Drill bits
Independent, reversible rotation
Lunar & Martian surface systems
We dig where
humans can’t.
Excavare X1 is a compact robotic excavation platform designed to drill, analyse and prepare extraterrestrial terrain before crews arrive.
EXCAVARE / X1SUBSURFACE SYSTEMAutonomous excavation platform
01 / THE PLATFORM
One robot.
Multiple missions.
Built for the Moon and Mars, X1 combines excavation, mobility and onboard analysis in one compact machine.
Its biological inspiration and proven rover mechanics turn difficult terrain into workable ground.
Tracks
Low-profile continuous mobility
Footprint
Compact mission platform
02 / INTERACTIVE X1 EXPLORER
Select a system.
See how it works.
Choose a marked component on X1. Every feature is connected to a real mission task.
Click a numbered point to inspect the system.
03 / DRILL CONTROL
Three drills.
Independent control.
A simplified operator view demonstrates how X1 changes drill direction without turning the rover.
ARTICULATED DRILL CARRIAGE
D-01
■
120 MM
D-02
■
120 MM
D-03
■
120 MM
REGOLITH CONTACT PLANE
DRILL ARRAY / SIMULATIONPaused / system standing by
04 / CORE TECHNOLOGY
Engineered for
unforgiving ground.
Every system has one job: keep X1 moving, drilling and learning with minimal human support.
Stag-beetle drill system
Three articulated drill bits move vertically and rotate in either direction to break compacted regolith and collect material.
Tracked underground mobility
Twin continuous tracks spread the load and keep the body low while travelling through loose regolith.
Terrain intelligence
LiDAR, infrared, soil sensors and a spectrometer work together to map, inspect and analyse each target area.
Autonomous power
Rechargeable batteries support field operations, with automatic return to a parent rover or charging station.
05 / MISSION MODE
One platform.
Two worlds.
LUNA
MISSION PROFILE / MOON
Vacuum / abrasive regolith / low gravity
Prepare landing zones, cut utility trenches and excavate early foundation areas before crews arrive.
- Terrain
- Fine, sharp regolith
- Gravity
- 0.16 g
- Field cycle
- Short-range base support
SIMULATED FIELD TELEMETRYRepresentative interface — not live mission data
● SYSTEM LINKBattery
84%Drill load
38%Signal link
92%Soil temperature
−48°C06 / OPERATING CYCLE
From surface
to science.
Select a stage to follow one complete field cycle.
01
Navigate
Map a safe route to the selected work zone.
07 / MISSION VALUE
Preparing the next frontier.
Designed for agencies, aerospace companies and research teams developing long-duration surface missions.
01Scientific sampling↗
02Site preparation↗
03Utility trenches↗
04Early base construction↗
08 / ADVANCED EXPERIENCES
Don’t just read it.
Operate it.
Five browser-based tools turn X1 from a presentation into an engineering experience.
Configure. Calculate. Validate.
Mission economics, X1 configuration, development roadmap, ISRU processing, a digital twin and failure-recovery controls—inside one technical operations suite.
Open systems suite ↗01 / WEBGL
Interactive X1 Lab
Rotate and explode the rover, inspect systems and test drill performance against simulated regolith.
Open engineering lab ↗02 / TERRAINMission Site Planner
Select Moon or Mars terrain, draw a route and estimate slopes, trench volume, field time and energy.
Plan a route ↗03 / AUTONOMYAutonomy Systems
Plan paths, coordinate an X1 swarm, test signal delay and model survival through the lunar cycle.
Deploy onboard AI ↗04 / WEBXRView X1 at 1:1 Scale
Place the rover on a real floor with supported mobile AR, with a full 3D fallback everywhere else.
Enter AR viewer ↗09 / LEADERSHIP
Five roles.
One direction.
A focused founding team combining leadership, operations, finance, marketing and science.
Strategy & vision
Technical operations
Finance & planning
Market & communication
Science & research
10 / CONTACT
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conversation.
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