Drone-busting tech startup adds robot machine-gun factory in Austin, office in Silicon Valley
A maker of AI-driven robotic machine guns meant to blast drones from the sky is opening a 191,000-square-foot factory in Austin and an office in Silicon Valley to help meet the Pentagon’s growing demand for drone-killing weapons. Austin defense startup Allen Control Systems is revamping a warehouse on the city’s north side to mass produce its Bullfrog remote gun system, which it has been selling to U.S. and allied militaries. The 2-year-old company is also opening an office in Mountain View,…
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