An operator speaks into a radio as a line of drones waits on a desert airstrip.
About Breaker

Making every operator
more effective

Breaker's
mission

Breaker is on a mission to build the ultimate robot teammate. We believe in a future where a soldier works with a team of robots the same way they work with the soldiers beside them. The next frontier of autonomy is tactical orchestration, which makes every operator the commander of their own autonomous formation.

Those operators are already busy driving, flying and fighting, and working with robots should not slow them down. So instead of asking how to train operators to work with new robots, we ask how to train robots to work with operators. That shift shapes everything we build. It is what makes autonomy usable by the people who need it most.

Breaker is committed to the security of the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and their allies. The company works across all three AUKUS nations, and many of the people building Avalon are veterans who know first-hand what operators need in the field. We believe free nations deserve the best tools to defend themselves, and we are proud to help build them.

Founders' message
Breaker's three founders in a Sydney workshop, surrounded by drones.

The people

Matthew Buffa

Matthew Buffa

Co-CEO
Austin
Michael Irwin

Michael Irwin

Co-CEO
Sydney
Vanja Videnovic

Vanja Videnovic

CTO
Sydney
Adam Linos

Adam Linos

Robotics Engineering Intern
Sydney
Ben Morris

Ben Morris

Talent Strategy and Operations Manager
Sydney
Brandon Simoncic

Brandon Simoncic

Robotics Field Applications Engineer
Austin
Denis Draca

Denis Draca

Robotics Software Engineer
Sydney
Hélie de Miramon

Hélie de Miramon

Machine Learning Engineer
Sydney
Jack Scott

Jack Scott

Senior Robotics Software Engineer
Sydney
Jennifer Murdoch

Jennifer Murdoch

CFO (Fractional)
Sydney
Josh Morris

Josh Morris

Senior ML Engineer - Audio Specialist
Austin
Joshua Roser

Joshua Roser

Chief of Staff
Austin
Justin Petersheim

Justin Petersheim

Mission Operations Specialist
Austin
Khan Schroder-Turner

Khan Schroder-Turner

Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Austin
Kyle Jewiss

Kyle Jewiss

Mechatronics Engineer
Sydney
Lachlan Bailey

Lachlan Bailey

Senior Security & Platform Engineer
Sydney
Lachlan Duffy

Lachlan Duffy

Operations Lead
Sydney
Natali Salas-España

Natali Salas-España

Robotics Field Application Engineer
Austin
Rebecca Schacht

Rebecca Schacht

Robotics Software Engineer
Sydney
Sam Comerford

Sam Comerford

Technical Operations Manager
Sydney
Songi Park

Songi Park

Platform Engineer
Sydney
Tom Kingsford

Tom Kingsford

Senior Robotics Software Engineer
Sydney
Tom McCabe

Tom McCabe

Robotics Software Engineer
Sydney
Two colleagues on a desert range launching a group of quadcopters.
Three colleagues in the workshop, beneath the US, UK and Australian flags.
An operator at the wheel in a headset, watching the ground ahead.
Two colleagues on a track walking a quadcopter out to its launch point.
An operator walking through long grass in a headset and chest rig.
A plate carrier with a Breaker patch, hands on a rugged tablet.
A colleague on a range on a cold day, keying a radio.
An operator seen from behind on the radio, plate carrier and headset.
A colleague driving a ground vehicle across a desert track.
An uncrewed surface vessel under way, seen from above.
Four colleagues together on a range on a cold day.
A plate carrier with a Breaker patch, rigged and ready beside two colleagues.
Two colleagues heads-down over a rugged tablet on a range.
Two crew at a console inside a vehicle, working a mission display.
A quadcopter in flight over open scrubland.
An operator watching a quadcopter hold above the treeline.
An operator on a desert range in a plate carrier.
Three quadcopters, two airborne and one on the ground.
A colleague at work.
An uncrewed surface vessel under way, its hull marked UNMANNED VESSEL - STAY CLEAR.

In the field

Most of what Breaker knows was learned at a range, in a hangar or on the water. These are the people doing that work.

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Engineers and operators in Austin and Sydney, building robots that take orders over the radio.

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