AI Drone ChatBot. $2M+ startup, 4 screens, 1 chat: how drone pilots talk to AI

Updated 19 September 2026

Year:: 2023
Industry:: AI MilTech
Services:: UX/UI design; Product design; Motion
Result:: Product launch; $2M+ raised
Stage:: Startup

Tablet view with a 3D city map and drone specs

Chat, live video and mission timer in one view

Grid, circular and polygon missions on watchOS

In the press · Zentrum Liberale Moderne

“Marketing can support our army too.”

Original, in German: „Auch mit Marketing kann man unsere Armee unterstützen.“

A report on how Ukrainian business and civil society work with the defence sector names Figmatica as a firm that helps defence-tech companies present their projects and win international investors.

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An AI startup was building a chatbot that lets teams talk to their drones in plain language: send a unit to a location, run a mapping mission, check battery and live video. The client is under NDA. They needed a product design team that could turn a technical idea into an interface people trust in the field.

We joined as the startup's dedicated UX/UI team and treated the conversation itself as the control. Chat, live video and the map sit in one view, so the operator never switches context. The interface is dark and calm, with one signal orange that keeps attention on the drone.

User flows, a chat interface for desktop, tablet, phone and Apple Watch, mission types and the motion that presents them. The startup launched the product and raised $2M+, and the Behance case was featured in the UI/UX gallery.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this topic

How do you design a chatbot interface for drone operators?

Treat the conversation as the control panel. In AI Drone ChatBot the chat, the live video and the map live in one view, and every answer from the bot comes back as something visual: a highlighted area, a mission card, a timer. The operator never has to leave the conversation to act on it.

What does a UX process for an AI product look like?

For AI Drone ChatBot we went from design goals and competitor analysis to user research across B2B and B2C users, then sketches, UX/UI design and testing with iteration. User flowcharts mapped every path, from sign-up and adding a robot to fleet management and support requests.

Should a drone control app work on phones and smartwatches?

Yes, if operators move around. We designed AI Drone ChatBot for desktop, tablet, iPhone and Apple Watch. Each screen size keeps a different depth of control, and the watch shows only the live feed, drone status and quick mission types.

How can a design studio work as a startup's dedicated UX/UI team?

Figmatica joined the AI Drone ChatBot startup as its dedicated UX/UI team, with designers, a design lead, a project lead and a delivery manager working inside the product process. The startup launched the product and raised $2M+.

Why use motion design in an AI product presentation?

A chatbot that moves drones is hard to explain with static screens. For AI Drone ChatBot we animated the real flows in After Effects: a request, the drone card, the mission on the map. The Behance case built from them was featured in the UI/UX gallery.

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