Image by tawatchai07 on FreepikPalladyne AI and Red Cat Holdings have announced the completion of the first flight in which multiple Teal drones equipped with Palladyne Pilot AI software autonomously collaborated to identify, prioritise and track objects of interest on the ground.
The flight demonstrates how the Palladyne Pilot AI software uses sensor management and platform collaboration to enable a flight of two or more drones to autonomously collaborate and share multi-modal sensor information under constrained communication between drones. This follows Palladyne AI’s announcement in December 2024 that it had successfully demonstrated a single drone’s ability to interface with a small drone’s autopilot system using Palladyne Pilot to autonomously identify, prioritise and track terrestrial targets.
“Enabling multiple Teal and Black Widow drones to synthesise and share multi-modal sensor fusion information in real-time will improve situational awareness in the field,” said Geoff Hitchcock, the chief revenue officer at Red Cat Holdings. “Even more compelling is the ability to translate that shared information into autonomous navigation, enabling a single operator to manage multiple drones with a substantially reduced cognitive load and in operational environments with limited connectivity. We look forward to engaging with our customers to showcase the value of this joint-solution.”
“The integration of Palladyne Pilot AI software into Teal drones to enable multi-drone autonomous collaboration is a step in the partnership we announced with Red Cat last summer,” said Matt Vogt, the chief revenue officer at Palladyne AI Corp. “We believe the force multiplier effect resulting from the autonomous collaboration capability of multiple drones will provide a substantial tactical advantage to the warfighter in the field.”
Palladyne AI currently expects Palladyne Pilot software to be commercially available by the end of the first quarter of 2025. For more information, please visit www.palladyneai.com.
