They develop rugged autonomous rovers and drilling systems for remote, defense, Arctic, and off‑world applications. Their platform lets operators teleoperate or run autonomous routines to drill, haul and grade terrain, with a top‑down fleet command interface that programs drills to bore grids or follow paths.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Remote and harsh environments such as defense frontlines, Arctic terrain, and off‑world sites lack reliable, crew‑centric equipment for drilling, material transport, and earth‑moving, making operations slow, dangerous, and logistically complex.
Solution
Spacedirt builds rugged autonomous rovers equipped with a 3 kW electric‑pneumatic drill and an automatic rod handler that can be teleoperated or run predefined autonomous routines. Operators use a top‑down fleet‑command interface to select rovers, route them to drill sites, and program the drill to bore grids or follow paths, enabling continuous excavation and hauling without direct human presence. The same hardware and software architecture is designed for terrestrial resource sites, defense and Arctic deployments, and future lunar or Martian missions, providing a unified platform that can operate on the hardest ground and in space‑grade conditions.
Target Audience
Primary customers are operators of remote resource extraction sites, defense and Arctic logistics units, and space agencies or contractors developing off‑world infrastructure.
Features
- 3 kW electric‑pneumatic drill with integrated automatic rod handling for continuous autonomous drilling
- Teleoperation and pre‑programmed autonomous routines selectable from a top‑down fleet command UI
- Modular rover chassis (e.g., SLED‑75) capable of hauling, grading, and earth‑works on rough, road‑less terrain
- Grid‑boring and path‑following drill programming to create structured excavation patterns
- Designed for extreme environments, including defense frontlines, Arctic conditions, and lunar/Mars applications