EU Member States every year spend billions of dollars in defense budgets. however, war The situation in Ukraine shows that Europe is still far from safe.
And while the continent’s answer has always been to spend heavily on defense capabilities, some methods are cheaper and more efficient. There is one solution because we are building an AI-first system for
Founded by Greek technologists Dimitrios Kottas (former senior engineer at Apple) and Georgios Kontogiannis (experienced software engineer), VC-backed Lambda Automata transforms how EU member states use their existing defense capabilities We aim to Also joining the founding duo are founder engineer his Thodoris Ntakouris and hardware engineer his Ioannis Souriadakis.
According to Dimitrios Kottas, the main problem Lambda is trying to solve is bridging the gap between computer vision and AI in software deployed in mission-critical applications for civil protection or defense applications.
“Existing software solutions do not take full advantage of the sensors, pixels, and transistors already deployed in the field. It creates a tedious manual cycle of piecing together information, and our vision is to accelerate that cycle to machine speed,” explains Lambda co-founder and CEO Kottas.
Therefore, the company’s first pilot product is called “Outpost,” an autonomous watchtower for classifying, locating, and communicating events of interest at machine speed.
“Outpost is our entry pilot product, demonstrating our technology to real field operators and solving real problems today. Our first paid installation is on early fire detection using automatic optical recognition and smoke pile localization. We chose to start with the civil protection market given its less stringent requirements (such as certification) and faster cycles compared to defense applications. In parallel, we are field-testing the technology towards a more defense-oriented specification. ” Dimitrios Cottas speaks recursively.
Lambda Outposts, while operating at the fleet level, can be installed in remote locations with no infrastructure, enabling sensing of vast areas with minimal personnel requirements. Both the hardware and software are vendor agnostic, support an ever-growing set of sensors, and provide “autonomous upgrades” to the myriad of legacy systems already deployed and manually operated.
Building a team and deploying leading solutions for the civil protection market
Earlier this month, the Lambda Automata project received support from the Greek VC Marathon. The purchase price was not disclosed, but sources at The Recursive said it was a seven-figure investment. Greek defense startups are now on a mission to help Europe and its allies maintain their strategic autonomy and ensure the sovereignty and ethical use of future AI defense platforms, according to Marathon.
“We are proud to work with Lambda Automata to ensure the integrity of Europe and its allies in a global environment where threats are increasingly real. We are committed to working together to achieve their mission, and we invested because protecting freedom is the overarching duty of every liberal society.” Said in a press release.
Defense startups now plan to use The first round of funding will demonstrate some of our core technical capabilities, hire key talent and deploy turnkey solutions for the civil protection market.
Lambda’s CEO told The Recursive:
For Kottas himself, deploying such a solution also plays an important role in preventing future conflicts.
“Upgrading the deterrence of the EU + US + allies with cost-effective solutions based on software and AI, rather than complex, monolithic 10-year programs, will be key to deterring future conflicts. This is a daunting but exciting mission,” concludes Kottas.
