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SiMa.ai and ARK Electronics Partner to Accelerate Intelligent, Autonomous Drones
The bundles pair SiMa.ai’s Physical AI platform with ARK Electronics hardware to cut development from months to days, the companies said.
On Monday, August 31, 2026, SiMa.ai and ARK Electronics announced a strategic partnership launching production-ready ARK-SiMa bundles for autonomous drones, simplifying development for commercial and defense markets.
To compress AI development timelines from months to days, the companies integrated SiMa.ai's Modalix System-on-Module and Palette Neat environment with ARK Electronics' manufacturing expertise and drone robotics knowledge.
Offering form-factor compatibility with leading GPU-based edge platforms, the Modalix SoM provides developers a cost-effective, US-made SWaP-C foundation with higher performance and lower power consumption.
Durga Peddireddy, VP of Strategic Business Development and Partnerships, SiMa.ai, stated the market is at an "inflection point," delivering an "affordable solution for intelligent autonomy without compromising on performance or trust."
"Autonomous intelligence is the next frontier," said Alex Klimaj, CEO, ARK Electronics, as bundles become available today to qualified drone OEMs and system integrators for immediate deployment.