MALVERN, Pa. - Rajant Health Inc. (RHI), a subsidiary of Rajant Corp. in Malvern, Pa., has expanded its partnership with Chord Robotics in Melbourne, Fla., to enhance the Cowbell distributed edge computing platform with new "Flying Cowbell" capabilities designed to support collaborative autonomy across air, land, and maritime domains.

The companies said the collaboration integrates Cowbell's distributed edge compute architecture and transport-agnostic networking with Chord Robotics' TEMPO collaborative autonomy software. The combined platform is intended to enable one operator to control heterogeneous fleets of uncrewed systems while allowing vehicles to continue operating autonomously in environments with limited or intermittent communications.

Unlike conventional architectures that rely on centralized infrastructure, the platform distributes computing, storage, and applications across mobile nodes, including uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), and ground vehicles. Rather than serving solely as communications relays, these platforms participate in a shared edge-computing environment that supports mission execution closer to where data is generated.

According to the companies, the expanded platform supports distributed workload execution across mobile edge nodes, dynamic cluster formation spanning multiple operational domains, transport-agnostic networking across heterogeneous radios, and autonomous operation during disconnected or degraded network conditions.

Chord Robotics' TEMPO software provides one-to-many control of mixed uncrewed fleets while maintaining distributed autonomy, allowing individual platforms to execute mission objectives independently. Combined with Rajant's InstaMesh networking technology, the companies say the system can scale as fleet sizes increase and network topologies change without requiring fixed communications infrastructure.

Potential applications include defense and security missions requiring resilient command and control of autonomous systems in contested or infrastructure-denied environments, as well as commercial operations involving coordinated uncrewed vehicles.

For more information, visit https://rajanthealth.com and https://chordrobotics.com.