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Ubotica announces CogniSAT-XE2 platform for next-generation AI in space

Ubotica Technologies has announced the CogniSAT-XE2 hardware platform, which will deliver state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) in space. According to Ubotica, CogniSAT-XE2 – which builds on the flight-proven CogniSAT technology – comes in a mechanical and power envelope compatible with small satellites and delivers increased compute performance per watt.

CogniSAT-XE2 provides the capabilities to enable a wide variety of AI-enabled applications such as real-time navigation and collision avoidance assistance, image analysis and insight generation, area-of-interest identification and smart data management.

John Doody, VP Product at Ubotica, commented: “CogniSAT-XE2 expands the capabilities and autonomy of Earth observation satellite constellations. Image analysis at the edge in space can be used to direct space-based observation assets in real time to areas of specific interest. Operation of CogniSAT-XE2 is programmable in orbit and can be dynamically enhanced based on operator need or the real-time analysis of sensor data.”

Ubotica, whose chief scientist is David Moloney and whose chief executive and co-founder is Fintan Buckley, both HiPEAC members, works on semi-autonomous satellite systems that provide real-time insights from on-board processing and that use affordable, low energy hardware.

CogniSAT-XE2 is available now and will fly on the Ubotica CogniSAT-6 mission announced in November 2022. More details on CogniSAT-XE2 are available on the Ubotica website.

The CogniSAT-XE2  hardware platform

Metadata

Application areas: Climate and environment, Healthcare, Space

Topics: Artificial intelligence, Edge computing, High-performance computing, Simulation


Summary

Ubotica Technologies has launched the CogniSAT-XE2 platform, enhancing AI capabilities in space for small satellites. It supports various applications, including navigation, image analysis, and smart data management.