The View from the Office. 

I met up with Sauli Kiviranta, founder and CEO of Delta Cygni Labs, in Union Square after grabbing an iced coffee from the Blue Dove truck. 

Sauli flew in from Finland for NYTechWeek and was headed on to meetings in Houston. 

He said that every time he flies to the U.S. he feels surrounded by a spirit of opportunity and optimism. 

He said his favorite thing about the country is that “no matter how crazy your startup idea is, no one pulls the hand brake.”

I love that image. 

Sauli’s company has cool technology that makes it possible to operate machinery over massive  distances by tapping into any existing network WiFi/LTE/Starlink.

He demonstrated by flying a drone in Finland while in the U.S. 

The part that makes it work is the low latency – meaning the video input is so fast you can adjust course quickly.

The ability to operate machines at great distances has existed for some time but usually it required an expensive infrastructure.

We are now starting to see more applications. The Ukrainian military operates drones from over 2,000 kilometers at a latency of under 2 seconds, while Sauli said Delta Cygni Labs can 100x that, extending the distance to more than 20,000 kilometers in less than 0.2 seconds.

Sauli said one practical application they see is to be able to work remotely in industries like mining and forestry which have trouble attracting young employees because they are located in off the grid spaces.

His dream is to someday use the company’s technology to operate equipment remotely on the moon. 

You can connect with Sauli via LinkedIn or DM me for a warm intro.