Kraus Hamdani Aerospace Earns Bronze Edison Award 2024
- khaero
- Apr 23, 2024
- 3 min read
Fort Myers, Florida – April 24, 2024: Kraus Hamdani Aerospace's Multi-drone Coordination Systems (coordinated swarming) Technology has been named Bronze in the 2024 Edison Awards.
The company is honored in the Aerospace & Flight Technologies category for its revolutionary AI-powered swarming technology that enables the K1000ULE platform and other UAS systems to operate collaboratively and solve problems autonomously.
The Edison Awards™, named after the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, recognize some of the world's most innovative products and business leaders, including Steve Jobs, Gwynne Shotwell, Ginni Rometty, and Lanzatech, Apple, and Lockheed Martin. This prestigious accolade honors excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design, and innovation.
Building AI & Unmanned Aerial Systems That Save Lives
Our technology harnesses AI's power to enable UAS swarms to mimic the behavior of insects and birds in nature. These autonomous platforms can collaborate to build self-healing communication networks, gather intelligence using diverse sensors, and make informed decisions collectively, leading to faster and more effective responses to complex challenges.
Crucially, our swarming design prioritizes resilience and mission success in even the most challenging environments.
Operates in GPS-denied environments utilizing multiple navigation systems (Galileo, Beidou, Glonass, GPS) and Inertial Navigation for reliable operation.
Secure communications through advanced encryption (NSA Type-1/Type-2) to safeguard data in any environment.
Self-reconfigure swarms ensure the mission continues even if an asset is compromised.
Anti-spoofing/jamming filters spoofed signals and can continue to operate without central human communication.
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace is proud to develop solutions that address some of the world's most pressing issues, including supporting our warfighters in theater, monitoring greenhouse gas emissions, combating human trafficking and narcotics smuggling, and expanding communication access in remote areas. Our mission is to save lives, and this technology represents a fundamental shift in how we can approach problem-solving at scale.
“Being named a finalist in the Edison Awards alongside such esteemed innovators is an honor. It validates our unwavering commitment to developing life-saving solutions through groundbreaking AI and UAS technology,” said Fatema Hamdani, CEO and Founder of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace.
“Our technology is a testament to the power of collaboration and nature-inspired problem-solving, and we're excited to push the boundaries of what's possible in the aerospace industry and the autonomous systems sector.”
All nominations are reviewed by the Edison Awards’ Steering Committee and an executive judging body. The panel comprises more than 2,000 senior business executives and academics from the fields of product development, design, engineering, science, marketing, and education, as well as past winners.
About Kraus Hamdani Aerospace
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace is the world leader in building Ultra-Long Endurance (ULE) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) that mimic nature by utilizing onboard artificial intelligence to silently glide through the air like a bird and generate clean onboard energy. The K1000ULE is the world’s longest endurance fully electric zero-emissions autonomous unmanned aircraft in its size and weight category (Group-2).
The K1000ULE comprises aerial-based data, ISR, and communication services enabled by multi-drone coordination systems (coordinated swarming). This addresses critical customer needs within various sectors, such as emergency and disaster relief, data and telecommunications, defense, agriculture, oil and gas, climate change, and wildlife preservation.
About The Edison Awards
Established in 1987, the Edison Awards are dedicated to recognizing, honoring, and fostering innovations and innovators. Named after Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), the annual competition honors excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design, and innovation. Past award recipients include Jony Ive, Martha Stewart, Carmichael Roberts, and companies leading in innovation, including Nest, now part of Google, AMD, Intel, Naqi, 3M, and Cargill.
