XTEND, an Israeli developer of XOS, a human-guided autonomous working system that’s revolutionizing ‘human to machine’ interplay, has been awarded a $20M contract by Israel Ministry of Protection, for the event and provide of a multi-drone working system.
In accordance with the corporate, the brand new joint mission with MAFAT and the Israeli Ministry of Directorate of Protection Analysis & Improvement, will see XOS allow the distant, secure, and intuitive operation of dozens of human-guided semi-autonomous drones concurrently, using the newest digital actuality, edge processing and AI expertise. XOS will enable XTEND’s drones to be deployed remotely by navy models in varied eventualities exactly, intuitively, and immersively.
The distinctive and groundbreaking joint initiative, which embodies the IDF and XTEND’s shared imaginative and prescient of enabling drones to turn into extra than simply one other “eye within the sky”, allow operators to regulate, work together, and run third occasion functions on the drones remotely, protecting forces out of hazard, whereas fusing an operator’s experience with machine autonomy, VR and AI. The deal is predicated on efficiency and deliverable milestones.
XOS is well programmable and configurable to go well with completely different wants outdoors protection, as Aviv Shapira, co-founder, and CEO at XTEND, explains: “Scalable, inexpensive, and infinitely versatile, XOS’s distinctive working system permits people to attach and work together with drones, robots, automobiles, sensible units, and sensible machines remotely, safely, and intuitively. Letting virtually anybody to regulate a number of distant machines concurrently – utilizing superior VR expertise, on prime of an AI layer. Alongside protection, XOS is offering a brand new manner for public security, inspection and homeland safety professionals to work together with machines nearly in varied civilian eventualities.”
XTEND’s new contract with Israel’s Ministry of Protection is the newest in over 20 main contracts secured by the corporate within the final three years, together with a multi-million-dollar contract with the U.S. Division of Protection, which is able to see XTEND’s expertise enabling US navy drone operators to interactively function a number of sensible machines from a distant, secure distance, with minimal coaching.
