ZenaTech Creates First Quantum Computing Prototype Enabling Disruptive AI Drone Speed and Precision for Future Commercial and US Defense Applications
ZenaTech (NASDAQ: ZENA) has successfully developed its first quantum computing prototype designed to process large datasets for AI drone solutions. The prototype, tested through the company's Clear Sky weather forecasting project, demonstrates the ability to analyze massive amounts of real-time drone sensor data.
The company plans to expand its R&D team from 6 to 25 members in the coming months. Applications range from precision agriculture and infrastructure inspection to defense capabilities including threat detection and reconnaissance. The technology combines quantum computing with AI-powered drones to enable faster data analysis, optimize complex decisions, and enhance real-time responsiveness.
ZenaTech (NASDAQ: ZENA) ha sviluppato con successo il suo primo prototipo di computer quantistico progettato per elaborare grandi set di dati per soluzioni AI nei droni. Il prototipo, testato nell'ambito del progetto di previsione meteorologica Clear Sky dell'azienda, dimostra la capacità di analizzare enormi quantità di dati in tempo reale provenienti dai sensori dei droni.
L'azienda prevede di ampliare il team di ricerca e sviluppo da 6 a 25 membri nei prossimi mesi. Le applicazioni spaziano dall'agricoltura di precisione e ispezione delle infrastrutture alle capacità di difesa, inclusi il rilevamento delle minacce e la ricognizione. La tecnologia combina il calcolo quantistico con droni dotati di intelligenza artificiale per consentire un'analisi dati più rapida, ottimizzare decisioni complesse e migliorare la reattività in tempo reale.
ZenaTech (NASDAQ: ZENA) ha desarrollado con éxito su primer prototipo de computación cuántica diseñado para procesar grandes conjuntos de datos para soluciones de drones con IA. El prototipo, probado a través del proyecto de pronóstico meteorológico Clear Sky de la compañía, demuestra la capacidad de analizar enormes cantidades de datos en tiempo real provenientes de sensores de drones.
La empresa planea ampliar su equipo de I+D de 6 a 25 miembros en los próximos meses. Las aplicaciones abarcan desde la agricultura de precisión y la inspección de infraestructuras hasta capacidades de defensa, incluyendo la detección de amenazas y el reconocimiento. La tecnología combina la computación cuántica con drones impulsados por IA para permitir un análisis de datos más rápido, optimizar decisiones complejas y mejorar la capacidad de respuesta en tiempo real.
ZenaTech (NASDAQ: ZENA)는 AI 드론 솔루션을 위한 대용량 데이터 처리에 최적화된 첫 양자 컴퓨팅 프로토타입을 성공적으로 개발했습니다. 이 프로토타입은 회사의 Clear Sky 기상 예보 프로젝트를 통해 시험되었으며, 실시간 드론 센서 데이터의 방대한 양을 분석하는 능력을 입증했습니다.
회사는 향후 몇 달 내에 연구개발팀을 6명에서 25명으로 확장할 계획입니다. 적용 분야는 정밀 농업과 인프라 점검에서부터 위협 탐지 및 정찰을 포함한 방위 능력까지 다양합니다. 이 기술은 양자 컴퓨팅과 AI 기반 드론을 결합하여 데이터 분석 속도를 높이고 복잡한 의사결정을 최적화하며 실시간 대응력을 향상시킵니다.
ZenaTech (NASDAQ : ZENA) a réussi à développer son premier prototype d'informatique quantique conçu pour traiter de grands ensembles de données pour des solutions de drones IA. Le prototype, testé dans le cadre du projet de prévision météorologique Clear Sky de l'entreprise, démontre la capacité à analyser d'énormes quantités de données en temps réel provenant des capteurs des drones.
L'entreprise prévoit d'élargir son équipe de R&D de 6 à 25 membres dans les mois à venir. Les applications vont de l'agriculture de précision et l'inspection des infrastructures aux capacités de défense, notamment la détection des menaces et la reconnaissance. La technologie combine l'informatique quantique avec des drones pilotés par IA pour permettre une analyse de données plus rapide, optimiser des décisions complexes et améliorer la réactivité en temps réel.
ZenaTech (NASDAQ: ZENA) hat erfolgreich seinen ersten Quantencomputing-Prototyp entwickelt, der große Datensätze für KI-Drohnenlösungen verarbeitet. Der Prototyp, getestet im Rahmen des Clear Sky Wettervorhersage-Projekts des Unternehmens, zeigt die Fähigkeit, enorme Mengen an Echtzeit-Drohnen-Sensordaten zu analysieren.
Das Unternehmen plant, sein F&E-Team in den kommenden Monaten von 6 auf 25 Mitglieder zu erweitern. Die Anwendungen reichen von Präzisionslandwirtschaft und Infrastrukturinspektion bis hin zu Verteidigungsfähigkeiten wie Bedrohungserkennung und Aufklärung. Die Technologie kombiniert Quantencomputing mit KI-gesteuerten Drohnen, um eine schnellere Datenanalyse zu ermöglichen, komplexe Entscheidungen zu optimieren und die Reaktionsfähigkeit in Echtzeit zu verbessern.
- Successfully developed first quantum computing prototype for AI drone solutions
- Technology demonstrates high accuracy in weather forecasting applications using historical data
- Planned expansion of R&D team from 6 to 25 members indicates growth
- Potential applications across multiple high-value sectors including defense, agriculture, and infrastructure
- Early stage of development with only prototype status
- Significant R&D investment and team expansion required
- No revenue or commercial deployment timeline provided
Insights
ZenaTech's quantum prototype is a significant technological initiative, but remains in early R&D phase with commercial viability unproven.
ZenaTech has developed a quantum computing prototype framework specifically designed for processing large datasets from AI drones. Their initial test case uses weather forecasting algorithms as part of their "Clear Sky" project, which has shown promising results in internal testing with historical open-source data.
The company's approach combines quantum computing capabilities with AI drone technology to enable faster data processing and decision-making across various applications. For context, traditional computing processes data sequentially, while quantum computing leverages quantum mechanics to process multiple possibilities simultaneously, potentially offering exponential performance improvements for specific computational problems.
However, this announcement represents an early-stage R&D initiative rather than a market-ready product. The company plans to expand their quantum computing team from 6 to 25 members "over the coming months," indicating they're still building foundational capabilities. The press release primarily outlines potential future applications rather than current deployments or contracts.
While the press release highlights applications in precision agriculture, energy infrastructure inspections, and defense capabilities, it lacks specific metrics about the quantum system's specifications, performance benchmarks against conventional computing, or timeline for commercial deployment. The weather forecasting application has only undergone internal validation against historical data.
This represents an interesting technological direction for ZenaTech, but investors should recognize that quantum computing remains an emerging field with significant technical challenges. The path from prototype to commercial viability typically involves years of development, especially in quantum computing where practical applications are still emerging.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) ("ZenaTech"), a business technology solution provider specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), Enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, today announces the successful development of its first quantum computing prototype consisting of a framework for the rapid analysis and processing of large datasets for its AI drone solutions. Using weather forecasting algorithms as part of its Clear Sky project as a test case, the company has created a precedent framework for real time analysis of massive amounts of data that can be captured through AI drone sensors while in the air.
The Company envisions commercial applications ranging from highly efficient precision agriculture to predictive energy infrastructure inspections. Defense applications include enhancing real-time battlefield decision-making with faster and more precise threat detection, reconnaissance, and advance electronic warfare capabilities.
“We’re not just building smarter drones, we’re building a quantum-intelligent edge where data becomes decisions in an instant, whether it's a battlefield or a farm field,” said Shaun Passley, Ph.D., ZenaTech CEO. “We believe this quantum framework we are creating is just the beginning as we’ve now demonstrated it can use it for large datasets. We plan to keep expanding R&D capabilities, with the goal of growing our team of 6 to 25 over the coming months. The end goal is clear: accelerate time to market, reduce operational costs, and lead the industry as a true innovator,” added Dr. Passley.
ZenaTech’s Clear Sky project is one of the company’s quantum computing R&D initiatives focused on weather forecasting that will use AI drones and drone fleets plus quantum to better predict localized weather for more accurate prediction of extreme weather events saving lives and reducing costs and destruction. The weather application and algorithms used for the prototype track and analyze multiple key atmospheric parameters such as temperature, humidity, wind, barometric pressure, and precipitation. Internal testing using historical open-source data has shown a high degree of accuracy with trusted weather platforms and actual data, validating both its accuracy and reliability.
Quantum computing combined with AI-powered drone applications enables disruptive speed, precision, and autonomy by dramatically accelerating data analysis, optimizing complex decisions, and enhancing real-time responsiveness. In commercial sectors, this means drones can autonomously inspect vast energy grids or farmland, instantly analyze multispectral data, and adjust actions on the fly—leading to lower costs and higher productivity in agriculture, logistics, and infrastructure. In defense, the same capabilities empower autonomous surveillance drones to process sensor data and identify threats in real time, coordinate swarm or drone fleet movements, and dynamically adapt to changing battlefield conditions—all with minimal human input. This fusion of technologies allows drones to make faster, smarter decisions in unpredictable, data-intensive environments—reshaping what's possible across industries.
For weather forecasting, quantum computing can rapidly process and simulate complex atmospheric models by analyzing massive datasets from AI-enabled drones equipped with weather sensors, LiDAR, and imaging systems. This allows for highly accurate, real-time weather forecasting and microclimate prediction, improving response times for disaster management, aviation safety, and environmental monitoring.
Quantum computing is a next-generation computing technology that uses the principles of quantum physics to process information exponentially faster than traditional computers, enabling it to solve highly complex problems that are otherwise unsolvable by even the most powerful classical computers of today.
About ZenaTech
ZenaTech (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) is a business technology solution provider specializing in AI drone, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS and Quantum Computing solutions for mission-critical business applications. Since 2017, the Company has leveraged its software development expertise and grown its drone design and manufacturing capabilities through ZenaDrone, to innovate and improve customer inspection, monitoring, safety, security, compliance, and surveying processes. With enterprise software customers using branded solutions in law enforcement, health, government, and industrial sectors, and drones being implemented in these plus agriculture, defense, and logistics sectors, ZenaTech’s portfolio of solutions helps drive exceptional operational efficiencies, accuracy, and cost savings. The Company operates through seven global offices in North America, Europe, Taiwan, and UAE, and is growing a DaaS business model and global partner network.
About ZenaDrone
ZenaDrone, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZenaTech, develops and manufactures autonomous business drone solutions that can incorporate machine learning software, AI, predictive modeling, Quantum Computing, and other software and hardware innovations. Created to revolutionize the hemp farming sector, its specialization has grown to multifunctional drone solutions for industrial surveillance, monitoring, inspection, tracking, process automation and defense applications. Currently, the ZenaDrone 1000 drone is used for crop management applications in agriculture and critical field cargo applications in the defense sector, the IQ Nano indoor drone is used for inventory management and security in the warehouse and logistics sectors, and the IQ Square is an indoor/outdoor drone designed for land survey and inspections use in commercial and defense sectors.
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