Myriota sensor. Photo: Myriota.

The Australian Department of Defense has awarded two tech start-ups — Myriota in South Australia and New Zealand’s IMeasureU — a grant to develop a black box-esque sensor to track defense forces. Myriota Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alex Grant compared the technology to athletic wearable devices, and noted it will be lightweight and very low power with a long battery life.

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