Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN, PDYNW), a developer of artificial intelligence software for robotic platforms in defense and commercial applications, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 12,452,957 B2 for its “Closed Loop Tasking and Control of Heterogeneous Sensor Networks.” The patent protects the company’s core architecture enabling multiple autonomous systems, including drones, robots, and sensors, to operate together as a coordinated, intelligent swarm.
“This patent gives Palladyne AI ownership of the architectural framework that makes real-world machine collaboration possible,” said Ben Wolff, President and CEO. “Our technology transforms distributed sensors and drones into a single intelligent system capable of observing, reasoning, and acting collectively in dynamic environments. It provides the legal and strategic foundation for Palladyne AI to be the technological nucleus for swarm autonomy across domains.”
The patent describes a method where heterogeneous autonomous systems communicate and collaborate efficiently using feature-based communication. Devices with diverse sensors — including cameras, radar, and RF nodes — exchange only critical insights, which are fused into a unified understanding of the environment. This allows the network to continuously re-task and coordinate itself through a closed-loop feedback system.
By transmitting compact, meaningful information streams rather than raw data, Palladyne AI’s architecture delivers resilient, edge-based performance even in bandwidth-constrained or communication-limited environments. The technology is designed to support scalable, multi-domain autonomous operations, reinforcing the company’s position in the growing market for biologically inspired AI, swarm robotics, and autonomous systems.
