San Jose, California (USA), February 10, 2025: FlytBase Inc., a leading drone autonomy software platform company, announces the launch of AI-R (short for Aerial Intelligence for Robots), an advanced AI-powered framework designed to integrate AI into every aspect of docked drone operations. AI-R currently introduces top-tier data security, cost-efficient video streaming, and real-time AI processing at the edge to enhance enterprise drone autonomy.

Introducing AI-R Edge

Enterprise drone operations face significant challenges in scaling their autonomous programs. Internal IT teams hesitate due to the need for robust firewall solutions, data-access restrictions, and stringent cybersecurity assessments. Meanwhile, video streaming expenses increase sharply with flight frequency, sometimes reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars, making large-scale deployments difficult. Additionally, reliance on manual monitoring slows response times, emphasizing the need for real-time AI-powered detection.

AI-R addresses these challenges through the launch of its core component, AI-R Edge—a compact, industrial-grade Accelerated Compute Unit (ACU) that seamlessly integrates into docked drone systems to enable real-time AI-driven decision-making.

AI-R Edge can be deployed within a dock's communication box or in a central server rack, offering flexible installation options for enterprise environments. Currently, it is compatible with DJI Dock and DJI Dock 2, with future support for additional docking solutions under development.

What AI-R Edge powers today:

• Advanced Data Security – AI-R features a firewall-protected environment with comprehensive data monitoring. The AI-R Data Monitoring Center provides full visibility into network activity, helping organizations maintain strict IT compliance while securing drone operations.
• Live Streaming Engine – AI-R’s proprietary Stream Engine reduces video streaming costs by up to 5x through local encoding and decoding. This allows organizations to scale drone operations across multiple docks without a proportional increase in costs. Video feeds are processed locally and securely streamed over local networks or VPNs, ensuring efficiency and security.
• Real-time Detection, Counting & Logging – AI-R enables instant object detection, automated counting, and real-time alerts. By processing all data at the edge, it minimizes latency while maintaining detailed event logs with metadata for future analysis.

"True autonomy requires more than just flight automation. The vision of AI-R is to transform remotely piloted vehicles into autonomous aerial robots capable of learning, adapting, and optimizing themselves over time.” said Nitin Gupta, Founder & CEO of FlytBase.

Additionally, to expand the platform's capabilities, FlytBase introduces three partner programs. The BYOM (Bring Your Own Model) Program enables organizations to deploy and optimize custom AI models at the edge. The System Integrator Program facilitates seamless integration with existing infrastructure and automation systems like security fences, cameras, solar panels among others. The AI-R Flink Program supports real-time edge computation for specialized data processing needs, addressing both cost and privacy concerns for enterprise users.

AI-R Edge has been successfully beta-tested with leading enterprises and is now available for orders. For more information on AI-R Edge visit https://www.flytbase.com/ai-r or contact air@flytbase.com.

About FlytBase
Founded in 2016, FlytBase, Inc., a Silicon Valley company, is an enterprise drone autonomy software platform. FlytBase's enterprise-grade secure, reliable, & scalable platform is designed for system integrators to seamlessly integrate various components of the drone ecosystem, including hardware, BVLOS capabilities, and data analytics/management apps, to fully automate flight operations and build custom workflows for enterprise use-cases like security, inspections, or emergency response. To learn more about FlytBase, visit www.flytbase.com

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