Autonomous & robotic systems
Can the system recognize stale sensor data? Does it stay within approved limits? Can an operator interrupt it in time? Test these behaviors before expanding its permissions.
+ Defense & national security
Test defense
systems before
they are relied on.
We evaluate AI, autonomous systems and supporting infrastructure. Our tests examine performance, failure modes, human approval and the ability to intervene.
AUTONOMY / HUMAN APPROVAL / CONTROL DRAG TO ORBIT · ILLUSTRATIVE STUDY
01 / Mission contextEVALUATION → GOVERNANCE → ASSURANCE
What we test.
Test the system as people will use it.
A successful demonstration may depend on fresh data, a reliable connection or a reviewer who has time to act. We test those assumptions and document where the result changes.
Our main focus is AI, including autonomous systems, sensing, communications and the infrastructure they use. Each engagement has a defined system, purpose and test plan.
Decision support & analytical reliability
Give the system incomplete or conflicting reports. Check whether its summary preserves the source, uncertainty and missing information that a reviewer needs.
Information integrity
Check whether an image, quotation or translated report can be traced to its source. Test whether summaries change the meaning or remove important context.
Resilient communications & infrastructure
Rehearse a lost connection, delayed message or unavailable identity service. Check whether operators can still see the problem, limit activity and restore service.
Acquisition & acceptance evidence
Compare supplier results with the version and use you plan to approve. Inspect excluded tests, missing conditions and claims that the supplied evidence does not establish.
02 / Human review and controlWHO CAN APPROVE / WHO CAN STOP
Who can act when
conditions change?
Identify who can approve an action, what information they receive and how quickly they can stop it. Measure the full response, from detecting a problem to stopping the affected action.
Include shift changes, missing reviewers and failed communications. Assign the response, check the fix and record what still needs testing.
Explore a network scenario ↗
ILLUSTRATIVE CONTROL PATH / 01
Only approved actions may proceed.
03 / What you receiveTESTS / FINDINGS / NEXT STEPS
A record your team
can use.
The Syntony Evidence Pack brings the test conditions, results, proposed response and next check into one record.
Test boundary
The intended use, system version, conditions tested and criteria for a useful result.
Traceable findings
Test records another reviewer can inspect, with observed effects, limits and open questions.
Accountable response
Changes to consider, a named owner and the decision that needs to be made.
Assurance plan
The tests to repeat after a fix or relevant change, and what must be checked before approval.
04 / Connected domainsFOLLOW THE DEPENDENCIES
Explore related
systems.
A connection can fail even when its components pass their individual tests. Explore examples across systems.
PHYSICAL AI
Robotics
See how a stale sensor reading can affect a movement decision.
Explore robotics ↗SPACE & NETWORKSSpace systems
See what happens when a remote command arrives late.
Explore space systems ↗RESEARCH & FORESIGHTResearch & foresight
Read our work on evaluation methods, connected risks and how institutions respond.
Explore the research ↗DISCUSS AN EVALUATION