100. Exterior Cleaning 101 Class is $3,000 per seat, and On-the-Job Consultation is $5,000. Build an estimate to include the training that fits your team.

How do I know if I'm ready to start a drone cleaning business?

Rate yourself on five things: market potential, available capital, dedicated time, ground operations, and commercial sales ability.

What services can a new drone cleaning business offer?

Most operators start with one service and add more later. The options are soft washing, window cleaning with the Window Payload, and water repellent application with the Shield Payload.

What equipment do I need besides the drone?

On the ground you need a cleaning rig: a compatible pump, water source, hose and reel, purification equipment for jobs that need it, chemistry and fittings, and a vehicle or trailer to haul it all.

Do I need a Part 107 certificate to clean with a drone?

Yes. Commercial drone operations in the U.S. require FAA Part 107 certification.

Get off the ground

Are you ready to start?

Starting a drone cleaning operation requires evaluating your personal readiness across five key pillars: Market Potential, Available Capital, Dedicated Time, Ground Operations, and Commercial Sales ability.
Talk to an expert

Lucid Bots is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based robotics company that builds commercial cleaning drones to take on dull, dirty, and dangerous exterior maintenance work.

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