AIM Robotics: The Canadian Company Behind RPAS WILCO
RPAS WILCO is built by AIM Robotics, a drone technology company in Waterloo, Ontario. Who AIM is, what else it builds and how RPAS WILCO grew.
RPAS WILCO is built by AIM Robotics, a Canadian drone technology company based in Waterloo, Ontario. AIM Robotics Inc. launched RPAS WILCO in 2019 and still designs, builds and runs it today.
If you plan flights with RPAS WILCO, hire a pilot on the Marketplace or book a flight review, this is the company behind it.
What AIM Robotics Builds
AIM Robotics works in two areas:
- Tools for drone pilots and teams. That’s RPAS WILCO: flight planning with official NAV CANADA data, compliance records and fleet management, the RPAS WILCO Fly app, the Pilot Marketplace and Flight Reviews.
- Airspace security, defence and public safety. These platforms have their own home on aimrobotics.io, including SafeAirspace and AIM’s work for public safety and airports and critical infrastructure.
Keeping the two apart lets RPAS WILCO stay focused on pilots, while aimrobotics.io covers the organizations that protect airspace.
How RPAS WILCO Grew
- 2019: RPAS WILCO launches as Canada’s first drone platform with official NAV CANADA aeronautical data.
- 2020: RPAS WILCO arrives on iOS and Android.
- 2021: A partnership with the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada (MAAC) brings insurance and compliance tools to recreational pilots.
- 2022: RPAS WILCO Enterprise adds fleet management and team operations for commercial organizations.
- 2023: Airport Safety Management is deployed at Ottawa International Airport (YOW).
- 2024: AIM builds Canada’s first digital flight reviewer network and joins the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo.
- 2025: FlySafe insurance and RPAS WILCO Fly launch, along with support for Transport Canada’s updated regulations and population density mapping for BVLOS operations.
- 2026: RPAS WILCO Viewer, the rFIMS integration, the Pilot Marketplace and the Flight Review finder.
Built in Waterloo
AIM Robotics is based in Waterloo Region. Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is the home airport of AIM and RPAS WILCO, and one of the partner airports in the Airport Safety Management network.
In 2025, AIM was selected for the Accelerator Centre’s Aerospace Accelerator Program. It’s also a member of the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce and the Ontario Aerospace Council.
Recent News From AIM Robotics
- AIM Robotics Qualifies for the Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace
- AIM Robotics Selected for CUAS 2026
For more company news, visit aimrobotics.io.
What It Means for RPAS WILCO Users
- A Canadian company. RPAS WILCO is designed and built in Canada for Canadian airspace rules. RPAS WILCO Fly keeps your flight records on servers in Canada.
- Official data. RPAS WILCO is an official distributor of NAV CANADA aeronautical data. Here’s why that matters.
- Questions? Contact the RPAS WILCO team.