Purple Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Purple Cat”), a drone expertise firm integrating robotic {hardware} and software program for navy, authorities, and business operations, at present introduced the formation of the Purple Cat Futures Initiative (RFI). RFI is an impartial, industry-wide consortium of robotics and autonomous programs (RAS) companions devoted to placing essentially the most superior and interoperable uncrewed plane programs into the arms of warfighters.
Anchored by Purple Cat’s Teal Drones, the RFI unites the world’s most revolutionary UAS {hardware} and software program firms targeted on AI/ML, swarming, FPV, command and management, and payloads. Founding members embrace Ocean Energy Applied sciences (NYSE: OPTT), Sentien Robotics, Primordial Labs, Athena AI, Uncommon Machines, Attain Energy, and MMS Merchandise. The shared objective is advocacy, integrations and co-marketing that bridges appreciable expertise gaps by modular open structure.
“One among many Teal Drone benefits is the modular design that permits for easy swapping of propulsion, payload and different {hardware} primarily based on the particular wants of warfighters,” mentioned Jason Gunter, Purple Cat Director of Particular Packages. “Moreover, with Teal as a hub, we’ve already constructed a sturdy ecosystem of companions focusing on AI and laptop imaginative and prescient purposes, 3D mapping, goal acquisition, swarming, and different sUAS choice assist options. The RFI formalizes this however can be a launchpad for co-marketing, tech collaboration, and grassroots advocacy.”
Purple Cat developed this initiative to assist the Pentagon’s want to speed up innovation for its Replicator initiative and the necessity for “attritable” autonomous programs throughout air, land, and sea. This contains the U.S. Military’s Quick-Vary Reconnaissance (SRR) Program. The consortium will collaborate to make sure requirements-based UAS manufacturing that meets the wants of particular missions, in addition to scale back vendor lock-in and promote interoperability. The RFI will even concentrate on R&D and authorities advocacy that accelerates expertise maturation.
“The necessity for the united statessector to maneuver shortly to satisfy the necessities of Replicator is extra pressing than ever,” mentioned Jeff Thompson, Purple Cat CEO. “The wants of warfighters have shifted dramatically over the previous a number of years, and the important thing to bridge expertise gaps and speed up maturation is co-innovation amongst {hardware} and software program firms that span all the worth chain. The RFI will spearhead this mission and be a central place to showcase new capabilities and {industry} voices.”
Purple Cat subsidiary Teal Drones builds its Teal 2 system, designed to assist U.S. and allied navy operations, public security organizations, and authorities companies, at its Utah facility. Teal 2 is a cheap, man-portable sUAS designed to “Dominate the Night time™” that has best-in-class evening imaginative and prescient, multi-vehicle management assist, and a totally modular design. It’s each Blue UAS Licensed and FAA Distant ID accredited. Via expertise partnerships, the RFI will exponentially broaden the use instances for Teal Drones into multi area (air, land, and sea) operations.
As a member-based consortium, RFI welcomes broad {industry} participation by firms of all sizes. Membership advantages embrace formal advertising assist, twin reseller agreements, occasion and convention collaboration, letters of assist for presidency lobbying, and inclusion in a expertise “menu” for visibility and RFQs on the Teal web site. For extra data, or if you need to get entangled with the RFI, go to: https://redcat.purple/options/futures-initiative/.
About Purple Cat, Inc.
Purple Cat (Nasdaq: RCAT) is a drone expertise firm integrating robotic {hardware} and software program for navy, authorities, and business operations. Purple Cat’s options are designed to “Dominate the Night time™” and embrace the Teal 2, a small unmanned system providing the highest-resolution thermal imaging in its class. Study extra at www.redcat.purple.
