Meshmerize

Meshmerize is a pioneering developer of innovative wireless mesh networking technology that empowers drones and mobile robotics with ultra-reliable and low-latency connectivity.

Our hardware-independent software stack can be deployed on a wide range of commercial Wi-Fi devices, and is ideal for reinforcing existing networks as well as for providing ad-hoc connectivity in the absence of existing infrastructure.

Our Mesh Networking Technology

Meshmerize uses a decentralized device-to-device communications approach to ensure reliable and low-latency performance for moving assets operating in highly dynamic environments. Thanks to our innovative multi-path routing algorithms, drones and robotic vehicles can move freely across the network, despite handovers, blind spots and other external interference.

Unlike technologies such as 5G, which creates a single and reliable but relatively expensive link between the base station and end devices, Meshmerize combines multiple pre-existing inexpensive and less reliable links into a resilient and dependable network. The versatile technology finds the best network route between two nodes – whether that is through the mesh directly, or via Ethernet or even 4G/5G cellular networks.

Meshmerize provides a wide range of features and benefits, including:

Overcoming Dark Zones – By relaying messages through all nodes, Meshmerize circumvents radio shadows, maintaining network connections without needing to eliminate physical obstacles
Seamless Network Roaming – All devices can connect not only with access points but also directly with each other, allowing new connections to be formed before old ones disappear
Truly Wireless Expansion – simply power up an access point running Meshmerize and watch it connect wirelessly to the existing network, enabling seamless expansion without expensive cabling
High Scalability – cutting-edge multi-path routing allows hundreds of devices to share a single mesh network, enabling large-scale operations
Prioritized Traffic – different data types can be transported across the network with varying priorities – for example, control signals can be prioritized over video feeds, ensuring the utmost in safety and reliability even in the face of signal drops
Optimized Broadcasting – Meshmerize’s built-in broadcast messaging system enables quick communication of important information and time-sensitive messages

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Meshmerize for Drones

Meshmerize allows operators to rapidly deploy versatile mesh networks that adapt dynamically to the needs of drone swarms and large-scale autonomous operations, expanding beyond the capabilities of cellular links and enabling BVLOS applications over long distances.

By combining multiple unreliable links into one rock-solid network, Meshmerize eliminates single points of failure, and can achieve latencies as low as 100 ms or less. As a layer 2 implementation, Meshmerize runs on WiFi, sub-Ghz radio, and 5G (Sidelink).

The technology also enables sophisticated collision avoidance, with each drone continuously broadcasting its 3D location five times per second. While this continuous flow of location data can lead to multiple drones redundantly circulating the same message and overloading regular mesh networks, Meshmerize avoids this with sophisticated echo detection techniques. Unnecessary rebroadcasts are intelligently minimized, with the critical location data being efficiently disseminated across the swarm.

Meshmerize is the only technology provider that can mesh-enable Wi-Fi to support large drone swarms with reliable and resilient video transmission and command and control.

Read this case study to find out more about how we deployed a swarm of 50 drones with robust mesh communications over distances of 50 kilometers

Learn more: Meshmerize for Drones

Meshmerize for Ground Robotics

Meshmerize is also ideal for AGVs (autonomous ground vehicles) and AMRs (autonomous mobile robotics, supporting Industry 4.0 requirements for low-latency connectivity in dynamic applications such as manufacturing and logistics.Thanks to highly effective multipath routing, the technology can connect up to 100+ robots roaming in environments with multiple floors, walls and significant obstructions. Networks can be expanded effortlessly without the need for additional cabling, ensuring scalable and seamless mobility with near-zero handover time between access points.

Learn more: Meshmerize for industrial robotics

Hive – Web-Based Management & Control

Hive is a powerful web-based platform that provides comprehensive management and optimization of Meshmerize networks and node devices. We offer cloud-based deployment of Hive as default, with the option for enterprise customers to run the software locally on dedicated hardware.