VANCOUVER, B itish Columbia, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ze aTech, I c. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“Ze aTech”), a tech ology solutio p ovide specializi g i AI (A tificial I tellige ce) d o e, D o e as a Se vice (DaaS), e te p ise SaaS, a d Qua tum Computi g solutio s, a ou ces its Ze aD o e subsidia y has comme ced p ototype developme t of the IQ Sphe e, a socce ball-sized auto omous platfo m desig ed fo defe se applicatio s i cludi g ISR (I spectio , Su veilla ce a d Reco aissa ce) a d emote i te actio i GPS-de ied a d co fi ed e vi o me ts. The platfo m is desig ed to p ovide eal-time i tellige ce a d situatio al awa e ess to e ha ce fo ce p otectio du i g buildi g clea a ce, tu el explo atio , ship boa di g, a d othe high- isk missio s. Expected comme cial applicatio s i clude pipeli e a d u de g ou d utility i spectio , c itical i f ast uctu e secu ity, u de g ou d mi e i spectio , a d haza dous i dust ial ope atio s.
“Auto omous systems a e t a sfo mi g how defe se fo ces a d c itical i f ast uctu e ope ato s’ app oach some of thei most challe gi g missio s,” said Shau Passley, Ph.D., CEO of Ze aTech. “Whethe it’s avigati g pipeli es, i specti g haza dous i f ast uctu e, o ope ati g i GPS-de ied e vi o me ts, the e is g owi g dema d fo i tellige t systems that ca keep people out of ha m’s way while delive i g eal-time data a d situatio al awa e ess. The IQ Sphe e is a othe impo ta t step i ou expa di g po tfolio of auto omous solutio s a d dual-use tech ologies developme t to add ess evolvi g defe se, public safety a d comme cial eeds.”
App oximately the size of a socce ball a d weighi g betwee five a d six kilog ams, the IQ Sphe e featu es a lightweight p otective sphe ical f ame a d a modula a chitectu e desig ed fo auto omous ope atio i co fi ed a d GPS-de ied e vi o me ts. The platfo m is i te ded to p ovide ope ato s with e ha ced situatio al awa e ess a d emote i spectio capabilities while se vi g as a fou datio fo futu e auto omous a d obotic fu ctio ality. Desig ed with both defe se a d dual-use comme cial applicatio s i mi d, the IQ Sphe e is bei g developed as a ext-ge e atio auto omous platfo m fo ope ati g safely i complex a d haza dous e vi o me ts.
The IQ Sphe e expa ds Ze aD o e’s g owi g IQ family of auto omous systems at the developme t, testi g o pilot stage. This i cludes the IQ Na o fo i doo i ve to y ma ageme t a d secu ity, IQ Squa e fo outdoo li e-of-site i spectio s, the IQ Quad pu pose-build fo la d su veyi g, IQ Aqua auto omous u de wate d o e, a d the IQ Glide ma itime lau ch a d efueli g platfo m fo ae ial i spectio a d defe se applicatio s. These platfo ms alo g with the Ze aD o e 1000 a d the compa y’s cou te -UAS i te cepto d o es a d defe se platfo m a e bei g developed to delive auto omous i tellige ce, i spectio , a d missio capabilities ac oss ai , la d, a d ma itime e vi o me ts.
The Compa y expects the IQ Sphe e p ototype testi g to begi ove the comi g weeks a d will p ovide updates as futu e developme tal milesto es a e achieved.
Ze aTech, I c. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) is a tech ology compa y that specializes i AI auto omy d o e platfo ms to t a sfo m i dust ial, gove me t, a d defe se secto s. Its subsidia ies i clude d o e ma ufactu i g th ough Ze aD o e, a global D o e as a Se vice (DaaS) busi ess, a d a sepa ate e te p ise SaaS divisio of multiple softwa e b a ds. The Compa y is executi g a acquisitio -led DaaS oll-up st ategy to digitize a d automate legacy se vice i dust ies like la d su veys a d i spectio s, d ivi g d o e-based scalable, ecu i g eve ue g owth. With a ope ati g footp i t spa i g No th Ame ica, Eu ope, the Middle East, a d Asia, Ze aTech is adva ci g AI d o es fo ag icultu e a d logistics, as well as ISR, ca go, a d cou te -UAS applicatio s fo U.S. defe se a d NATO allies. The compa y is i vesti g i ext-ge e atio tech ologies, i cludi g d o e swa ms, qua tum computi g, a d adva ced AI auto omy to captu e lo g-te m oppo tu ities i key ma kets th ough its R&D i itiatives.
Ze aD o e, a subsidia y of Ze aTech, develops a d ma ufactu es AI-powe ed multifu ctio auto omous d o e solutio s i teg ati g machi e lea i g, p edictive a alytics, a d adva ced computi g tech ologies, fo gove me t, defe se, a d i dust ial applicatio s. This i cludes multifu ctio al d o es fo su veyi g, i spectio s, logistics, secu ity, a d defe se applicatio s. Its p oduct po tfolio i cludes the Ze aD o e 1000 fo ISR defe se a d specialized ca go, the IQ Na o fo i doo i ve to y ma ageme t a d secu ity, the IQ Squa e fo outdoo i spectio s a d mai te a ce, the IQ Quad fo la d su veyi g, a d the IQ Aqua fo u de wate applicatio s. Ze aD o e ope ates th ee global ma ufactu i g facilities i A izo a, Dubai, a d Taiwa , a d is adva ci g cou te -UAS ma itime i te cepto d o es a d a i teg ated defe se system.
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This p ess elease a d elated comme ts by ma ageme t of Ze aTech, I c. i clude “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of U.S. fede al secu ities laws a d applicable Ca adia secu ities laws. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e subject to the safe ha bo p ovisio s u de the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995. This fo wa d-looki g i fo matio elates to futu e eve ts o futu e pe fo ma ce of Ze aTech a d eflects ma ageme t’s expectatio s a d p ojectio s ega di g Ze aTech’s g owth, esults of ope atio s, pe fo ma ce, a d busi ess p ospects a d oppo tu ities. Such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts eflect ma ageme t’s cu e t beliefs a d a e based o i fo matio cu e tly available to ma ageme t. I some cases, fo wa d-looki g i fo matio ca be ide tified by te mi ology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “pla ”, “a ticipate”, “aim”, “seek”, “is/a e likely to”, “believe”, “estimate”, “p edict”, “pote tial”, “co ti ue” o the egative of these te ms o othe compa able te mi ology i te ded to ide tify fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Fo wa d-looki g i fo matio i this docume t i cludes, but is ot limited to Ze aTech’s expectatio s ega di g its eve ue, expe ses, p oductio , ope atio s, costs, cash flows, a d futu e g owth; expectatio s with espect to futu e p oductio costs a d capacity; Ze aTech’s ability to delive p oducts to the ma ket as cu e tly co templated, i cludi g its d o e p oducts i cludi g Ze aD o e 1000, IQ Squa e, IQ Quad, IQ Aqua, IQ Na o, Ze aD o e 2000, IQ Glide , a d I te cepto P-1; Ze aTech’s ability to develop p oducts fo ma kets as cu e tly co templated; Ze aTech’s a ticipated cash eeds a d it’s eeds fo additio al fi a ci g; Ze aTech’s i te tio to g ow the busi ess a d its ope atio s a d executio isk; expectatio s with espect to futu e ope atio s a d costs; the volatility of stock p ices a d ma ket co ditio s i the i dust ies i which Ze aTech ope ates; political, eco omic, e vi o me tal, tax, secu ity, a d othe isks associated with ope ati g i eme gi g ma kets; egulato y isks; u favo able publicity o co sume pe ceptio ; difficulty i fo ecasti g i dust y t e ds; the ability to hi e key pe so el; the competitive co ditio s of the i dust y a d the competitive a d busi ess st ategies of Ze aTech; Ze aTech’s expected busi ess objectives fo the ext twelve mo ths; Ze aTech’s ability to obtai additio al fu ds th ough the sale of equity o debt commitme ts; i vestme t capital a d ma ket sha e; the ability to complete a y co templated acquisitio s; cha ges i the ta get ma kets; ma ket u ce tai ty; ability to access additio al capital, i cludi g th ough the listi g of its secu ities i va ious ju isdictio s; ma ageme t of g owth (pla s a d timi g fo expa sio ); pate t i f i geme t; litigatio ; applicable laws, egulatio s, a d a y ame dme ts affecti g the busi ess of Ze aTech a d othe elated isks a d u ce tai ties disclosed u de the headi g “Risk Facto s“ i the Compa y’s Fo m F-1, Fo m 20-F a d othe fili gs filed with the U ited States Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio (the “SEC”) o EDGAR th ough the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Compa y u de takes o obligatio to update fo wa d-looki g i fo matio except as equi ed by applicable law. Such fo wa d-looki g i fo matio ep ese ts ma ageme ts’ best judgme t based o i fo matio cu e tly available. No fo wa d-looki g stateme t ca be gua a teed a d actual futu e esults may va y mate ially. Acco di gly, eade s a e advised ot to place u due elia ce o fo wa d-looki g stateme ts o i fo matio .
