StarEdge X550 / Edge Compute
StarEdge Edge AI Node
StarEdge X550 is Rendeer Systems' portable, rugged edge AI node based on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Industrial, delivering up to 248 TOPS of AI compute at the edge. It ingests detections, tracks, and telemetry from Pharos-equipped aircraft and surface vehicles, runs heavier perception and fusion models locally, and shares a coherent view of the environment without depending on continuous cloud connectivity.
Multi-Asset Fusion & Coordination
StarEdge combines detections, tracks, and state estimates from multiple Pharos-equipped platforms into a single, coherent view of the environment. Air and surface assets contribute their own perspectives, while StarEdge resolves overlap and ambiguity over time to maintain a fused picture.
Links between platforms and StarEdge are assumed to be imperfect. Updates are prioritized and compressed so that missions can continue under intermittent or contested RF conditions, with assets resynchronizing when connectivity returns. Operators focus on intent and effects rather than low-level link management.
Fleet & Node Management
StarEdge is designed to be managed as part of a fleet, alongside the Pharos autonomy modules it supports. A cloud control plane can provide configuration, software updates, and health monitoring for distributed nodes and connected platforms, while keeping mission- critical autonomy and sensing at the edge.
Over time, this enables operators to treat edge nodes and Pharos modules as a single, managed resource: provisioning new sites, rolling out updated models, and enforcing policy across air and surface assets without having to manually touch each system in the field.
Form factor and power
StarEdge X550 is packaged as a man-portable, backpack- and vehicle-mounted edge node for forward teams, shelters, or small command posts. The enclosure has a compact, flat footprint for stowing in standard packs and tight spaces and is designed around an internal UN-compliant LiFePO4 battery that provides more than an hour of ride-through operation. A docking cradle supplies continuous power and can host optional range-extender packs for longer missions, while thermal design supports sustained AI workloads at the edge.
I/O and radios
The node is built to talk to air and surface platforms as well as local operators. Typical configurations include Ethernet and serial interfaces for direct links to ground stations and radios, with options to integrate existing RF systems and sensor networks. StarEdge can aggregate multiple links, prioritize traffic, and bridge between different networks so platforms and operators see a consistent picture even as individual links change.
Deployment environments
StarEdge is intended for contested, bandwidth-limited environments rather than climate-controlled datacenters. The enclosure targets MIL-STD environmental and EMC performance and is suited for field ISR, cross-domain secure file release, and safety-critical industrial analytics where compact size, battery ride-through, and strict separation between domains and sites are essential.