Unibap: and AI Sweden will establish SpaceEdge and receive funding from the Swedish Space Agency
Unibap and AI Sweden will establish SpaceEdge and receive funding from the Swedish Space Agency
Unibap AB (publ) has received funding of SEK 4 million from the Swedish Space Agency (SNSA) to set up a SpaceCloud test bed at AI Sweden Edge Lab in Gothenburg called SpaceEdge. SpaceEdge is the world’s first test bed for the development of space apps with the ability to upload apps to SpaceCloud in orbit. SpaceEdge is a long-term partnership between Unibap and AI Sweden, where the first development phase of the test bed will take place from April 2022 to April 2023.
The SpaceEdge project also includes studying the technical possibilities for the next generation of supercomputers in space with the capacity to train new AI capabilities in orbit, without the need for retraining on Earth.
The coordination of SpaceEdge is hosted by AI Sweden in Gothenburg and will be partly financed by project funds from SNSA. As part of the commitment for SpaceEdge, Unibap will provide equipment and training for AI Sweden’s members. SpaceEdge will be an internationally leading website for the development of AI applications for space and open up new opportunities to test new data-driven commercial ideas and applications in space. This gives the technology community in Sweden a new short way to space.
– We are incredibly happy to present this collaboration with AI Sweden: SpaceEdge. We are now establishing a fast track for AI Sweden’s members to enable rapid application development and testing in space with the same simplicity as regular cloud services. SpaceEdge can be seen as an incubator for apps, but instead of developing apps for smartphones, they are developed for SpaceCloud-based satellites. AI Sweden’s connection to the Swedish Space Data Lab provides access to historical data for training AI apps that can contribute to climate research, general earth observation, space situation awareness or social security. The fact that we already have SpaceCloud aboard satellites in space gives SpaceEdge uniqueness. The road to space for new positions has never been so easy, says Lena W Jansson, Acting CEO of Unibap.
– In analogy with the IT revolution, we are now at the point that space via SpaceCloud will be a new layer on the internet with basically the same accessibility and opportunities. So it is very gratifying that Sweden is taking a leading position through this national investment and platform for cooperation. For Unibap, it is also a clear signal that our commercial SpaceCloud customers and collaborative projects with the European Space Agency (ESA), NASA and most recently the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) are influencing, says Mathias Persson, VP Space, at Unibap.
SpaceCloud has, as previously communicated, developed and validated with support from the programs ESA Incubed, GSTP and Artes BASS.
Uppsala 14 March 2022
For more information contact:
Lena W Jansson
Acting CEO [email protected]
+46 72 450 15 15
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About Unibap
Unibap is a high-tech company that aims to automate and streamline industries on earth as well as in space. With smart solutions based on AI and robotics, we want to increase quality and productivity for our customers while eliminating dangerous tasks that are currently performed manually. Unibap strives to have a positive impact on both society and the environment. The company’s quality management system is certified according to SS-EN ISO 9001: 2015. The company is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market.
For more information, visit the company’s website unibap.com/en/
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