Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI)

Software Infrastructure

Develops autonomous landing and take-off systems (ALTA) for eVTOL aircraft operations

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Highlights

1 fact

Tracked signals (12mo) 12
confidence not yet assessed as of 20 May 2026
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — Tracked signals (12mo): 12. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-05-20; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:signal_count

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_bell-dancy-industries-bdi_signal_count,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — Tracked signals (12mo)},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:signal_count},
  note = {As of 2026-05-20; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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What they do

2 products

ProductLaunchEnvironmentStatusCitation
ALTA (Autonomous Landing and Take-off Assistant) 2025 Aerial LIMITED
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — Product: ALTA (Autonomous Landing and Take-off Assistant). robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:product:alta-autonomous-landing-and-take-off-assistant

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_bell-dancy-industries-bdi_product_alta-autonomous-landing-and-take-off-assistant,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:product:alta-autonomous-landing-and-take-off-assistant},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
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SafeLand Program 2026 Aerial LIMITED
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — Product: SafeLand Program. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:product:safeland-program

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_bell-dancy-industries-bdi_product_safeland-program,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:product:safeland-program},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Scale & activity

4 deals · 12 signals

12 tracked signals latest 20 May 2026
DateDealValue / typeEvidenceCitation
19 May 2026 BDI and Miami-Dade Aviation Department AAM Infrastructure Partnership PARTNERSHIP source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — PARTNERSHIP: BDI and Miami-Dade Aviation Department AAM Infrastructure Partnership. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-05-19; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:deal:2026-05-19-partnership

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_bell-dancy-industries-bdi_deal_2026-05-19-partnership,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — PARTNERSHIP},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:deal:2026-05-19-partnership},
  note = {As of 2026-05-19; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "note": "As of 2026-05-19; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
3 Dec 2025 BDI and Signature Aviation AAM Infrastructure Partnership PARTNERSHIP source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — PARTNERSHIP: BDI and Signature Aviation AAM Infrastructure Partnership. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-12-03; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:deal:2025-12-03-partnership

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_bell-dancy-industries-bdi_deal_2025-12-03-partnership,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — PARTNERSHIP},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:deal:2025-12-03-partnership},
  note = {As of 2025-12-03; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "note": "As of 2025-12-03; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
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Undated BDI and FDOT SunTrax AAM Testing Partnership PARTNERSHIP source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — PARTNERSHIP: BDI and FDOT SunTrax AAM Testing Partnership. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:deal:undated-partnership-bdi-and-fdot-suntrax-aam-testing-partnership

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_bell-dancy-industries-bdi_deal_undated-partnership-bdi-and-fdot-suntrax-aam-testing-partnership,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — PARTNERSHIP},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:deal:undated-partnership-bdi-and-fdot-suntrax-aam-testing-partnership},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
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Undated BDI NASA and UCLA ALTA Development Collaboration PARTNERSHIP source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — PARTNERSHIP: BDI NASA and UCLA ALTA Development Collaboration. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:deal:undated-partnership-bdi-nasa-and-ucla-alta-development-collaboration

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_bell-dancy-industries-bdi_deal_undated-partnership-bdi-nasa-and-ucla-alta-development-collaboration,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — PARTNERSHIP},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:deal:undated-partnership-bdi-nasa-and-ucla-alta-development-collaboration},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Deployment sites: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Network

1 person

PersonRoleCitation
Darrell Bell CEO
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — Person: Darrell Bell — CEO. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:person:darrell-bell

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_bell-dancy-industries-bdi_person_darrell-bell,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/bell-dancy-industries-bdi/#fact:bell-dancy-industries-bdi:person:darrell-bell},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "author": [
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  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Competitors: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Analysis

Research Report: Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI)

quick report · 20 May 2026 · 12 sources · 1,976 words

This report examines Bell-Dancy Industries, a Los Angeles-based developer of autonomous infrastructure software for advanced air mobility and unmanned aerial systems. It covers the company's flagship ALTA system, pilot partnerships with major U.S. airports (San José and Miami-Dade), and its market position as a provider of airport-side digital safety frameworks for eVTOL operations.

What the full report unlocks
  • Research methods and evidence notes
  • Market implications and peer comparison
  • Risk register and source appendix
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Dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15 · schema 1.0.0 · data changed 23 Jul 2026

People1

Named individuals associated with this company.

  • Darrell BellCEO

Deals & events4

Funding, contracts, partnerships and acquisitions on record.

Signals1

Collected mentions that contributed to this profile.

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