What AI actually changes for astronomers week to week.
Most astronomers we talk to aren't short of software - they're short of an hour back in the day.
0.08% of all Claude.ai conversations map to this kind of work (Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026).
Not your typical AI agency.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
How much is the admin really costing you?
Nine hours a week of admin is 468 hours a year. That could drop to about 52.*
*Illustrative, based on 9 hours a week of admin at a typical 80% automation rate. The calculator uses your own numbers.
From one-person trades to national organisations, we find the hours :)
The questions a public sector buyer asks, answered up front: privacy impact, the NZISM, where the data lives and how an algorithm is held to account.
*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
By the numbers
Canada's overall AI usage sits at 4.37x its expected level, with Singapore leading at 5.53x.
Adoption is already well ahead of the curve, and the edge goes to whoever turns it into a concrete workflow first.
If we build the right slice first, Astronomers feel the difference inside the first month. 0.08% of all Claude.ai conversations map to this kind of work (Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026) Kiwi Dynamics
What changes for astronomers week to week
Astronomers sits within Science & Research, one of the sectors we build production AI for.
- Summarise literature with citations
- Clean and explore datasets
- Draft methods and reports
- Answer questions over your documents
Straight answers
Can you walk us through a comparable build?
Yes - on the first call we'll pick the closest engagement we've shipped to what you're describing and walk through the outcome, the headcount and the time it took. 0.08% of all Claude.ai conversations map to this kind of work (Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026)
How quickly can we see something running?
Week three for a clickable internal demo against real data. Week six for a slice your team can actually use. We hold ourselves to those numbers because they're what stops a project drifting into "endless discovery".
What tools do you build AI on?
For AI we usually reach for Summarise literature with citations, Clean and explore datasets, Draft methods and reports, Answer questions over your documents. We're tool-agnostic at heart - we pick what your astronomers team team can actually run after we hand the build over, not what looks good on a vendor sticker.
Do you work with Xero?
Yes. Xero is one of the systems we build around, and we connect to the other tools you already run rather than asking you to switch.
Does scheduling handle public holidays?
It should. New Zealand has 11 national public holidays, including Matariki, plus a regional anniversary day that depends on where your business is.
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