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When UAV and UGV Take the Field Together

The BadB project wrapped up its second development quarter with a big step forward: a week-long joint sprint in Estonia that moved the work out of the lab and into real-world conditions. For the first time, the project’s aerial and ground platforms (UAV and a UGV), were tested side by side, offering a first real glimpse of how they can work together in practice. These field tests were a key moment for the project. Both platforms gathered a large amount of data, including sync

Dec 16, 20251 min read

When GPS Fails: Europe’s New Project Teaching Drones to Navigate on Their Own

Most of us have experienced that moment when our phone suddenly loses GPS signal. For flying drones and those on the ground this isn’t just inconvenience, it can stop an entire mission. On today’s battlefields and even in everyday environments like cities, forests or disaster zones, GPS can be jammed, blocked or simply unavailable. Our initiative called “Badb” is working on a solution by developing GNSS-free navigation for unmanned vehicles. Instead of relying on satellites,

Dec 9, 20251 min read

Seeing Through Clouds: How KappaZeta Powers the Badb Consortium

KappaZeta is proud to be the coordinator of the Badb consortium. We are thrilled to collaborate with #KrattWorks, #Rigr AI, #GIM Robotics, and #Solita. The consortium is solving the multifaceted problem of autonomous navigation of UAVs and UGVs in GNSS-free environments. KappaZeta’s journey as a satellite remote sensing company started with supporting the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) through field monitoring. Today, agriculture remains one of our key pillars, complem

Nov 18, 20251 min read

Attending the 2nd ASCI Conference in Tallinn

What happens when GPS goes dark? That’s exactly the challenge our Badb project is taking on: building reliable navigation for autonomous land and aerial vehicles when satellite signals are out of reach. Last week our team attended its first public event, the 2nd Autonomous Systems Community of Interest (#ASCI) Conference in Tallinn, organized by the European Defence Agency (EDA). Followed by the 3rd UAS Operational Users Symposium, the event brought together experts developin

Nov 10, 20251 min read

“Badb.” What’s in a Name?

Not all names are created equal. Sometimes, the best ones are purely functional: wingnut, starboard aileron, third violin. They describe, they classify, and they get out of the way. But for the things that truly matter, the ones built to endure or to protect, a name should carry more weight. It should hint at story, purpose, and destiny. So why Badb? The name is borrowed from the Morrígan, a Celtic goddess from pre-Christian Ireland whose domain spans war, death, and fate. Th

Oct 30, 20252 min read