Brent McLaughlin brings a wealth of experience and a vast engineering background to lead Asylon’s field operations and the 24/7 Robotic Security Operations Center, which manages drone and ground robot missions nationwide.
Brent McLaughlin is a Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer at Asylon Robotics. An Oklahoma native and MIT-trained aerospace engineer, Brent co-founded Asylon in 2015 with his classmates Damon Henry and Adam Mohamed.
Before co-founding Asylon, Brent spent five and a half years at Johns Hopkins University where he earned his M.S. in Computer Science while working as an Engineer and Analyst at the University’s Applied Physics Laboratory supporting US defense programs. Since forming Asylon, Brent has transitioned from engineering/technical work to client success and operations. Today, his main focus is on what’s best for the client.
Under his co-leadership, Asylon has achieved 400,000+ combined security missions, 150,000+ miles walked by DroneDog, and 500 patrols per day. He has driven the company to nine FAA Beyond Visual Line of Sight waivers, among the most permissive in the industry, and along with his co-founders, holds multiple patents covering autonomous battery exchange, drone alarm response, and precision landing systems.
In His Own Words
2015 – PresentCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer |
2010 – 2016Engineer and Analyst |
ASTM InternationalStandards Sub-Committee Member
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Community Drone Alliance (CDA)Participant and Advocate |
FAA BEYOND ProgramIndustry Participant |
2026EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Philadelphia Finalist |
2019First customer: Ford |
$26 MillionSeries B funding |
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