Insitu establishes Oxford Autonomy Centre of Excellence
Insitu established an Autonomy Centre of Excellence in Oxford to develop deployable mission software, onboard autonomy and edge-computing capabilities for defence UAS.
Evidence notes
- The centre builds on an existing Oxford software team responsible for data-processing, exploitation and dissemination tools used across Insitu fleets.
- Its work covers modular mission software, onboard autonomy and edge computing for distributed operations in contested environments.
- Insitu intends the centre to connect its engineers with researchers, defence stakeholders and commercial AI developers around operational autonomy.
Company context
Insitu develops and operates unmanned aircraft systems including ScanEagle for defense, government and commercial missions. Doodle Labs documents a customized front-end subsystem that allowed ScanEagle radios to operate at additional frequencies.