Photonics

Photonics engineer Katherine Kinder discusses the critical capabilities of photonic chips in navigation systems.

Australia, 7th December 2023 – Advanced Navigation, a global leader in AI robotics and navigation technology, has been awarded a grant by the Australian Department of Defence to advance the nation’s domestic manufacturing capability for photonic chips.

Intuitive Machines deploys new Advanced Navigation laser velocity and ranging technology for autonomous commercial lunar landings.

Inertial navigation using quantum sensor technology is a new field of research and development that can completely revolutionize navigation systems. This novel technology increases inertial measurement accuracy by orders of magnitude over current benchmarks. This can enable absolutely reliable inertial navigation systems (INS) that can operate entirely standalone and retain accuracy over the course of years rather than months using current technology.

Global, 5 May 2022 – Advanced Navigation, one of the world’s most ambitious innovators in AI robotics, and navigation technology has today announced the acquisition of Vai Photonics, a spin-out from The Australian National University (ANU) developing patented photonic sensors for precision navigation.

Artificial intelligence robotics company Advanced Navigation is set to acquire ANU spin-out Vai Photonics, which is in talks with NASA to use its navigation technology on the next moon landing, in a deal worth up to $40 million.