Kova Robotics

Kova Robotics is a Nordic deep-tech startup providing high-mobility Physical AI capabilities for autonomous ground operations in extreme, contested, and GPS-denied environments, including permanently shadowed or low-illumination regions. We specialize in the development of rugged, modular Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) platforms designed for rapid deployment and interoperability across defence, security, and space domains.

Our work focuses on proprioceptive mobility and vehicle–terrain interaction intelligence, enabling autonomous ground systems to maintain operational continuity in low-visibility, sensor-degraded, or energy-constrained environments, such as snow, ice, rubble, subterranean areas, or solar-shadowed regions. Physical AI capabilities are being developed as reusable and platform-adaptable modules, simultaneously validated on our own UGV platforms and suitable for integration into third-party ground systems. By applying physics-informed autonomy principles, our solutions help bridge the gap between laboratory robotics demonstrations and reliable field performance in defence, security, and exploration-relevant scenarios.

Kova Robotics is structured to support EU, ESA, and NATO research and development consortia, offering (1) a field-capable ground platform for experimentation and demonstration, and (2) Physical AI capabilities that can be evaluated independently or in combination with partner systems. The platform is intended as an enabler and testbed, complementing higher-level command, control, and information systems rather than replacing them.