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EXEDY Drones.

EXEDY Drones is the US agricultural-drone unit of EXEDY Corporation (Japan), based at EXEDY Globalparts in Van Buren Township, Michigan. AYRE CX: 15 gal (56.8 L) tank, up to 40 ft swath, 0.5–12.7 gal/min, 34 Ah battery, 31 mph, RTK, centrifugal nozzles. Dealer network via AcuSpray.

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At a glance.

Markets: Spray drones

People

The team.

Scott Binder

VP engineering, operations, and technology

Field relationships · EXEDY Drones

Customers & deployments.

Robot · EXEDY AYRE CX

AcuSpray ↗

Distributor / dealer · Active · Dealer / distributor · US

Blissfield, Michigan · United States

US dealer and service network

EXEDY Exedy Drones will be backed by a nationwide dealer and service network powered by AcuSpray.

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Product family · 1 robot

The machines.

EXEDY Drones

EXEDY Drones

Shipping

EXEDY AYRE CX

US-built AYRE CX spray-and-spread drone. Official listing (4 Nov 2026): 13.2 gal / 50 L tank, 18.5 gal hopper, 0.5–12.7 gal/min, 34 Ah, 45 mph max. Founders Series reservations for the first 500 aircraft through authorized dealers; first 150 include a 15,000 W charger listed as $1,100 value. Build Log targets spring 2027 delivery. No published purchase price.

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Categories · EXEDY Drones

Where they work.

Spraying

Press

Press.

Trade press · EXEDY AYRE CX · Nov 2, 2026

Exedy Drones opens reservations amid US spray drone shakeup ↗

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Scott Binder · VP engineering, operations, and technology

Scott Binder, VP engineering, operations, and technology, says Exedy is taking $1,000 reservations for the first 500 aircraft, with $750 refundable until customers convert to a purchase deposit. First deliveries targeted for spring 2027. 50-liter / 13 gallon tank. FCC Conditional Approval DA 26-768. Assembled in Southeast Michigan. That $1,000 figure is not a published purchase price.

Updates

News & developments.

Company news · Oct 9, 2026

US spray drone market “very much in flux”, says ASDC ↗

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American Spray Drone Coalition president Eric Ringer says US new spray-drone sales fell from 8,950 in 2024 to 3,711 in 2025 (about 60%), mainly from CBP blocks on some DJI shipments, while registrations rose 45.6% and sprayed acres rose 58.7% to 16.4 million. DJI’s share of annual registrations fell from 83.8% in 2023 to 52.4% in 2025 as XAG, EAVision, and Talos gained. Names Exedy Drones, Revolution Drones, Hylio, Agri Spray Drones, Ceres Air, and American Autonomy.