Cloud and drone technologies company Aquiline Drones (AD) has announced that it will power the spherical and amphibious robotic vehicles from engineering company GuardBot using the AD Cloud (ADC).

Aquiline notes that ADC takes full advantage of its capacity, modularity and truly salient features for autonomous assignments, operations and quests, which makes it ideal for unmanned vehicle operations.

“In the coming months, ADC will undergo rigorous testing, hosting and management trials with GuardBot’s proprietary software application. ADC’s highly modular AI architecture is suitable for crucial customization of solutions typically not available in the open marketplace,” explains Barry Alexander, founder and CEO of Aquiline Drones and AD Cloud Services.

“And, as an unmanned vehicle cloud, no other cloud platform provides the same level of robustness and salient features that enable complex mission planning scenarios, autonomous flight and ground operations powered by AI and IoT infrastructure management.”   

Ranging from 6.5 inches to seven feet in diameter, GuardBot’s circular drones use a patented drive-mechanism to move. The mechanism can easily provide forward and backward motion as well as make 360-degree turns.

The drones can operate continuously for up to 25 hours on just one charge. They can reach speeds of up to 12 miles per hour on land, and three miles per hour in water. 

Each GuardBot is equipped with pods on its right and left sides that contain interchangeable sensors such as video cameras, microphones GPS and audio for continuous content gathering, transmission of data and constant communication with command control. GuardBot’s amphibious and land-based drones can be outfitted to carry a variety of payloads such as audio/visual sensors, fire retardant liquids and ground penetrating radar.

Through cloud-based transmitters, AD’s aerial hardware will be able to deploy and communicate with GuardBot’s ground-based vehicles for a “seamless unmanned system” that works together in solving potential life-threatening issues like fires, theft, vandalism and violent attacks. 

“Our new alliance with Aquiline Drones now gives us the ability to program our bots with advanced AI for complicated missions in surveillance, security and detection,” says Peter Muhlrad, president of GuardBot.

“And with AD’s focus on US supply chain manufacturing, this is truly pioneering a new direction for drone technology in the US.”

The companies believe that by collaborating, they will produce a variety of new and powerful capabilities for drone systems, including but not limited to, aquatic military missions, school safety and detection of hazardous chemicals.