Tempest Droneworx™ has announced the commercial availability of Corvus MRDR™ (Modular Robotics Development & Reporting), a platform designed to transform how autonomous systems are developed and tested. The platform addresses a significant bottleneck in robotics engineering: the substantial time and expense required to move from algorithm development to real-world testing. By enabling developers to start with simulated aircraft and progressively replace them with physical ones, Corvus MRDR™ streamlines the testing process, allowing teams to validate their code in a controlled environment before committing to expensive hardware and field operations.
The platform's origins lie in Tempest Droneworx™'s own engineering challenges, evolving from a predecessor used during the company's successful FAA BAA 4 One-to-Many Command and Control work. This real-world pedigree ensures that Corvus MRDR™ is not just a theoretical tool but a proven system that has been refined through years of practical application. The company emphasizes that they are not commercializing their control algorithms, but rather the engineering environment that enabled their development. "Corvus MRDR™ gave us the freedom to try more ideas, fail without breaking expensive hardware, and go to the field when we were ready—not because we needed the field to find out if something worked," said Ty Audronis, Chief Technology Officer.
Corvus MRDR™ works alongside existing tools and control architectures, allowing customers to retain ownership of their algorithms, methodologies, workflows, and intellectual property. It currently supports PX4 and ArduPilot through distributed Core Robotics Object Simulators (CROS), with new firmware types in beta. The Robotics Aggregation & Visualization Node (RAVN) combines simulated and physical vehicle telemetry with ADS-B, Remote ID, RADAR, and other data sources in a real-time 3D environment, enabling mission recording and replay for analysis. This integration provides developers with a comprehensive view of their systems, facilitating more informed decision-making.
The product line includes the MRDR-1, stackable MRDR-2 Expansion systems, and the eight-display MRDR-187 Enterprise, with NDAA-compliant configurations available. The first MRDR-187 Enterprise has already been delivered to the University of Houston Robotics Department, signaling early adoption in the academic sector. "The next generation of autonomous systems won't be built by any one company working alone," said Dr. Dana Abramovitz, Chief Executive Officer. "By making Corvus MRDR™ available, we're giving researchers, developers, industry, and government another tool to move faster and advance the next generation of autonomous systems together."
Corvus MRDR™ is available for pre-order now, with commercial deliveries beginning in October 2026. A defense-specific version, Corvus MRDR™ Defense, is scheduled for December 2026, and the Corvus Platform Pipeline Beta Program is open for early access to features under development. For demonstrations and pre-orders, visit www.tempestdroneworx.com. This launch is poised to accelerate innovation in autonomous systems by providing a flexible, cost-effective development environment that bridges the gap between simulation and reality.
