Tycho.AI

Drone detection & airspace protection Security & perimeter robots

Massachusetts-based autonomous systems company developing Halley, a high-speed VTOL drone with AI-driven autonomous navigation capable of operating in GPS-denied environments

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Highlights

1 fact

Tracked signals (12mo) 20
confidence not yet assessed as of 2 Jun 2026
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Tycho.AI — Tracked signals (12mo): 20. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-06-02; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:signal_count

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_signal_count,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — Tracked signals (12mo)},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:signal_count},
  note = {As of 2026-06-02; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:signal_count",
  "issued": {
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        6,
        2
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-06-02; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

What they do

5 products

ProductLaunchEnvironmentStatusCitation
Halley Group 1 VTOL — Outdoor LIMITED
CITE

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Tycho.AI — Product: Halley Group 1 VTOL. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:halley-group-1-vtol

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_product_halley-group-1-vtol,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:halley-group-1-vtol},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:tychoai:product:halley-group-1-vtol",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — Product",
  "author": [
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    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:halley-group-1-vtol",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
SCOUT — Outdoor LIMITED
CITE

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Tycho.AI — Product: SCOUT. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:scout

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_product_scout,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:scout},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:tychoai:product:scout",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:scout",
  "issued": {
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      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
SEEK — Outdoor LIMITED
CITE

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Tycho.AI — Product: SEEK. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:seek

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_product_seek,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:seek},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:tychoai:product:seek",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:seek",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
sWARM — Outdoor PROTOTYPE
CITE

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Tycho.AI — Product: sWARM. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:swarm

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_product_swarm,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:swarm},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:tychoai:product:swarm",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:swarm",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Voyager Autonomy Stack — Outdoor LIMITED
CITE

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Tycho.AI — Product: Voyager Autonomy Stack. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:voyager-autonomy-stack

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_product_voyager-autonomy-stack,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:voyager-autonomy-stack},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:tychoai:product:voyager-autonomy-stack",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — Product",
  "author": [
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      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:product:voyager-autonomy-stack",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Scale & activity

4 deals · 20 signals

20 tracked signals █▁▆▁ latest 2 Jun 2026
DateDealValue / typeEvidenceCitation
Undated AFRL TACFI Contract GRANT source ↗
CITE

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Plain text

Tycho.AI — GRANT: AFRL TACFI Contract. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-afrl-tacfi-contract

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_deal_undated-grant-afrl-tacfi-contract,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — GRANT},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-afrl-tacfi-contract},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-afrl-tacfi-contract",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — GRANT",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-afrl-tacfi-contract",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Undated AFWERX D2P2 SBIR GRANT source ↗
CITE

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Plain text

Tycho.AI — GRANT: AFWERX D2P2 SBIR. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-afwerx-d2p2-sbir

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_deal_undated-grant-afwerx-d2p2-sbir,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — GRANT},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-afwerx-d2p2-sbir},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-afwerx-d2p2-sbir",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — GRANT",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-afwerx-d2p2-sbir",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Undated MIT Technical Advisory Partnership PARTNERSHIP source ↗
CITE

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Plain text

Tycho.AI — PARTNERSHIP: MIT Technical Advisory Partnership. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-partnership-mit-technical-advisory-partnership

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_deal_undated-partnership-mit-technical-advisory-partnership,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — PARTNERSHIP},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-partnership-mit-technical-advisory-partnership},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:tychoai:deal:undated-partnership-mit-technical-advisory-partnership",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — PARTNERSHIP",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-partnership-mit-technical-advisory-partnership",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Undated SCO Phase II Contract GRANT source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Tycho.AI — GRANT: SCO Phase II Contract. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-sco-phase-ii-contract

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_deal_undated-grant-sco-phase-ii-contract,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — GRANT},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-sco-phase-ii-contract},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-sco-phase-ii-contract",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — GRANT",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:deal:undated-grant-sco-phase-ii-contract",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Deployment sites: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Network

3 people

PersonRoleCitation
Rich Clarke Board Member
CITE

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Plain text

Tycho.AI — Person: Rich Clarke — Board Member. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:person:rich-clarke

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_person_rich-clarke,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:person:rich-clarke},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:tychoai:person:rich-clarke",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:person:rich-clarke",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Sertac Karaman Founder / Advisor
CITE

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Plain text

Tycho.AI — Person: Sertac Karaman — Founder / Advisor. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:person:sertac-karaman

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_person_sertac-karaman,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:person:sertac-karaman},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:tychoai:person:sertac-karaman",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — Person",
  "author": [
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      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:person:sertac-karaman",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Thom Kenney CEO
CITE

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Plain text

Tycho.AI — Person: Thom Kenney — CEO. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:person:thom-kenney

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_person_thom-kenney,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:person:thom-kenney},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:tychoai:person:thom-kenney",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/#fact:tychoai:person:thom-kenney",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Competitors: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Analysis

Research Report: Tycho.AI

quick report · 27 May 2026 · 10 sources · 2,124 words

Tycho.AI is a Cambridge-based autonomous systems company founded in 2022, specializing in resilient navigation and edge-executable AI for unmanned aerial and ground vehicles in GPS-denied environments. The report covers the company's Voyager autonomy stack, platform integrations, business model, market positioning, and defense sector traction including SBIR funding and government testing activities.

What the full report unlocks
  • Research methods and evidence notes
  • Market implications and peer comparison
  • Risk register and source appendix
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Sources

Searched, not found

  • competitors
  • deployment sites
Cite this dossier

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Tycho.AI company dossier. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_tychoai_dossier,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Tycho.AI company dossier},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Tycho.AI company dossier",
  "author": [
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    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/tychoai/",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15 · schema 1.0.0 · data changed 23 Jul 2026

People3

Named individuals associated with this company.

  • Rich ClarkeBoard Member
  • Sertac KaramanFounder / Advisor
  • Thom KenneyCEO

Deals & events4

Funding, contracts, partnerships and acquisitions on record.

Signals1

Collected mentions that contributed to this profile.

  • —