Emesent

Emesent develops LiDAR mapping and autonomy products for GPS-denied environments. Its Hovermap systems can be mounted on drones, vehicles, backpacks or handheld rigs, and its July 2026 A$25M financing package supports Cortex AI, Aura cloud software and manufacturing scale-up.

Facts

Segment: Localization
Country: Australia
Website: https://www.emesent.com/

Products

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Funding

2026-07-02 - SAFE Note + venture debt - $17.9M - Emesent secures A$25M financing package for autonomous mapping scale-up - Emesent secured an A$25M financing package, including A$10M in venture debt from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation and a recently completed A$15M SAFE Note round. - source: nrf.gov.au

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Investors

Hostplus - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-02
Main Sequence Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-02
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-02

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Supply

Boston Dynamics - Outbound - Perception - Emesent supplies perception to Boston Dynamics for Boston Dynamics Spot with Emesent Hovermap - source: emesent.com

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Timeline

2025-01-13 - Research Publication - Long-distance SLAM scanning of mine tunnel - testing of precision and accuracy of Emesent Hovermap ST-X - The paper tests precision and accuracy for long-distance SLAM scanning of a mine tunnel using Emesent Hovermap ST-X. The title names Hovermap ST-X directly, making the product binding explicit. The record adds mine-mapping and SLAM benchmark context for the… - source: doi.org
2024-06-25 - Product Launch - Emesent launches Hovermap Backpack for walk-through LiDAR mapping - Emesent launched Hovermap Backpack as a wearable mapping configuration for Hovermap. The configuration extends Hovermap from drone and handheld operation into walk-through reality capture. The launch improves deployment flexibility for underground… - source: emesent.com
2024-02-08 - Partnership - Emesent integrates Hovermap with Freefly Astro drone - Emesent announced support for Hovermap integration with the American-made Freefly Astro drone. The integration responded to U.S. regulatory restrictions on Chinese drones. - source: emesent.com

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Research

Heterogeneous Ground and Air Platforms, Homogeneous Sensing: Team CSIRO Data61's Approach to the DARPA Subterranean Challenge - 2021-04-19 - Research Publication - The paper describes Team CSIRO Data61 systems fielded across DARPA Subterranean Challenge circuits. The heterogeneous team combines ground robots and an Emesent Hovermap UAV using homogeneous sensing for decentralized… - source: arxiv.org
Applications for the Hovermap autonomous drone system in underground mining operations - 2020-01-01 - Research Publication - The paper covers applications for the Hovermap autonomous drone system in underground mining operations. The work links Hovermap to autonomous mapping and inspection in constrained subterranean environments. The record… - source: doi.org

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Team

Charles Miller - Chief Executive Officer
Dr Stefan Hrabar - Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder
Dr Farid Kendoul - Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

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