AIM Platform

AIM Intelligent Machines, Inc. · Earthmoving · Shipping since 2021

5 Confirmed Deployments
5 Unique Customers

Last updated: 2026-04

Summary

The AIM Platform is a retrofit autonomy kit that converts existing bulldozers, excavators, and other heavy earthmoving equipment into autonomous machines without replacing the host hardware. It covers nine subtasks across earthmoving and road preparation, from mass excavation and rough grading to compaction and aggregate base placement; the crew shifts from operating each machine individually to supervising a fleet from a tablet interface. The platform has been in commercial operations since 2021 and is currently shipping, with dealer partnerships across the U.S. and Australia/New Zealand.

AIM Platform
Site Clearing and Mass Excavation (Cut) Trenching (Utility Excavation) Rough Grading and Contouring Backfilling Compaction Finish Grading Soil Hauling Subgrade Preparation Aggregate Base Placement

How it works on your site

Site Clearing and Mass Excavation (Cut)

The machine operates autonomously with no person on or near the equipment during active cuts. Collision avoidance stops the dozer when someone enters the operating zone, and the crew monitors fleet progress from the AIM-OS tablet rather than riding in the cab.

Rough Grading and Contouring

Onboard sensors build a terrain model that maps slope, roughness, and stability in real time, and the blade follows that model through each grading pass. Confirmed host machines include the D10T and D11 dozers, both demonstrated at production mine sites.

Aggregate Base Placement

The operator sets the grading plan, cut depth, and blade aggressiveness through the AIM-OS tablet interface. The system coordinates fleet-level task execution across machines from the same control surface.

Also covers
Trenching (Utility Excavation), Backfilling, Compaction, Finish Grading, Soil Hauling, Subgrade Preparation

How it worked on other sites

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Will it work on your site

Spec Value
Surface types Mine sites, construction sites, desert, arctic, airfields
Site preparation 3-step phased deployment: Install, Site Intelligence, Full Autonomy
Power Host machine (diesel)
Connectivity RTK-GPS positioning (centimeter-level) for most commercial sites; SLAM-based fallback for GPS-denied environments. Edge compute onboard.
Environment Dust, heat, cold, low visibility. Independently corroborated via Air Force RADR contract and investor documentation, though no published IP ratings or quantified environmental bounds.
Autonomy level Conditional autonomous: supervised install and calibration, autonomous earthmoving, supervised fleet oversight
Control interface AIM-OS tablet (iPad demonstrated); plan setting, cut depth, blade aggressiveness
Fleet management Autonomous multi-machine coordination with remote single-operator oversight. Vendor references ISO 23725:2024 (AHS/FMS interoperability for surface mining).
Navigation LiDAR and camera sensors with SLAM. Centimeter-level accuracy via RTK-GPS in standard operation. SLAM-based fallback for GPS-denied environments (accuracy in that mode not independently confirmed).
Hardware durability Sensor suite engineered for heavy-equipment vibration and outdoor conditions. No published IP or environmental ratings.
Geographic support USA (HQ in Washington state; additional U.S. sites vendor-stated), ANZ (via Herga Group, exclusive dealer), Morocco (OCP phosphate mining). U.S. Air Force contracts for base/airfield work.
Compatible equipment Retrofit kit for dozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, compactors, graders, and scrapers. Works across make, model, size, and age of host machine. Specific model compatibility (e.g., D10T, D11) confirmed only for select deployments.

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