AI and Computer Vision Capabilities Teal 2 Drone

Red Cat, Athena AI Announce New AI and Computer-Vision Abilities for Teal 2 Drone: Teal 2 Added to Blue sUAS Cleared list.

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Military technology company Red Cat Holdings has announced that the Teal 2 drone has been added to the U.S. Department of Defense DIU Blue sUAS Cleared list.  The company also announced this week completion of the second phase of its artificial intelligence and computer-vision partnership with AI-enabled military decision-support company Athena AI. Athena was first announced as a partner for Red Cat subsidiary Teal Drones’ Teal 2 military-grade drone last March. By processing video recorded by Teal 2’s thermal-imaging sensor, Athena’s technology is now able to perform target recognition and battle tracking, enabling rapid decision-making on the battlefield through the assistance of artificial intelligence.

“Nighttime computer-vision capability is a Teal 2 add-on we support for users who need…