Off the Bench, Into the Hall
In June 2026 we packed up a slice of the lab and took it to Defense-X. After years of competitions and conference halls, this was a different kind of room: engineers, integrators, and program leads who care less about the story and more about whether the hardware survives the field. That suits us fine. Surviving the field is the whole point.
What We Showed
We brought the parts of Shobolinsky that translate directly into rugged systems: our power electronics, custom motor controllers, sensor front-ends, and the comms links that hold together when the channel does not. Less polish, more proof. The boards that ran in combat arenas and on the rover are the same boards we put on the table, scars and all.
“The best demo is hardware that already took a beating and still boots.”
The Conversations
The value of a room like this is the questions. People asked about thermal limits, about how we close control loops under noise, about turning a one-off prototype into something repeatable. Those are exactly the problems we like, and more than one conversation turned into a real opportunity to build custom hardware for a serious mission.
Where It Points
Defense-X confirmed something we already suspected: the same instincts that win robot fights and survive launches are the instincts that build dependable hardware for demanding environments. We left with new contacts, a longer list of problems worth solving, and a clearer picture of the work ahead.
“Show up with hardware that works, and the right people find you.”