Scaleout's edge AI picked and struck a target without a radio link
The January ALMA demo turned Andreas Hellander and Salman Toor's federated-learning research into onboard targeting, with a pilot held in reserve.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Tom's Hardware
Why it matters
Scaleout shows how edge-AI infrastructure can move from distributed training into autonomous weapons without relying on a cloud connection. The founders have demonstrated the technical chain from detection to strike, while procurement, combat validation and the acceptable level of human control remain unsettled.
In January 2026, Scaleout Systems, co-founded by Uppsala researchers Andreas Hellander and Salman Toor, supplied the onboard AI for a drone that ranked possible targets, chose an armored engineering vehicle and released an explosive during BAE Systems Bofors' ALMA demonstration in Sweden.…
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