Shields Up! New Device Promises to Ward Off Unwanted Drones
ApolloShield’s $30,000 box enters a market that includes anti-drone ray guns, cargo nets, and–yes–trained attack birds.
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Innovators Nimo Shkedy and Gilad Beeri
Ages 33 and 30
Co-founders of ApolloShield, a year-old startup in Palo Alto.
Form and function
The ApolloShield, which looks like a home internet router, uses radio waves to prevent small drones from flying overhead. Unlike the radar-based systems that can only detect drones, it promises to get rid of them.