NOVI (NOVI Space Inc.) is a space AI infrastructure and compute company that specializes in space-edge processing, providing hardware and data analytics for low-latency intelligence. They develop on-board computers (OBCs) like the SP240, and are deploying a constellation of multi-sensor edge-processing satellites for Earth Observation (EO) coupled with their VISTAsat™ platform. NOVI's technology has supported missions for the U.S. Air Force and Missile Defense Agency, with investors including AIN Ventures, Spirit Electronics Ventures, and the United States Department of Defense. Associated keywords: edge computing, on-board processing, AI, Earth Observation, VISTAsat, space domain awareness.
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Ubotica’s SPACE:AI algorithms run on NOVI Space’s TRL-9 rated SP240 onboard computer and multi-sensor satellite bus.
The Ubotica-NOVI system generates actionable intelligence within 90 seconds of image acquisition.
The partnership integrates Ubotica Technologies’ SPACE:AI software infrastructure with NOVI Space’s GENIE smart-satellite constellation and hardware platform.
Ubotica Technologies and NOVI Space formed a strategic partnership on May 18, 2026 to deliver real-time, edge-processed intelligence from Earth orbit.
Syntiant’s proprietary development tools were used to deploy quantized vision models on Novi Space’s SP240 onboard computer.
The in-orbit demonstration used Novi Space’s SP240 onboard computer.
The Syntiant–Novi Space demonstration showed that ultra-low-power, quantized neural networks can perform high-accuracy computer vision tasks in Low Earth Orbit.
On March 26, 2026, Syntiant Corp. and Novi Space demonstrated real-time AI object detection on a commercial satellite in orbit.
Novi Space plans to expand its GENIE constellation to enable daily revisit rates anywhere on Earth by the end of 2028.
The Syntiant–Novi Space test retrained and redeployed AI models in less than 24 hours.
Novi Space is positioning the SP240 capability as part of its open-access GENIE platform.
Novi Space’s SP240 onboard computer uses an AMD Versal adaptive SoC powered by a dual-core ARM Cortex-A72 processor.
Novi Space’s SP240 space-edge computer is designed for Low Earth Orbit and includes radiation-hardened components.
NOVI's multi-sensor satellites are expected to launch within the next 18 months.
Upcoming Transporter launches will feature NOVI's second-generation edge processor built on AMD Versal architecture.
NOVI has flight-proven edge-processing hardware delivered for testing on the ISS.
Michael Bartholomeusz is the CEO of NOVI.
STORM™ will allow users to develop, test, and refine edge-processing algorithms on NOVI's multi-sensor satellites.
NOVI has launched STORM™, a space-edge computing platform for real-time satellite data processing.