Robots for the
unbuilt world.

Strata is building autonomous heavy equipment for construction, starting with material handling.

Strata
Tower cranes and the steel frame of a construction site at dusk
The smartest machines for the toughest jobs. Real construction-site photograph by Danny Lau.

Why Strata

Increase America’s construction capacity.

Heavy infrastructure cannot be built fast enough to fulfill the promises of American reindustrialization. With labor availability tightening and the workforce aging, construction faces a multi-trillion-dollar execution gap over the next decade. Strata is bringing autonomous heavy iron to the jobsite, so America can build safer and faster, at scale.

Aerial photograph of a large pipe laydown yard with rows of staged materials and access lanes

The system

Autonomous equipment
for material handling.

Strata is developing a machine to move palletized materials around outdoor construction sites. Our initial focus is supervised handling within a defined work area—from picking up a load to placing it where it is needed.

Starting with the movement of materials from storage to the point of use.

Pick up

Align the forks with the pallet and lift the load.

Move

Carry materials through the designated work area.

Place

Set the load down at its destination, with human verification on site.

The machine, sensing and controls are being developed together on a platform of our own.

Explore our approach