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Robbie Schingler shared thisSuper proud of the Planet team and our partnership with Google on the first "Hello World" of TPUs in space. And in a classicly fun Google fashion, a haiku was sent back to Earth: "Blue marble below Data streams in silent grace Starlight feeds my core. ✨" And yes, I did try to encourage the Google team to call this first quest a "Hello Planet" moment. :)Robbie Schingler shared this"Hello, world" from Project Suncatcher… On Oct 1 I posted about the launch of our prototype satellite with several of our GoogleTPUs as part of our research moonshot Project Suncatcher. A couple of days ago, we uplinked our first prompt to our onboard Gemma 4 open model during a ground-station pass, asking it to generate a haiku about being in space. As our Suncatcher prototype satellite passed by Norway, the downlinked generated poem confirmed success. Here's the haiku: Blue marble below Data streams in silent grace Starlight feeds my core. ✨ This generation was something of a “Hello, world” moment for us – our first ever TPU-generated AI response from space, 500 kilometers above the Earth, all powered by the sun. We also ran a few other generations and had the model update us on its state and provide telemetry information etc. As excited as we were to see this work (and all the engineering, problem-solving and innovations involved, along with the rigors and complications of space), it’s just the first of many milestones still to come as part of our Project Suncatcher research moonshot. There are many more engineering and science problems to solve, many unknowns, so much to learn, and more research innovation still to come. As we stated at the outset, we are building on what we’ve learned with other moonshots like Waymo and Quantum. We’re taking a rigorous, evidence-first and milestone-driven approach that will unfold over many years, as we explore the future long-term potential to harness the sun, the most powerful source of energy in our system, more directly for AI compute needed to enable useful applications here on earth and for people everywhere, far into the future. For now, this first small step and "Hello, world" moment was exciting - but there so much more still to do in the coming years. Below is our experience of the moment as we had our first interactions with our TPUs and Gemma model in space. Congratulations to my colleagues Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Travis Beals, Maria Apezteguia Biggs, Jess Toh and our whole Suncatcher team and teams across Google, as well as our satellite partner Planet Labs, and the ride up into space on SpaceX Transporter 18.
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Robbie Schingler shared thisSome satellites take pictures. Tanager reads the chemistry of the planet. Each pixel holds 400+ colors of light, most invisible to humans. Together, they show what's actually on the ground and in the air: methane leaking from a well, minerals in exposed rock, stress in a forest or a crop before you can see it. A lot has happened within the last few weeks with Tanager: 🛰️ Tanager-2 launched with Carbon Mapper on October 1. Within a week, it captured its first methane plume over Spain’s Costa Blanca. https://lnkd.in/gBjBbVBY 🔬 An independent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) check confirmed science-grade performance from a commercial satellite: 400+ spectral bands align within 0.1 pixel, locations match Landsat within ~12 meters, and spectral precision is under 1 nanometer. https://lnkd.in/gy2HX-6R 🌍 Today, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s CSDA program chose Tanager to evaluate 250,000+ km² of data for research on air quality, biodiversity, wildfires, and floods. https://lnkd.in/gHfdkzy2 ➡️ Tanager is also supplying data for California’s $95M Satellite Methane Project run by Carbon Mapper for California Air Resources Board. CARB gets plume data within 48 hours to notify operators, stopping 18 major leaks so far, including a 918 kg/hr leak fixed the day it was reported. 📚A yearlong Stanford University study found specialized satellites including Tanager-1 detected 92–100% of methane plumes on clear days, proving space-based monitoring can pinpoint major emission sources. https://lnkd.in/gtwRvNwr This is commercial space, science agencies, and regulators working together, and why we started Planet. Hyperspectral has been "the next big thing" in Earth observation for decades. I think it's finally here.Sharing First Light Images From Tanager-2 and SuperDove Flock 4JSharing First Light Images From Tanager-2 and SuperDove Flock 4J
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Robbie Schingler shared thisI recently spoke with Via Satellite about Planet's progress in sovereign space, onboard AI, and the Earth Observation industry’s push toward agentic workflows. We also touched on our growing footprint in Germany, and why keeping reliable launch capabilities like Falcon 9 active matters for the whole ecosystem. Thank you Rachel Jewett for the conversation! https://lnkd.in/gk_XNz8mPlanet CSO Robbie Schingler Talks Sovereignty, Onboard AI, and the Launch SqueezePlanet CSO Robbie Schingler Talks Sovereignty, Onboard AI, and the Launch Squeeze
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Robbie Schingler shared thisSpace-based computing is evolving rapidly. Edge compute is here today, inference is right around the corner, and true orbital data centers will require a total convergence of space and compute roadmaps. That was my primary message at Novaspace’s World Space Business Week in Paris last week during our discussion on space-based computing and enabling AI both in orbit and on Earth. 🚀 As technologists, we know hardware development and AI innovation move on different timescales. That is precisely why we’re designing our next-gen satellites—like Owl and Pelican—with GPUs at the edge and inter-satellite links for real-time connectivity. This is the hardware foundation for Planetary Intelligence: a future where AI is directly attuned to the physical, biochemical reality of our planet. I also shared the stage for the Commercial GEOINT Evolution, with Rafal Modrzewski of ICEYE, Brian OToole of BlackSky, and John Serafini of HawkEye 360. With each of our companies operating for over a decade, we dug into how defense and security customers rely on scale, speed, upgradability, and reliability for modern ISR missions. Thank you to Pacome Revillon and the Novaspace team for hosting another exceptional week for the global space community! #WSBW26
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Robbie Schingler shared thisSpace isn’t just an isolated industry—it’s the foundational Planetary Infrastructure of our modern world. The 2020s space stack looks completely different than what came before: ↳ Real-time connectivity across constellations ↳ Compute directly at the sensor and in orbit ↳ Full-spectrum sensing of human activity, natural disasters, and seasonal change This infrastructure enables a new kind of planetary utility—one that feeds context and intelligence straight into our governments, enterprises, and communities. When historic and real-time Earth data fuse with AI that actually understands physical planetary realities, we stop just monitoring the world and start guiding human activity for effective action.Robbie Schingler shared thisPlanetary Intelligence integrates global satellite imagery with AI to bridge the gap between awareness and meaningful, timely action. At TED Conferences, our Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Robbie Schingler shares the vision for Planetary Intelligence, and how insights from satellite data are already being used to protect life on Earth. 🌎 📹 Full talk here: https://lnkd.in/dnJmn-Y8
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Robbie Schingler reposted thisRobbie Schingler reposted thisIn his new TED Conferences Talk, our Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Robbie Schingler shares how we’re entering an era of Planetary Intelligence: combining near-daily satellite imagery with AI to transform data into action. 🌎🚀 Watch now to learn how we’re building the foundation for a more intelligent, connected planet. 🎥 https://lnkd.in/dnJmn-Y8
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Robbie Schingler shared thisThe TED Conferences stage has always been a place for bold ideas about the future, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to share Planet’s vision of Planetary Intelligence. In this talk, I outline how sensors in space, real-time connectivity and computation will power a kind of planetary nervous system. And that Earth Data when combined with LLMs and AI can create a Large Earth Model - an AI that is keenly aware of the physical reality of what’s happening on our changing planet. But ultimately, this is about embracing these technologies as a farmer, an insurer, a development banker, or an intelligence analyst. Transforming our workflows to be more planetarily aware and has the potential to evolve and create new institutions and companies on our dynamic, living planet. This is the third time Planet have been on the TED mainstage - the first time in 2014 to announce our Daily Imaging Mission and the second one in 2018 - quite prescient in today’s age of AI - discussing Earth Data and AI (links below in comments). But our mission is consistent; from the beginning, Planet has been on a mission to create a new way of seeing Earth, providing an independent source of truth about what’s happening around our world every day. Now, with the rise of AI, we have an opportunity to transform that understanding into action. Thank you to the TED team and everyone who has helped bring this vision to life. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gkXiFpRVAt TED, Robbie Schingler Explores the Promise of Planetary IntelligenceAt TED, Robbie Schingler Explores the Promise of Planetary Intelligence
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Robbie Schingler shared thisLast week was Aspen Security Forum. It was my first time in Aspen ever, and what a way to meet that magical place at #AspenSecurity 2026! As space and AI reshape global defense, access to reliable, transparent data is foundational to many global leaders. It's always exciting to talk about what we’re building at Planet to support the needs of our partners and customers with real-time insights, tactical ISR, and a Geospatial AI architecture. CC Ashley Fieglein Johnson, Talal M. Al Kaissi, General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), Dr. Nils Schmid, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken
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Robbie Schingler shared thisEnglish Version During Semana Geomática in Colombia, I had the opportunity to meet with Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC) and discuss their Observatorio de la Tierra y el Territorio (OTT) platform. The OTT platform consolidates access to satellite data within a single system, optimizing state resources and strengthening coordination across critical areas such as cadastre, urban development, and disaster response. It serves as a prime example of how public institutions can transform territorial management through shared, high-impact technology. Combining Planet's daily Earth observation data with advanced AI capabilities enables the expansion of these technical tools - delivering precise, accessible spatial analysis directly to public institutions and users on the ground. Honored with the 2026 LATAM Planet Innovation Award, IGAC’s OTT platform stands as a benchmark solution for Latin America and a leading model for regional geospatial governance. 🇨🇴🛰️ Spanish Version Durante la Semana Geomática en Colombia, tuve la oportunidad de reunirme con el Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC) para conversar sobre su plataforma Observatorio de la Tierra y el Territorio (OTT). Esta plataforma consolida el acceso a datos satelitales en un único sistema, optimizando los recursos del Estado y fortaleciendo la coordinación en áreas clave como el catastro, el desarrollo urbano y la gestión del riesgo de desastres. Es un excelente ejemplo de cómo las instituciones públicas pueden transformar la gestión territorial mediante tecnología compartida y de alto impacto. La combinación de los datos de observación terrestre diaria de Planet con herramientas de IA impulsa el crecimiento de estas capacidades técnicas, entregando análisis espaciales precisos y accesibles directamente a las instituciones públicas y a los usuarios en el terreno. Galardonada con el Premio a la Innovación LATAM Planet 2026, la plataforma OTT del IGAC se posiciona como una solución de referencia para América Latina y un modelo a seguir en la gobernanza geoespacial regional. 🇨🇴🛰️
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Woo Hoo! As a user, I LOVE Watch Duty - and so glad that Planet data is starting to get integrated! Well done John Clarke Mills!
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Robbie Schingler liked thisRobbie Schingler liked thisWhen I was a kid, I imagined we’d have lunar bases long before solving artificial intelligence. As it turns out, history happened the other way round. Now, both frontiers are converging. This week marks a major milestone for my team’s moonshot, Project Suncatcher: we powered on our orbital compute chassis and ran our first TPU inference workloads in space. In software, “Hello, World” is the classic proof-of-life moment. For our test, the prompts themselves were simple, but the engineering behind them is intense. A query was sent from a ground station into low Earth orbit, computed on a TPU operating in a vacuum powered directly by the sun, and sent back down. Suncatcher is a long-term moonshot. We’re standing at the foothills of an immense mountain that stretches decades into the future. Today isn't the summit—it’s base camp. But we are now officially on the mountain. Huge gratitude to the Paradigms of Intelligence team, Planet Labs, and everyone across Google who needed both technical conviction in the idea and faith in us to make this happen. Hello, World—from orbit.
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Robbie Schingler liked thisRobbie Schingler liked thisPlanet’s Robbie Schingler talks about the company's push into sovereign satellites as governments want satellites they can own, operate, and reprogram. In this interview, he talks Planet's expansion in Germany, the push toward agentic EO workflows and planetary intelligence, why Falcon 9 needs to keep flying through the decade. Read full article here: https://lnkd.in/guCee_gM
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Robbie Schingler liked thisRobbie Schingler liked thisAt SpaceBound last week, I noticed a pattern in the ministers' speeches: communications and navigation were treated as critical infrastructure. Earth observation was not. Minister Joly spoke about sovereign and critical infrastructure through connectivity: subsea cables, fibre, spectrum, and communications satellites. She also announced Canada's first positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) framework, calling PNT "critical to our economy and security." EO came up only as "space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance." Interestingly, The strongest case for EO's civil value came from the Minister of National Defence. Minister McGuinty described how satellites watch over Canada's forests, fresh water, coastlines, and Arctic, and pointed to the $688M RCM replenishment contract with MDA. So the roles were reversed. The defence minister made the civil case for EO, while the minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency mentioned EO only as defence intelligence. But ISR is something the military relies on, whereas critical infrastructure is something the whole economy relies on. If EO enters a new space strategy only as ISR, it won't be named critical infrastructure. Framing can seem like a small thing, but what gets named as critical infrastructure gets protected, funded, procured, etc. This week I'm at the Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne's National Earth Observation Forum to hopefully, in part, better make the case that EO is critical infrastructure. If you're there, come find me! Thank you to Space Canada | Espace Canada for bringing the Canadian space community together again. And yes, the photo in Mission Control's moon room is now an annual tradition. #EarthObservation #SpaceBound2026 #cdnspace
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Robbie Schingler liked thisRobbie Schingler liked this💥 Introducing Warp Sciences, a new company applying AI and robotics to help the world develop new medicines faster. We’ve raised a $215M Series A led by Lightspeed to bring frontier AI out of the browser and into the lab, and build scientific capacity here in America. I co-founded Warp with my long-time friend DJ Patil, FAIR co-founder Manohar Paluri, and drug hunter Solomon Reisberg. The early team is full of incredible people like Brian Spears, who helped achieve Q>1 fusion at LLNL. Here's why we're building Warp Sciences: 1. Robotic labs will let us do science at massive scale—and generate the data to train amazing AI models for science. 2. We need to reshore critical scientific capabilities from China, so we don’t lose our pharma industry the way we did solar, drones, and manufacturing. We are building a next-generation preclinical CRO, in America, to make and test molecules for companies developing new medicines. We’re not developing drugs of our own. We’re building the infrastructure for the people who do. We’re starting with real chemists doing real work for real customers. We’ll progressively automate that work, with our scientists helping build the tools and proving them in the lab, one workflow at a time. More automation lets us run more experiments and generate the data to train better science models. Better models help us design better experiments and automate more of the work. The lab improves the AI, and the AI improves the lab. We wrote more about this here: https://lnkd.in/g4k3eeEf Joining Lightspeed in the round are Premji Invest, IVP, Mayfield, 01 Advisors, Lux Capital, Menlo Ventures, Standard VC, Avenir Group, Scribble Ventures, Conviction, Gigascale Capital, Angular Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Uncork Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Liquid 2 Ventures, Matter VP, Zero Shot Fund, Westbound, Moxxie Ventures, Chapter One, Friends & Family Capital, SignalFire, 500 Global, Kearny Jackson, Formus Capital, and Fifth Down Capital. We’re also joined by an incredible group of angels, including Fidji Simo, Mark Chen, Mike Krieger, Brian Armstrong, Lulu Cheng Meservey, Dylan Field, Milan Kovac, Ion Stoica, Brendan Foody, Sarah Friar, Kate Rouch, Deepak Pathak, Sebastien Bubeck, Parag Agrawal, Shyam Sankar, Bob McGrew, Reid Hoffman, Lachy Groom, and many more. These are people we’ve learned from, built alongside, and admired for years. We’re excited to have them with us. We have a lot to build and a lot to prove. If you want to create frontier scientific AI models, put robots to work in the lab, do exceptional chemistry, and help the world discover new medicines faster, we’d love to work with you. Come build Warp with us: https://warp.xyz/careers
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Robbie Schingler liked thisRobbie Schingler liked thisWarum investiert Planet gerade jetzt so stark in Deutschland? Das ZDF hat uns im Rahmen seiner Berichterstattung über den "Invest in Germany" Summit in #Berlin besucht und genau diese Frage gestellt. Planet ist seit inzwischen elf Jahren in Deutschland zuhause. Von Berlin aus steuern wir unsere Satellitenflotte, entwickeln Technologie und betreuen Kunden in Europa und weltweit. Und jetzt kommt ein weiterer wichtiger Baustein hinzu: In unserem neuen Europäischen Hauptsitz in Berlin bauen wir nun auch Satelliten. Für mich ist das die konsequente Fortsetzung dessen, was wir hier über viele Jahre aufgebaut haben – und ein klares Bekenntnis zu Deutschland als einem unserer wichtigsten Standorte. Der Planet-Beitrag beginnt bei 1:50: https://lnkd.in/d9azFc6S Planet #Space #Berlin #EarthObservation
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Robbie Schingler liked thisRobbie Schingler liked thisAnother successful launch: Pelican-12 is now in orbit! 🛰️ Today marks our 25th satellite sent to orbit this year, across four different launches and two coasts! Along with our earlier mission on October 1, we’ve successfully launched four satellite types in a single month. Pelican-12 is an updated second generation Pelican, designed to provide up to 30 cm class imagery. It has the NVIDIA Jetson platform onboard to power edge compute, and will let us test and validate new technologies for future Planet spacecraft. Huge thanks to our teams and to SpaceX for another successful launch! https://lnkd.in/gx2vfuFf
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Robbie Schingler liked thisRobbie Schingler liked thisDelighted to join Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a panel today at the 1st Invest in Germany Summit, a few weeks after we opened Planet's satellite manufacturing facility here. He asked why we chose Berlin? Simple: great talent, great partners & a great market. We’re proud to be here and ready to provide Germany & Europe sovereign satellite services. 🇩🇪 🇪🇺 🛰️ And as Jensen Huang said at this event, "the next wave of AI is physical" enabling real world applications. Space data will be key; from farming to disaster response to security: Space + AI can help.
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