Advanced Navigation, a manufacturer of artificial intelligence for robotic and navigation technologies, has unveiled a new robotics facility for autonomous systems based at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Tech Lab.
Located in Botany, NSW, the facility will increase the manufacturing of Advanced Navigation’s world-first AI navigation systems for GPS-denied environments, including its digital fibre-optic gyroscope (DFOG) technology, Boreas.
Advanced Navigation CEO and co-founder, Xavier Orr, said there is a critical need to improve Australia’s economic complexity and sovereign capabilities.
“A key step is to build our industrial capacity in high-tech, as well as drive knowledge exchange and propel collaborative initiatives between government agencies, academic institutions and industry leaders,” he said.
Advanced Navigation is one of only four companies in the world with the capability to manufacture strategic grade fibre-optic gyroscopes.
This technology empowers reliable navigation for marine vessels, space missions, aerospace, defence, autonomous vehicles and flying taxis.
The company deploys its unique AI-based physics algorithms to solve complex challenges earth-bound and in space.
In addition to the manufacturing capability, the facility will be home to extensive research collaborations between Advanced Navigation and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
This will expedite the commercialisation of several socially impactful technologies, like Light Detection, Altimetry and Velocimetry (LiDAV) system, Cloud Ground Control, and Guiding visually impaired passengers.
Vice-Chancellor and President of UTS, Professor Andrew Parfitt, said UTS is pleased to be working with Advanced Navigation to tap into critical growth areas.
“The collaboration between UTS’s global research leaders in autonomous systems technology and Advanced Navigation’s exceptional team of scientists and engineers, utilising UTS Tech Lab’s cutting-edge facilities, highlights our commitment to developing sovereign capabilities for defence and space,” he said.
“We look forward to deepening and expanding our collective capabilities with Advanced Navigation to accelerate the production of high-impact innovations.”
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