Emesent lands $2M grant to open its GPS-denied autonomy tech to partners
What's the deal? Australian robotics company Emesent has secured a $2 million grant from the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) programmeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → to develop and commercialise Cortex AI, an open, modular platform for robots and vehicles that navigate and map GPS-denied environments.
Why now? Industries including mining, construction, defence and infrastructure are adopting automation, but many systems still depend on GPS or lack advanced autonomy. Underground mines, tunnels and contested military environments require navigation that can operate without a signal.
What it means. The project is valued at $5.1 million and led by Emesent with support from Queensland University of Technology and EPEDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. Cortex AI is designed to expose Emesent's autonomy technology through modular APIs and software development kits, enabling partners and OEMs to integrate it into drones, ground robots and vehicles.
Emesent says a working prototype has been deployed with more than a dozen early adopters across defence, mining and the built environment. The platform builds on the company's Hovermap and GX1 products, which have been deployed in more than 50 countries.
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