Russell Smith
Founder of 9 Mothers, Counter Drone Systems. $1.6m sales. We delivered for the DoW.
Company
Russell Smith is listed as a founder of 9 Mothers. We have sold $1.6m of systems to the DoW. Multiple systems delivered to the DoW. Our first product - EDDA - is a counter drone system - small, low power, low cost fully autonomous-capable. It's designed to be used on vehicles, bases, or carried - to stop group 1 suicide drones. We have multiple contracts, sales, etc. We have 3 more products with demand in various stages of development. More details at https://9mothers.com
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Interview about @Inc and @lisabonos - @9Mothers , @ployai, @ApolloAtomics, and more @ycombinator P26 folks!
[Log in](https://x.com/i/jf/onboarding/web?mode=login&redirect_after_login=[redacted-public-param])[Sign up](https://x.com/i/jf/onboarding/web?mode=signup&redirect_after_login=[redacted-public-param]) Russell Smith 🤙 on X: "Interview about @Inc and @lisabonos - @9Mothers ,...
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Russell Smith 🤙 on X: "Alumni day was awesome, so many old faces, and new to meet. I thought I'd miss the computer history museum, but this space is spot on. https://t.co/Iz8Dw6ZJvt" / X
I thought I'd miss the computer history museum, but this space is spot on.
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PSA: before anyone goes premium or more, @x doesn't let companies doing defense use ads or ad credits, at all. it's not listed publicly...
PSA: before anyone goes premium or more, @x doesn't let companies doing defense use ads or ad credits, at all. it's not listed publicly. it just gets flagged. support can't tell you why. you have to escalate, a lot.
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and this isn't even automated...yet
and this isn't even automated...yet
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Lets go! We're expanding what we're doing, and also still hiring! Quote 9 Mothers @9Mothers · May 27 New site, new things! https:// 9mothers.com
Lets go! We're expanding what we're doing, and also still hiring! Quote 9 Mothers @9Mothers · May 27 New site, new things! https:// 9mothers.com
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https:// youtube.com/watch?v=EtK5es 0jVM4 … by @Ken_Goldberg @MITRobotics 100% agree that the future of robotics lies in combing deep learning and foundational engineering principles. good old fashioned engineering + data = win. youtube.com Ken Goldberg: Good Old-Fashioned Engineering Can Close the 100,000... MIT - Nov. 7, 2025Speaker: Ken GoldbergSeminar title: Good Old-Fa...
https:// youtube.com/watch?v=EtK5es 0jVM4 … by @Ken_Goldberg @MITRobotics 100% agree that the future of robotics lies in combing deep learning and foundational engineering principles. good old fashioned engineering + data = win. youtube.com Ken Goldberg: Good Old-Fashioned...