AIM Platform

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.

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

What users have experienced

1000000 USD per machine per year

Performance

Aim

633000 USD per machine per year

Cost reduction

Aim

1.6 pct BCY per hr increase

Throughput

Aim

Robot deployment record

5 deployments on public record

Deployments on record for this robot
Project	Organizations	Country	Detail
Expanded partnership — mining operations production	minerals technologies	Not stated
Multi-year expanded partnership covering mining equipment safety, analytics, and continuous operations. MTI CEO Douglas Dietrich quoted praising production deployment (Oct 2024 and Jun 2025 press releases). minerals technologies's record →
Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery (RADR) — autonomous base construction trial	U.S. Air Force	Not stated
$4.9M contract for autonomous base construction including 3D damage assessment and debris removal. GPS-denied autonomous operation validated for airfield repair tasks. U.S. Air Force's record →
Seawall construction collaboration demonstration	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Not stated
Early-stage collaboration: "building small-scale projects leading to larger initiatives." Scope covers seawall construction. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers's record →
Phosphate mining automation pilot pilot	OCP Group	Not stated	—
Exploration of automation for construction earthmoving demonstration	Wayne brothers	Not stated	—
No deployments match these filters.

Other companies that have deployed this robot

6 organizations on record for this robot

minerals technologies

OCP Group

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Wayne brothers

Peabody Energy

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Will it work on your site

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.

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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