In September, I shared a LinkedIn post
by Adam Taylor, Founder and Lead Consultant of Adiuvo Engineering as well as Owner & Organiser of FPGA Horizons, about ORA:
“
ORA is a comprehensive sandbox platform for edge AI deployment and benchmarking. Our catalogue of edge devices lets you test and evaluate which hardware best suits your application needs. With devices spanning Nvidia, Axelera, Hailo, and
BrainChip,
ORA offers diverse computing architectures. These range from traditional GPUs to
cutting-edge neuromorphic processors and specialised AI accelerators.
All accessible via a single interface.”
Turns out
Adam Taylor recently co-founded Dublin-based space tech startup Setanta Space Systems (of which he is CEO), with fellow co-founders James Murphy (CTO) and Jake O’Brien (Lead Engineer), both of whom used to work for another space tech company based in the Irish capital: Réaltra Space Systems Engineering, which “is dedicated to the design, development and manufacture of cost-effective space electronic systems using cutting-edge technologies.” (
https://www.linkedin.com/company/realtra/about/)
Setanta Space is “developing edge AI for space applications”:
Something I have been working on with James Murphy and Jake O'Brien for a little while. Setanta Space developing edge AI for space applications. The first products are already in development and already getting significant interest. Stay Tuned!
www.linkedin.com
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www.setantaspace.com
“
AI-Driven Autonomy for the Next Generation of Spacecraft
Setanta Space Systems is an Irish space technology company developing advanced solutions for satellite automation and space electronics. Our expertise spans both software and hardware, enabling us to deliver integrated systems for next-generation missions.
We design AI models for on-board anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, autonomous navigation, space situational awareness and real-time data processing. We also build space-qualified electronics, AI-ready processing platforms, and bespoke systems tailored to mission requirements, from low Earth orbit to deep space.”
Services currently offered comprise
Telemetry Monitoring, Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Autonomous Navigation as well as Earth Observation (EO).
And the above-mentioned
Ora sandbox is now listed as one of
Setanta Space System’s products, alongside
Danu, their modular onboard computer, as well as their
Galaxia Space Development Board and their
Galaxia Space Tile:
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Note that Jake O’Brien is concurrently pursuing an “Industry-based PhD” in Computer Science with University College Dublin - the industry placement being Adam Taylor’s company Adiuvo Engineering.
In his LinkedIn profile,
Jake O’Brien refers to his PhD research as follows:“Spiking Neural Networks for Space Situational Awareness and Autonomous Navigation: Leveraging Neuromorphic Hardware and Dynamic Vision Sensors”.
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Now add to all this the fact that
Alf Kuchenbuch loved Jake O’Brien’s December launch announcement of Setanta Space - the two of them have exchanged several LinkedIn likes in recent months, by the way.
Dot...dot…dot…
I wouldn’t be in the least surprised if Akida played a part both in Jake O’Brien’s PhD research and in at least one of the edge AI solutions that Setanta Space are currently developing.
Hopefully we will find out more before or on Saint Patrick’s Day.
Thrilled to share the exciting news that together with Adam Taylor and James Murphy, we have launched Setanta Space. Looking forward to taking on the new year and cool projects with this amazing team. Ar aghaidh linn! 🇮🇪
www.linkedin.com
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And here’s the third co-founder’s LinkedIn post announcing the birth of their space tech baby last month:
I am excited to share that I have taken a huge step and founded Setanta Space with Adam Taylor and Jake O'Brien. Starting a company is a risk, especially in a sector like space, but it is one I have thought about carefully. I believe strongly that this is the right time, and that the...
www.linkedin.com
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Three co-founders of an Irish company - that almost demanded the use of a green triquetra (“Irish trinity knot”cf.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triquetra) as their logo…
I presume Setanta Space Systems was named after Sétanta aka Cú Chulainn, an Irish warrior hero and demigod in Celtic mythology?
en.wikipedia.org
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