Palladyne Pilot AI Software Platform Enables Third-Party Drone to Identify, Prioritize, and Autonomously Track Terrestrial Targets
Palladyne AI Corp. (“Palladyne AI”), a developer of artificial intelligence software for robotic and unmanned platforms in the industrial and defense sectors, announced that its Palladyne Pilot AI software platform has achieved a key developmental milestone with the successful first flight of a third-party small drone that demonstrated the ability to identify and prioritize terrestrial targets of interest and then interface with the drone’s autopilot software to follow the prioritized target autonomously.
“Our first autonomous flight with Palladyne Pilot was able to track and follow a target, successfully demonstrating how powerful our AI platform can be by automating those functions where algorithms and machines excel, while still leaving ultimate control in the hands of humans”
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Palladyne AI had previously successfully demonstrated the Palladyne Pilot AI platform’s ability to identify and prioritize targets on stationary nodes and with hovering drones. Last week’s test flight was the first to successfully integrate with third-party autopilot software to autonomously control the drone’s navigation while identifying, prioritizing, tracking, and following the desired target.
“Our first autonomous flight with Palladyne Pilot was able to track and follow a target, successfully demonstrating how powerful our AI platform can be by automating those functions where algorithms and machines excel, while still leaving ultimate control in the hands of humans,” said Dr. Denis Garagic, co-founder and CTO, Palladyne AI. “Once we complete commercialization of Palladyne Pilot — which we expect to happen by the end of the first quarter of 2025 — small, economical drones will finally offer some of the same intelligence capabilities that larger, multi-million-dollar unmanned systems have had for years.”
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About Palladyne Pilot
The Palladyne Pilot AI Software Platform for UAVs transforms unmanned, tactical systems into highly efficient, autonomous force multipliers capable of persistent target tracking, dynamic collaboration, and enhanced situational awareness. With advanced perception, learning, and autonomous capabilities designed to reduce operational burden while dramatically improving mission effectiveness for military and defense operations, Palladyne Pilot stands ready to support and deliver mission effectiveness and success.
The development and continued advancement of Palladyne Pilot is the result of multiple contracts with the U.S. Air Force. From inception, Pilot was designed to be a collaborative sensing platform for small drone platforms and is one of the pillars, along with Palladyne IQ, of Palladyne AI’s technology offerings.
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Source – businesswire
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