Gravis Robotics
Gravis Robotics retrofits standard excavators with an autonomous control kit and AI software that turns heavy construction machinery into robotic teammates. The system boosts jobsite productivity by up to 30% through terrain-aware excavation while improving safety, and it supports both full autonomy and AI-augmented manual operation across mixed fleets from major OEMs.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Construction Technology
- Hardware
- Industrial Automation
- Robotics
- Software Only
Funding
Raised to date
$227MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
across 3 rounds
AIH+4Founders
Product
Problem
Construction faces a productivity crisis driven by rising demand, falling output, and an aging workforce. Heavy earthmoving equipment remains one of the least automated major industries, with machines operating much the same way they did 50 years ago, creating a bottleneck in global infrastructure development.
Solution
Gravis Robotics provides a retrofit autonomy platform that turns standard excavators into autonomous robotic systems. The Gravis RACK—an autonomous control kit with sensors and an intuitive touchscreen—can be installed on existing machines from major manufacturers, enabling mixed-fleet operation without requiring contractors to buy new equipment. A learning-based control system "feels the soil" using data from hydraulics, LiDAR, cameras, and GNSS, adapting to real ground conditions in real time. The accompanying Gravis Slate tablet interface allows operators to shift seamlessly between AI-augmented manual control and full autonomy, with the same core software driving machines of varying sizes without custom reprogramming.
Target Audience
Primary customers are construction contractors, earthmoving and quarry operators, and heavy equipment rental companies seeking to boost productivity and safety without replacing their existing mixed fleets.
Features
- Retrofit Gravis RACK hardware kit installable on excavators from Caterpillar, Case, Develon, John Deere, JCB, Hitachi, Sumitomo, Yanmar, Volvo, and more
- Learning-based control system that processes hydraulic pressure, LiDAR, camera, and GNSS data to adapt to soil conditions at microsecond speeds
- Gravis Slate tablet interface providing real-time 3D guidance, hazard detection, and one-touch switching between augmented manual control and full autonomy
- AI world models trained on billions of cubic yards of simulated virtual earth to bridge the sim-to-real gap across diverse soil types and machine characteristics
- Continuous site sensing during operation that automates surveying and hazard mapping in the background
- Fleet supervision capability allowing operators to monitor multiple autonomous machines from safe, social environments