Familiar Defense Systems

The Familiar by Familiar Defense Systems · Patent pending

Summon Familiar

The Familiar is a unique spherical drone with special abilities, bound to its summoner. It protects, follows, and guards its owner from various threats. Using a patent pending form factor, Familiar can help you when no one else is around.

The Familiar, photographed three-quarter view.

Patent pending


Functionality

What it does.

Size: 130 mm. Patent pending.

The completed product

The Familiar you carry.

Finished product, photographed as it is. Not a drawing. Not a cutaway. The companion that stays with you when you are attacked or followed.

The Familiar, studio still.

Custom design

Designed in-house around the person who carries it.

The Familiar is made for the owner, not for a shelf of variants. If custom work is needed later, that is a conversation. Not a catalog. Not a list of sizes.

How you use it

How you use it

You summon it when needed.

Wearable tracker

On you through the day, so it is there when you are attacked or followed.

Summon

You summon it. It takes station beside you. You do not need a phone in your hand.

Familiar in action

In use.

The Familiar in use indoors in an apartment.
The Familiar in use indoors in an office.
The Familiar in use outdoors on a sidewalk.
The Familiar in use outdoors in a park.

Product views

Turnaround.

The Familiar, front view.
The Familiar, three-quarter view.
The Familiar, top view.

Underside and face

Bottom view.

Main face and underside components on the Familiar sphere.

The Familiar, bottom and face view with labeled components.
  • Primary camera — forward optic at the top of the face
  • Equatorial light ring — translucent band around the midsection
  • Sensor array — center 2×2 cluster
  • Mesh panels — speaker / mic grilles on the face
  • Pinhole mics — vertical sense openings on the centerline
  • Lower illuminator — circular light / sensor at the bottom of the face