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Persistent Radio

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Persistent Systems mobile radio for robotic vehicle communication.

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Manufacturer
Persistent Systems
Form factor
other
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Website
persistentsystems.com ↗

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Key facts

MPU5 chassis (company-stated)

About 3.8 x 6.7 x 11.7 cm and 391 g; IP68 to 20 m for 30 minutes; MIL-STD-810G; operates from -40 to +85 C.

MPU5 compute (company-stated)

A 1 GHz quad-core ARM with 2 GB RAM and 128 GB flash running Wave Relay OS.

Wave Relay MANET (company-stated)

Node entry under 1 second, no stated hop or node limit, up to about 130 mi between nodes, and CTR-AES-256 with SHA-256 HMAC.

RF modules (company-stated)

Interchangeable modules from L-band to upper C-band, SISO to 3x3 MIMO, with 5/10/20 MHz channels.

Data & sources

Web sources

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Persistent Radio. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Persistent Radio.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://persistentsystems.com/mpu5-specs/

Common questions

What is Persistent Radio?
Persistent Systems mobile radio for robotic vehicle communication.
How much does Persistent Radio cost?
Persistent Radio's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Persistent Radio from Persistent Systems. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Persistent Radio actually deployed in the real world?
Persistent Radio is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Persistent Radio?
Persistent Radio is made by Persistent Systems, based in New York, New York, USA, founded in 2007.
Can you buy Persistent Radio?
Persistent Radio is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Persistent Radio?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Persistent Radio include Archer Midnight, Joby S4, ASML EUV TwinScan, 10Beauty Manicure System.
How does Persistent Radio compare to Archer Midnight?
Persistent Radio and Archer Midnight (Archer Aviation · 9 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Persistent Radio has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Persistent Radio a top other?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Persistent Radio ranks in roughly the top 39% of other models tracked by the registry.
What is Persistent Radio's maturity stage?
Persistent Radio is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Where is Persistent Radio deployed?
No verified deployments of Persistent Radio are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Persistent Radio safe?
Persistent Radio has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

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Methodology surface for Persistent Radio.

Recent coverage

Persistent Radio in third-party press

Did the Army consider all competition on its $4B radio program?

Feb 7, 2018

Persistent Systems Launches Lower C-Band RF Radio Module for UGVs

Aug 23, 2017