Manual operation
A future starting point for supervised, human-directed evaluation.
Technology · In development
Designed for the
first critical minutes.
MARDE is exploring complementary aerial and ground systems for broad emergency-response use. Neither system is a finished or tested product.
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MARDE AIR
CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM
MARDE Air
An aerial first-response concept.
MARDE Air is an autonomous aerial-response concept being designed to help bring critical equipment toward an emergency scene. Its intended role is to complement—not replace—professional EMS response.
Status In design
For future experimental development, MARDE is pursuing FAA registration under Part 47 and a Special Airworthiness Certificate in the Experimental Category (SAC-EC). In plain language: this pathway is intended for developing and evaluating an aircraft; it is not authorization for a deployed emergency service.
MARDE Ground
One chassis.
Multiple possible roles.
MARDE Ground is a modular autonomous ground-robot concept in design. A shared chassis could support swappable payload modules—such as an AED—while allowing the underlying system to evolve deliberately.
Status In design
The modular approach is intentionally described at a high level while MARDE continues its design and intellectual-property work.
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MARDE GROUND
MODULAR CONCEPT
A future roadmap
Progress, with
appropriate oversight.
Development would move from manual systems toward higher levels of autonomy only as safety work, testing, and approvals support it.
Semi-autonomous operation
A future phase pursuing defined assistive capabilities with human oversight.
Full autonomy
A long-term goal, subject to safety validation and applicable approvals.
Long-term regulatory pathway
Two domains.
A careful approach.
FAA Future aerial operation will require an aviation pathway appropriate to the work and operating context — including Part 47 registration and SAC-EC for experimental development.
FDA If MARDE develops medical-device payload modules, FDA 510(k) clearance would be a future-stage milestone—not a current status.