TEL AVIV - Israeli unmanned aerial system (UAS) manufacturer XTEND and San Diego-based sUAS, drone and robotics autonomous computer vision, flight control and communications systems company ModalAI announced that the companies are collaborating on a partnership will see XTEND make available their award-winning XOS operating system on ModalAI's technology, and XTEND's range of human-guided autonomous drones become tightly fused with ModalAI's VOXL 2 autonomous AI autopilot.
XTEND's Operating System (XOS) provides users with a deployable operating system for their drones or robots. Giving any device the ability to connect to and benefit from the capabilities of XOS's growing application ecosystem to enable human and machine collaboration. XTEND's XOS app store is open to third-party app developers and enables users to run third party applications on their devices, including applications for multiple mission types, including apps that can control a drone's position and extract data, control payloads - such as robotic claws or advanced gas or cyber detectors, or inspect faulty oil and gas industrial infrastructure.
VOXL 2 is ModalAI's next generation Blue UAS Framework autopilot, powered by the Qualcomm QRB5165 processor. VOXL 2 condenses autonomous capabilities from an onboard companion computer, PX4 flight controller and advanced AI up to 15+ TOPS. VOXL 2 was crafted to cut autonomous UAV development time by more than half. As a single board AI autopilot with pre-integrated flight hardware and software, VOXL 2 enables developers to accelerate the R&D phase of the product development journey, and begin developing their own bespoke UAVs.
"XOS is operational across the World and enables anyone to easily connect and interact with drones and robotics devices remotely, without the need for prior knowledge or training," Rubi Liani, XTEND's co-founder and CTO says. "Allowing operators to move, see, interact with devices precisely, intuitively, and immersively. We believe that XOS will become the operating system of choice for anyone who is looking to maximize the potential of their drones and robotic systems, while decreasing the risks posed to their teams' lives, or concerns around lack of human oversight."
