Aria Insights (Flir)

Aria Insights, Inc. (formerly CyPhy Works, Inc.) was a tethered drone technology company founded in 2008 by iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner. The company pioneered the development of tethered small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), most notably the Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) tethered drone, which connects to a base station via microfilament wire providing continuous power and secure communications for persistent ISR operations. Backed by several top technology investors, Aria ceased operations in March 2019, and FLIR Systems subsequently acquired its intellectual property, multiple patents, and certain operating assets in October 2019 for integration into FLIR's Unmanned Systems and Integrated Solutions Division.