Communication & Sensing
When Infrastructure Fails

R-BUD deploys independent communication networks and aerial sensor pods in minutes, giving operators full situational awareness when conventional systems are down.

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100% Infrastructure-independent
km-scale Coverage area
Core Solutions

Built for When It Matters Most

Our platform is built to support a wide range of sensing and communication capabilities from a single deployable hardware base. These are our two current focus areas.

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Emergency Communications

Independent Network
in Minutes

When power fails, mobile networks go down with it. Phones stop working. Businesses, emergency services and individuals become completely cut off from one another. R-BUD restores that connectivity from scratch, with a rapidly deployable mesh network that requires no existing infrastructure.

Aerial Threat Detection

Drone Detection
via Sensor Pods

Unauthorised drones pose growing risks to critical infrastructure, military operations and secured perimeters. Our sensor pods use acoustic detection to identify threats early, with no permanent installation required.

Our Technology

Hardware Built
for the Field

Our sensor pod is designed from the ground up for rapid deployment in the most demanding environments. Compact, ruggedised and self-contained. Each unit is operational within minutes of placement.

Pod v1 Current prototype
In testing Active development
Founding Team

Built by Engineers,
Driven by Purpose

Natural disasters, geopolitical unrest and ageing infrastructure expose a critical vulnerability: modern society depends entirely on networks that can fail in an instant. We built R-BUD to change that.

Stan Hettinga

Stan Hettinga

Co-Founder

7 years of startup experience
Robotics @ TU Delft

Levi Dekker

Levi Dekker

Co-Founder

Mechanical Engineering @ TU Delft
Business Administration @ Universiteit Leiden

Jonathan Evertsen

Jonathan Evertsen

Co-Founder

Mechanical Engineering @ TU Delft & TU Berlin

Platform

Built on a Common Foundation

Both solutions share the same ruggedised, drone-deployable hardware platform, enabling rapid reconfiguration for any operational scenario.

Rapid Deployment

Sensor pods and network nodes can be positioned by drone or by hand in any terrain, independent of road access.

Mesh Networking

Self-healing mesh topology keeps the network alive even if individual nodes are damaged or moved.

AI Processing

On-node edge processing filters and classifies sensor data before transmission, reducing bandwidth and latency.

Operational Integration

Outputs feed directly into common command, mapping and coordination platforms used by professional operators.

Partners

Get in touch

Ready to see it
in the field?

We work with emergency services, defence organisations and critical infrastructure operators. Reach out to discuss pilots, demonstrations or integration partnerships.

Drop us an email

info@r-bud.eu