Arkos photonic chip with light paths across a 4×4 mesh

Arkos PHOTONIC ENGINE

Light, not electricity.

An AI chip that computes with light. Built for drones, sensors and field equipment, where every watt counts.

BUILD YOURS HOW IT WORKS

The places that need AI most
can barely power it.

1,000 W

What a data-centre AI chip draws.

Source: Jon Peddie Research, 2026

A few W

What a drone or field sensor can spare.

~10×

More efficient at the core AI calculation. Our design, in simulation.

HOW IT WORKS

A computer designed for light.
From the ground up.

01
Light does the maths
Paths of light on a silicon chip perform the matrix multiplication at the heart of AI, using far less energy than electrons.
02
Software fixes the flaws
Every chip has tiny manufacturing errors. We correct them in software, so chips are faster and cheaper to build.
03
Built for the field
Designed first for drones, sensors and field equipment, where power is the hard limit.

Drone hovering over outback scrubland beside a solar-powered sensor mast — FIRST RELEASEDrones, sensors, field equipment.

Close-up of light travelling through waveguides on a silicon chip

THE ENGINE

The numbers that matter.

Light-path mesh in our first engine: 4×4; Light-path mesh in our first engine
Next engine, planned for larger AI workloads: 8×8; Next engine, planned for larger AI workloads
Field pilots begin: 2027; Field pilots begin
Designed and controlled in Australia: AU; Designed and controlled in Australia

BUILD YOURS

Configure your engine.

Mission. Where will it run?FieldFIRST RELEASECounter-drone and defence sensing. Real-time radio signal processing on a few watts.EdgeNEXTSovereign edge AI for radar, electronic warfare and critical infrastructure.Personal IntelligencerVISIONA personal computer that runs powerful AI locally, on light.

Engine. How much light?4×4 engineAVAILABLE FIRSTOur first light-path mesh. Proves the full stack, from software to light.8×8 enginePLANNEDMore light paths for larger AI workloads.

Package. How do you want to start?Pilot programmeRECOMMENDEDWork with our team to test the engine on your workload.Development kitPLANNEDEngine, calibration software and documentation for your own integration.

Light, not electricity.

The places that need AI mostcan barely power it.

A computer designed for light.From the ground up.

Light does the maths

Software fixes the flaws

Built for the field

The numbers that matter.

Configure your engine.

Every computer ever built is made of sand.The next one will think with light.

The places that need AI most
can barely power it.

A computer designed for light.
From the ground up.