UK drone specialist UAVaid and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Archangel Imaging sign MOU of cooperation to integrate advanced AI into drones.
UK drone specialist UAVaid and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Archangel Imaging have
signed an MOU of cooperation for integrating advanced AI capabilities into unmanned
aircraft.
The strategic partnership will support the development of technologies integrating edge-
based ‘Artificial Intelligence’ processing into drone navigation systems and onboard aerial
camera image analysis. It is hoped that this development will lead to faster initial response capabilities to large scale natural disasters, such as floods and wildfires, and improved
accuracy of (drone) aerial surveillance to support wildlife (anti-poaching) and environmental protection.
UAVaid operate a fleet of specialist drones for global development (GD) and humanitarian
applications in remote and difficult to reach areas of the developing world. Archangel Imaging’s smart devices, such as AI cameras and navigation units, can be retrofitted to other machines to make them smarter and more resilient in challenging environments, from enabling drones to navigate independently in GNSS denied environments to detecting poachers in expansive national parks.
UAVaid technical lead, James Ronen, said “the technical collaboration integrating these
cutting-edge technologies will bring new levels of operational capability, increasing accuracy
and endurance of drone surveillance and monitoring, and builds on our previous technical
collaboration with Archangel Imaging.”
Charles Smith, commercial lead for Archangel Imaging, said “Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do at Archangel Imaging, and we are delighted to announce this formal
relationship with UAVaid. We’ve already seen success with UAVaid and this agreement builds a fantastic foundation for the use of AI for good.”
UAVaid commercial lead, Daniel Ronen, said “we are delighted to further extend our relationship with Archangel Imaging. This agreement follows our recent deployment in West Africa, where we identified numerous use-cases where this direction of technology development could be of potentially game-changing value to the welfare of remote
communities and environment, particularly in mitigating the impact of climate change.”
ARCHANGEL IMAGING LTD.
www.archangel.im
Archangel Imaging deploys smart machines alongside people to protect valuable remote assets and at-risk staff. Today’s machines are mostly tools, not teammates. Our technology is retrofitted to make machines smarter, more resilient teammates, independent from infrastructure. We then integrate best-in-class AI, satellite analytics, robots, drones and IoT into human workflows. These hybrid teams respond faster and more effectively to safety or security threats. The Argonaut™ AI cameras watch for poachers in Africa or potential suicides on the European railways. The GENIE™ navigation units enable any drone to independently navigate and complete missions without GPS signals. Our technology is trusted by commercial and government customers such as Ministry of Defence, Network Rail, European Space Agency and British Transport Police and has been recognised with awards, such as AIConics ‘AI for Good’ award presented at 10 Downing Street.
UAVAID LTD
www.uavaid.com
UAVAid are a UK based developer and operator of specialist Unmanned Aerial Systems AKA
‘drones’ that are optimised for global development (GD) and humanitarian applications in remote and difficult to reach areas of the developing world. UAVaid was established in
London in 2014 by two brothers, Daniel and James Ronen. They operate a mixed fleet of BVLOS drones, including their proprietary multi-role HANSARD, which incorporates cargo delivery, mapping and live aerial surveillance, onto a single platform. UAVaid have
completed projects in Malawi and in 2021 the first-ever medical drone delivery in Sierra
Leone.
