Palladyne, Red Cat announce successful multi-drone autonomous flight

Palladyne AI (PDYN) (PDYN,PDYNW) and Red Cat Holdings (RCAT) announced the completion of the first successful flight in which multiple Teal drones equipped with Palladyne Pilot AI software autonomously collaborated to identify, prioritize, and track objects of interest on the ground. The flight demonstrates how the Palladyne Pilot AI software leverages sensor management and platform collaboration to enable a flight of two or more drones to autonomously collaborate and share multi-modal sensor information under constrained communication between drones. This follows Palladyne AI’s announcement in December 2024 that it had successfully demonstrated a single drone’s ability to interface with a small drone’s autopilot system using Palladyne Pilot to autonomously identify, prioritize, and track terrestrial targets…”The successful integration of Palladyne Pilot AI software into Teal drones to enable multi-drone autonomous collaboration is an important milestone in the partnership we announced with Red Cat last summer,” said Matt Vogt, Chief Revenue Officer, Palladyne AI Corp. “We believe the force multiplier effect resulting from the autonomous collaboration capability of multiple drones will provide a substantial tactical advantage to the warfighter in the field.”