Overview
Persistent Systems, LLC is a communications technology company based in New York City since 2007. It makes the Wave Relay mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) system, which links UAVs, UGVs, sensors and people, and serves military, first responder, government, industrial and commercial markets.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO & Founder
CTO
Key product
U.S. Army contract
UK MoD
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Herbert Rubens Founder and CEO, Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Herbert Rubenscofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Persistent Systems.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Persistent Systems in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Persistent Systems.
Robots and products (1)
People (1)
Supplies to (1)
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Timeline
Every recorded move in Persistent Systems’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Shield AI
2026-06-27Supply: datalink to Shield AI
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Persistent Systems.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Persistent Systems from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Ukrainian interceptor drones join Pentagon test at Yuma
Four defense-tech companies integrated an AI-enabled sensor, an unmanned helicopter, Ukrainian-made interceptor drones and tactical radios into a single counter-drone system, then…
Nagarro Board Backs Persistent’s €81-Per-Share Takeover Offer At 140% Premium
Nagarro’s Management Board and Supervisory Board have recommended that shareholders accept Persistent Systems’ €81-per-share voluntary public takeover offer after concluding that…
U.S. Army awards Persistent Systems contract for 7.5 Million supporting next-generation command and control prototype
U.S. Army awarded Persistent Systems an 7.5M contract for next-generation command and control prototype systems using Wave Relay MANET technology.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/persistent.md
- RSS feed: /companies/persistent/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3d466058-d181-4d1c-a447-cf1e893a21a6
- Revision history: /companies/persistent/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
Persistent Systems remains confident that its landmark acquisition of Germany-based Nagarro will strengthen its long-term growth journey. CEO & Executive Direct
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Persistent Systems draws attention at the 79th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026