The application maps 17.1 million commercial buildings, generates cleaning job estimates, and integrates AI-powered assistance to help independent operators compete in the commercial services market.
The adoption of robotics across traditional industries is creating opportunities beyond the automation of individual tasks. In sectors such as commercial maintenance, technology is also changing how businesses identify customers, price services, and organize their operations.
SkyPSI is targeting that opportunity with Operator+, a free application designed to connect independent drone operators with commercial exterior cleaning projects across the United States.
The Dallas-based technology company announced the nationwide availability of the platform, which maps 17.1 million commercial buildings and generates estimated prices for drone-powered cleaning jobs. According to SkyPSI, the average project represented in the application is worth approximately $13,500.
Users can access the building estimates with a Google account. The platform also offers scheduling, customer and job management, online invoicing, and an AI-powered virtual assistant. Paid subscriptions provide immediate contact information for the decision-makers responsible for commercial property contracts.
Operator+ is built around three main capabilities: nationwide commercial building access, automated project estimates through SkyEstimate, and an AI assistant called Sky.
SkyEstimate calculates the potential value of cleaning a particular property and explains the methodology behind the figure. This gives independent operators a reference point when evaluating potential projects and preparing quotes.
Sky, meanwhile, functions as a virtual crew chief, answering questions and directing operators toward buildings that match their crews’ capabilities.
The platform also consolidates operational tools that small contractors might otherwise need to manage through separate applications. Its free account includes access to estimates, scheduling, customer records, job tracking, and online invoicing. Paid plans add direct access to commercial property decision-makers, while new accounts receive a 30-day Starter trial.
For SkyPSI founder Vic Pellicano, the product addresses an information imbalance between large contractors and smaller service providers.
Big companies typically have dedicated estimators and sales teams to identify projects and determine pricing. Smaller crews, often operating with a drone and a pickup truck, have traditionally had to rely on guesswork to find customers and establish what to charge.
“Every building in your city is a job somebody is going to get paid for. The only question is whether you know about it,” Pellicano said.
The company’s approach also connects software with physical infrastructure. SkyPSI sells commercial cleaning contracts, trains and certifies independent operators, provides professional cleaning drones, and stands behind the completed jobs.
The model is designed to support the delivery of commercial services rather than simply provide a marketplace for leads.
The opportunity is particularly relevant to the commercial cleaning industry, which SkyPSI estimates could reach $860 billion by 2034. The company also claims that robots currently handle barely 1% of commercial cleaning work, suggesting substantial room for automation.
Exterior facade maintenance is one area where drone technology could change established operating practices. Conventional cleaning methods can require workers to operate at significant heights using ropes and specialized equipment, increasing both project complexity and safety considerations.
Drone-powered services offer an alternative in which operators can work from the ground while an FAA-certified pilot controls the aircraft. According to SkyPSI, this approach could make more frequent building maintenance economically viable, allowing properties that previously received annual facade cleaning to be serviced several times a year.
Operator+ follows SkyPSI’s initial launch in August 2026 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Although the company originally planned to expand through the Texas Triangle before reaching other American markets, the application is now accessible to operators in cities including Phoenix, Pittsburgh, and Portland.
The company also sees potential beyond exterior cleaning. Its underlying platform is designed to support additional commercial equipment and services, potentially giving independent operators more ways to generate revenue through the same infrastructure.
Pellicano believes this opportunity reflects a broader shift in how robotics could shape entrepreneurship.
“I grew up in a trailer park and lived out of my car. Nobody told me which direction to head to,” he said. “Operator+ is the map. It tells a working person where the money is on their own street, and it doesn’t cost them a dime to look.”
He also described the broader ambition behind the company’s business model: “The robot economy is going to create millions of small businesses. Cleaning is the first door we’re opening. It won’t be the last.”
For SkyPSI, the next stage involves extending the infrastructure beyond its initial cleaning applications. The company’s strategy rests on the possibility that robotics and software can create new business opportunities for independent operators, rather than concentrating automation’s benefits exclusively among large enterprises.