Solid-state muscles
Central electromagnetic muscle arrays generate force, keeping the core actuation system together.
Project Hyperion
Building theall-purpose machine.
Solid-state muscles. Full-body sensing. Physical intelligence.
nMECH is developing a common robotics architecture for dangerous, demanding work. Machines that can expand what people can safely build, maintain and explore.
01 / THE ARCHITECTURE
The constraints shaped the machine.
Pressure. Corrosion. Impact. Debris. Hyperion starts with the realities of physical work and an architecture intended to reduce complexity where the machine meets the world.
Tendon-driven limbs
Tendons transmit force to the work. The goal is lightweight, simpler limbs with fewer vulnerable components at the extremities.
Force and sensing, together
The architecture is designed to use mechanical response through the tendons as part of an integrated actuation and sensing system.
Engineering architecture in development. Calibrated force and sensing performance remain to be validated.
02 / ONE ARCHITECTURE
The mission determines the form.
Standardize the machine. Specialize the tools. A shared architecture is being developed for different bodies, tasks and operating environments.
- 01
Robotic arms
Focused manipulation in fixed or mobile installations.
- Humanoid / 02
Human environments
Reach, tools and workspaces built around people.
- Quadruped / 03
Variable terrain
Alternative bodies for mobility and stability.
- Modular / 04
Mission-specific systems
Configurations shaped by the work.
Proposed configurations. Tooling, protection and deployment systems require mission-specific development and testing.
03 / THE WORK AHEAD
From the seafloorto space.
The long-term ambition is broad. The engineering path is specific: validate the core, demonstrate a useful task, then qualify the machine for its environment.
- Industrial operationsInspection, maintenance and intervention
- Subsea workRemote infrastructure and resource operations
- Disaster responseHazardous and inaccessible environments
- Space infrastructureLong-term exploration, assembly and maintenance
Intended application areas. Environmental resilience and operational capability are development targets, subject to testing.
04 / PHYSICAL INTELLIGENCEUnderstand the situation.
Understand the situation.
Act in context.
Physical work demands more than a fixed sequence. Goals change. Observations are incomplete. Contact with the environment matters.
Hyperion is designed to combine perception, full-body sensing and intelligent control to understand its surroundings, respond to instructions and adapt its actions to the task.
05 / DEVELOPMENT
Build. Measure. Demonstrate.
Modeling, prototypes and staged evaluation guide the program. Each next step is defined by the evidence needed to move forward.
Actuation and sensing
Measure force, motion, losses and sensing behavior under representative loads. Use the results to refine the muscle and tendon systems.
Machine integration
Bring actuation, limbs, feedback and control together in a representative task before expanding the configuration.
Environment and field readiness
Test against the actual operating conditions. Establish reliability, maintenance requirements and useful performance through staged trials.
BUILD WITH US
Bring the next capability
into the world.
We welcome conversations with engineering and manufacturing partners, prospective deployment partners, and investors interested in the next stages of validation.