Stockholm Robotics Radar

Defense Autonomy Initiatives

• 🔥 Helsing KIRK System: Germany’s Helsing launches AI-enabled space targeting initiative with OHB integrating...

ANYmal's multimodal data collection (visual, thermal, acoustic, gas) integrates with photorealistic digital twins to enable remote inspections in...

Mocking hardware dependencies enables automated testing of embedded firmware from day one, decoupling development from physical hardware...

A new open-access paper titled Designing C2 Links for BVLOS UAS Operations was published on 22 May 2026 in the journal Drones. The work addresses...

• Swedish leadership: Luleå University of Technology coordinates the €7.1M Horizon Europe BOREAS project developing autonomous aerial and ground...

• Traditional AI deployment required months building custom drivers, AI orchestration, automation logic and UIs from scratch
• NEPI platform supplies...

The Pentagon seeks a $54.6 billion surge for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group to accelerate attritable drones and collaborative autonomy.

Key...

Mobile OpenArm delivers a fully transparent, modular development platform with ROS2 support, purpose-built for low-level control, simulation, and data...

• Spatial awareness: Latest Gemini models let robots perceive and navigate complex real-world environments
• Live API: Enables natural, low-latency...

Helsing and OHB are advancing Europe's defense edge with the KIRK system, blending AI-driven satellite surveillance and multi-sensor fusion to cut...

Technical Career Opportunities

• 🔥 Research Engineer in Robotic Systems: A Research Engineer role focused on aerial and underwater robotic...

• Sweden's $4.2B pact with France for frigates plus Saab surveillance aircraft marks a clear pivot from U.S. platforms
• These assets directly...

A clear trend is emerging in counter-UAS capabilities across the alliance.

• The US awarded a $500M three-year contract for AI-enabled interceptors...

DEEP Robotics' new Lynx S10 packs industry-grade performance into a compact frame under 20 kg.

• Tops 8 m/s with advanced embodied motion control and...

This Research Engineer position centers on ROS2 development in Python and C++ with embedded hardware integration for aerial and underwater robotic systems, spanning simulation and real-world verification.

Commercial drone adoption is surging as AI integration transforms them from simple imaging tools into fully autonomous data platforms generating actionable insights in real time. This evolution is driving disruption across industrial applications.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Ride system-on-chips and jointly developed driving software stack are unifying sensors, software, and real-time decision-making...

The Open-Q 8550CS SOM packs up to 48 INT8 and 12 TOPS AI performance, directly supporting drone modernization and unmanned autonomy strategies. It...

Cellula Robotics and Metron's defense agreement centers on modular open-architecture undersea systems that enable ongoing third-party sensor, payload, and mission integration. This design supports flexible autonomy for evolving defense needs.

NVIDIA Jetson Thor's Blackwell GPU with dedicated transformer engine delivers up to 2,070 FP4 TFLOPS, powering real-time multimodal sensor fusion,...