Ubotica Technologies

Ubotica Technologies is an Irish space technology company specializing in directly integrating AI, machine learning, and computer vision capabilities into satellite systems for autonomous operations and earth intelligence services. 

Ubotica’s primary offering is the CogniSAT platform, which includes space-based hardware solutions for miniature satellites, designed to enhance operations through AI and edge computing. This lineup consists of CogniSAT-CRC (Cloud Removal and Compression), CogniSAT XE-1 and XE-2, and CogniSAT Neural Edge Intelligence (NEI). These offer a range of services like increasing earth observation efficiency, autonomous data collection and analysis, real-time navigation, and collision avoidance. Ubotica’s offerings also include the SPACE:AI, a platform that enables real-time decision-making using AI, and Myriad Vision Processing Units (VPUs), which provide AI-driven functionalities on embedded devices for various space applications.

In 2020, Ubotica successfully deployed AI inference on a dedicated chip through the European Space Agency’s Phi-Sat-1 mission, marking a key milestone in satellite intelligence. Further, in March 2024, it launched the CogniSat-6 satellite demonstrating the autonomous capabilities of their solutions.

Key customers and partnerships

Ubotica works with a range of notable clients across industries and governments to provide its AI tools for space-based operations, intelligence, reconnaissance, and geospatial data, among others. These include NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the European Space Agency (ESA), The Indian Air Force, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Rio Tinto and Geocento.

Earlier, in November 2022, Ubotica partnered with Open Cosmos to develop an AI-centric satellite. In September 2023 Ubotica partnered with IBM to streamline the deployment of AI applications on satellites. Their collaboration with Simera Sense in October 2024, focuses on integrating Ubotica’s CogniSAT technology with Simera’s imaging systems to enhance multispectral and hyperspectral imaging capabilities.

In March 2024, Ubotica partnered with Comsat Architects to integrate AI technologies into small satellites, enabling real-time insights and decision-making for Earth observation and communication systems. In November 2024, Ubotica partnered with Kongsberg NanoAvionics, which involved incorporating Ubotica’s SPACE:AI processing solutions into small satellite platforms to improve operational efficiency and real-time data delivery for Earth observation missions.