NUBURU
About
About NUBURU
NUBURU builds high-brightness blue laser sources for industrial metal processing. Its BL series delivers a free-space beam at powers up to 250 watts, while the BL-F line provides fibre delivery at up to one kilowatt and connects to galvanometer scanning systems. The architecture combines semiconductor diodes and individually aligned micro-optics to preserve beam quality as power increases.
Blue wavelengths are absorbed efficiently by copper, aluminium, silver and nickel, supporting fast welding with controlled penetration and a broad process window. Manufacturers use the systems for battery and e-mobility production, electronics packaging, medical and automotive sensor assembly, marking, soldering and metal additive manufacturing. NUBURU supplies the laser source and application process for integration into robotic manufacturing cells.
Operations
Orders & commitments
- Order / commitment
2026-03-31 - NUBURU subsidiary Lyocon won an Asia-Pacific directed-energy counter-drone order from a tier-one government defense electronics organization. - Lyocon counter-drone system - Asia-Pacific directed-energy counter-drone order
Source
Financials
- BURU - NYSE American - USD
Team
- Brian Knaley - Chief Executive Officer - Current operating leader for NUBURU's pivot into defence laser systems and counter-drone applications.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-01 - Product Launch - NUBURU unveils Site Dome industrial-site protection service
Drone-in-a-box missions provide visual and thermal observations under remote pilot supervision and operating authorisations. Orbit connects site events to affected resources, continuity procedures, responsible personnel and auditable records. Optional Safe-Dome passive airspace awareness requires separate assessment and agreement; the initial proposal totals about $0.7M over three years.
Source - 2026-03-31 - Commercial Order - NUBURU subsidiary Lyocon wins Asia-Pacific directed-energy counter-drone order
NUBURU said its subsidiary Lyocon received an initial order from a tier-one government defence electronics organization in Asia-Pacific for a portable directed-energy laser dazzler system. The company framed the award as an entry point into the regional counter-drone market after prototype and production-level validation work.
Source - 2026-03-20 - Acquisition - NUBURU re-activates acquisition of 70 percent of Tekne
NUBURU said it re-activated its plan to acquire 70 percent of Tekne as part of a broader defence and security platform strategy. The company described Tekne as a central operating asset in its push into defence electronics, security systems, and non-kinetic platforms. The row matters because it creates durable relationship truth beyond a single order story.
Source - 2026-03-09 - Capability - Lyocon completes proof-of-concept for portable directed-energy counter-drone platform
NUBURU said Lyocon completed proof-of-concept work for a portable directed-energy laser platform aimed at counter-drone defence. The milestone was positioned as technical validation ahead of broader commercialization and order activity. This is best treated as a capability row tied to the system's successful validation rather than deployment.
Source - 2025-11-17 - Acquisition - NUBURU signs binding agreement to acquire Lyocon
NUBURU signed a binding agreement to acquire Italian laser specialist Lyocon as part of its defence transformation strategy. The transaction linked NUBURU's counter-drone and directed-energy ambitions to a specific operating entity with laser-system capability. This is a clean acquisition row and an important precursor to later Lyocon-driven defence events.
Source - 2025-08-18 - Partnership - NUBURU launches Tekne US joint venture with initial Tekne stake
NUBURU announced an initial ownership stake in Tekne and the launch of Tekne US as a joint venture tied to defence and security programs. The company said the new structure already had contracts and was part of a wider strategy to expand into defence electronics and non-kinetic systems. This is best treated as a partnership row because the key truth is the JV and operating alignment, not a completed acquisition.
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Relations
Relationships
- tier-one government defense electronics organization
Counter Drone Supplier - NUBURU subsidiary Lyocon won an Asia-Pacific directed-energy counter-drone order from a tier-one government defense electronics organization.
Context
Comparable profiles
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stack adjacency - Defence Components Layer
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Context tags
- Defence robotics workflow - Workflow
- Defence components layer - Stack Layer
Commercial
- NUBURU subsidiary Lyocon wins Asia-Pacific directed-energy counter-drone order
2026-03-31 · Order / contract
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