Ubotica Technologies, founded in 2017, is a space-tech company based in Dublin, Ireland, that specializes in enabling artificial intelligence on satellites for Earth observation. They are a provider of hardware and software solutions that allow for on-board data processing and real-time insights, primarily through their CogniSAT platform, which includes AI processing solutions like cloud removal and data compression. Ubotica partners with organizations like NASA JPL, ESA, IBM, and Kongsberg NanoAvionics to advance autonomous AI capabilities in space, focusing on edge computing and delivering mission-critical insights for Earth observation and defense sectors. Associated keywords: Space AI, edge computing, Earth observation, satellite technology, CogniSAT.
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Open Cosmos is working with Ubotica Technologies on maritime applications for HYPER-500.
Ubotica Technologies’ Dr. Aubrey Dunne is its Chief Technology Officer.
Ubotica Technologies demonstrated a hyperspectral maritime use case involving onboard AI tiling of a two-gigabyte raw image into vessel intelligence in about ninety seconds over an intersatellite link and about ten minutes end to end through ground systems.
Ubotica Technologies is a Dublin-based AI-on-orbit company whose accelerator boards are flying on multiple European Earth observation constellations.
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.
In April 2026, Ubotica partnered with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Open Cosmos on the Flight Demonstration of Federated Autonomous Measurement mission.
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.
Open Cosmos and Ubotica Technologies are integrating artificial intelligence capabilities aboard operational satellites.
NASA, Open Cosmos, and Ubotica demonstrated Dynamic Targeting in orbit in July 2025.
Open Cosmos satellites Hammer and Accenture-1 (SUAC) will join the FAME network with Ubotica's Space:AI platform.
Phantom Space has already signed multiple Phantom Cloud users, including Ubotica Technologies.
Early supported companies at Φ-lab Ireland include Ubotica Technologies and MBRYONICS, both focused on the intersection of edge AI and optical communications.
Phantom Space has secured multiple partners for its inaugural Block 1 satellite flight, including Ubotica and Tropical Weather Analytics.
Ubotica is experimenting with neural network optimization and edge-AI portability on the AI eXpress platform.
MANTIS carried Satlantis's iSIM90 high-resolution camera and a reconfigurable AI processor from Ubotica.
Ubotica processed and instantly detected the first raw image from the newly launched CogniSAT-6 satellite using SPACE:AI.
Ubotica Technologies has been selected by the European Commission as a key participant in the ARCHYTAS project.
Ubotica’s SPACE:AI technology brings AI processing directly to Earth Observation satellites.