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Autonomous robotics, from the ground station to the edge

Software and robotic platforms, modular and built on open-source standard technologies.

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Technology

A layered, modular architecture

Every layer can be customised or replaced on its own. Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and open-hardware components where they are proven; custom designs where they add value.

Layer 1: Hardware

Open-hardware COTS autopilot · customisable boards, sensors and actuators · COTS power, motors and management · custom chassis designs · optional on-board companion computer (single-board computer) · optional custom payload.

Layer 2: Firmware

Open-source autopilot firmware distributions with custom plugins · custom autopilot configuration · optional payload firmware on microcontrollers and autopilot firmware extensions · standard open-source communication protocols.

Layer 3: Software

Modular, extensible autonomous pilot software, payload management and data collection on the companion computer · mission design software on the operations workstation.

Layer 4: Data (planned)

Off-board data storage on COTS servers and databases · data analytics services, custom or COTS. Not yet implemented.

Layered architecture diagram: Layer 1 hardware, Layer 2 firmware, Layer 3 software and Layer 4 data, each connected to the next, with a glossary of acronyms

Dual use

Use cases

Civilian

Agricultural monitoring, infrastructure inspection, security surveillance and patrolling.

Defence

Autonomous operations, rescue, patrolling, surveillance, and moving to an objective to perform a task. More tasks can be developed on demand.

Engineering services and custom development

Your project, our team

The same team that builds our products also takes on B2B development projects, from specification to deployment. See our expertise

AI development and deployment

Computer vision, data pipelines and models running on the edge or on servers.

Custom secure software

Secure-by-design applications, integrations, data collection and tools tailored to your processes.

Robotics and embedded systems / IoT

Autonomy and system integration for your robotic and IoT platforms.

Custom payloads

Design and development of mission payloads for your platforms: electronics, firmware, sensor integration and data collection.

Secure infrastructure and data collection

From bare metal to virtual machines and containers, GNU/Linux, automation, SQL/NoSQL databases and secure data storage.

Flexible collaboration

Complete outsourced projects, or reinforcement for your in-house team.

See it working

Ask for a technical deep-dive or a demo of our autonomous robots and ground station.