Shield AI, Sedaro and NOVI demonstrate Hivemind in orbit
Shield AI, Sedaro and NOVI Space completed an on-orbit Hivemind autonomy demonstration linking a real NOVI low-Earth-orbit satellite with five simulated satellites.
Evidence notes
- Hivemind generated 189 commands that passed NOVI’s SAFE validation over a 24-hour test window.
- The hybrid experiment used Sedaro simulation infrastructure to connect the live spacecraft with five virtual peers.
- This is a validated on-orbit autonomy demonstration, not evidence that Hivemind now operates an autonomous commercial constellation.
Company context
Shield AI builds autonomy software and unmanned aircraft systems for defence and allied operations. Its stack includes the Hivemind autonomy platform and aircraft such as V-BAT and X-BAT. The company focuses on autonomous mission execution in contested and degraded environments.