Novawerke AI provides an edge‑native cognition layer that runs full AI inference on system‑on‑chip hardware without any network dependence, enabling autonomous decision‑making in contested, denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) environments. Their hierarchical Hub‑and‑Spoke reasoning model and MOSA‑compliant open architecture allow seamless integration into maritime, aerial, ground, and logistics platforms while maintaining strict security isolation.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
DoD autonomous systems increasingly rely on AI models designed for commercial cloud environments, assuming constant connectivity, reliable GPS, and low‑latency network access. In contested, denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) conditions those assumptions break down, making cloud‑first AI a strategic liability.
Solution
Novawerke AI builds an edge‑native cognition layer that runs full inference on system‑on‑chip (SoC) class hardware without any network dependence. Their Hub‑and‑Spoke Hierarchical Reasoning Model (KDRL) combines knowledge distillation, reinforcement learning, and generative flow networks to produce models that can reason effectively from first deployment and improve autonomously. The architecture is platform‑agnostic and integrates via an open, MOSA‑compliant interface, allowing it to be embedded in maritime vessels, UAVs, UGVs, or logistics platforms. Security is enforced through an air‑locked star topology that isolates capabilities at the architectural level, ensuring operation in contested environments where communications are unreliable.
Target Audience
Primary customers are defense technology companies and system integrators developing autonomous maritime vessels, UAVs, UGVs, or logistics platforms that must meet DDIL requirements, as well as prime and mid‑tier contractors seeking a MOSA‑compliant autonomy stack.
Features
- KDRL training framework that merges teacher‑supervised knowledge distillation with multi‑agent generative flow networks for robust edge inference
- Hierarchical Hub‑and‑Spoke reasoning architecture enabling autonomous decision‑making without cloud calls
- Full inference capability on SoC‑class edge hardware, eliminating reliance on external connectivity
- MOSA‑compliant open architecture for clean integration into existing platform systems
- Platform‑agnostic design supporting maritime, aerial, ground, and logistics autonomous platforms
- Air‑locked star topology providing strict capability isolation and architecture‑level security