Delian Alliance Industries (Lambda Automata): Autonomous land & border surveillance

“Failure is okay. It is something that happens, and it is not the end of the world.”

In this episode of The Outliers Podcast, Dimitris Kottas, founder of Delian Alliance Industries, discusses his journey from the academic halls of Patras and the University of Minnesota to creating game-changing defense technology. After gaining critical experience at Apple’s Special Projects Group, Dimitris envisioned a solution to address global security challenges using AI and robotics. His company, Delian Alliance Industries, develops innovative systems that monitor and categorize threats across vast areas like forests and borders. 

Delian's flagship product integrates AI-driven hardware and software to detect and track people, vehicles, boats, and smoke, identifying and categorizing potential threats. It monitors large areas, including forests, borders, and critical infrastructure, offering advanced security and surveillance capabilities.

Dimitris discusses how his passion for robotics, developed through years of research and hands-on experience, led him to establish Delian in Athens. He explains why Athens was the perfect base for his company, citing the support of his strong local network. In the episode, he also reflects on the ethical challenges of defense technology, the resilience required to face failure, and the value of learning from setbacks. 

With a talented and diverse team, Delian is now expanding into defense-critical regions and taking on large-scale projects under his leadership.

Listen to the episode here and learn more at outliers.gr