Our Story
In 2013, Archer CEO, founder, and sUAS enthusiast, Gordon Folkes, set out to utilize the speed and athleticism of sUAS for good. As a former lifeguard, Gordon was familiar with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), one of the leading causes of death in the United States.
Knowing that the greatest obstacle was getting an AED to a victim in need within a few short minutes before brain damage or death occurred, Gordon decided to turn his focus toward sUAS deployment to reach victims in less than five minutes from dispatch. Archer’s unique approach addresses all aspects of sUAS deployment, not just the vehicle itself.
Archer First Response Systems (ArcherFRS), a 911 integrated technology that delivers an automated external defibrillator (AED) and other time-sensitive medical supplies directly to victims in need was born. The intellectual property created for ArcherFRS to take flight gave way to an entire line of vehicle housing units, flight and fleet management software, mapping, geographic information systems and other technologies that can be tailor-made to suit endless applications.