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Deep tech company Shield AI has announced the acquisition of data-driven readiness intellectual property assets from Crowdbotics Inc.
The data-driven readiness (DDR) software analytics tool is designed to collect, process and visualise flight data to assess pilot proficiency for post-mission debriefs and was originally developed to help fighter pilots rapidly analyse their own performance.
DDR will now be integrated into Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy stack to evaluate autonomy performance and accelerate the qualification process, according to the company.
“Building trust between human pilots and AI pilots is essential for embracing advanced autonomy and concepts such as manned-unmanned teaming, or MUM-T,” said Christian Gutierrez, vice president of Hivemind Solutions at Shield AI.
“Hivemind pilots generate substantial amounts of flight data and integrating DDR will strengthen Hivemind’s autonomy debrief capabilities – improving how users prepare for, execute and learn from each mission.
“This is a powerful addition that accelerates our vision of delivering turnkey autonomy: solutions that are performant, adaptable and trusted to meet the evolving needs of our customers. We’re also thrilled to welcome key members of the DDR team to Shield AI.”
Together, DDR and Hivemind will deliver a unified solution for mission execution, data-driven debrief and continuous performance improvement – grounded in objective, measurable standards.
“We’re excited to see the DDR technology, which is best in class for analysing flight data and pilot proficiency, join forces with the Shield AI platform to further their mission in delivering advanced autonomous defence solutions,” said Julian Capps, formerly the managing director of defence at Crowdbotics and incoming Shield AI team member.
