Kingdom (01) / 06
The Ground Kingdom
Ground robotics · heavy mobility · logistics · rescue · infrastructure
Machines that move across difficult ground, carry heavy loads, inspect infrastructure, and assist with rescue or logistics where conventional vehicles become unreliable.
10 proposed programs
Flagship — TUSK
Biological principle → Engineering requirement → Machine
(01) — Programs
The species.
Each program studies one biological capability and engineers it toward a machine.
- (01)
TUSKFlagship
Mammoth · Mammuthus primigenius
Autonomous heavy field logistics: payload carriage, mobile power and casualty-support transport.
◐ Build
- (02)
TRUNK
Elephant · Loxodonta africana
Heavy platform with a dexterous arm for handling materials in unstructured sites.
○ Research
- (03)
WARDEN
Wolf · Canis lupus
Cooperative ground robots for perimeter inspection, hazardous-area sensing and facility support.
● Now
- (04)
HOUND
Dog · Canis lupus familiaris
General-purpose quadruped tasks: patrol, search support and payload escort.
● Now
- (05)
IBEX
Mountain goat · Oreamnos americanus
Steep, broken-terrain mobility for inspection, rescue and remote logistics.
◐ Build
- (06)
DUNE
Camel · Camelus dromedarius
Long-range autonomous logistics across desert and austere environments.
◐ Build
- (07)
PACKER
Mule · Equus × mulus
Payload-mule platform that follows and resupplies dismounted teams.
● Now
- (08)
STRIDE
Cheetah · Acinonyx jubatus
High-speed ground reconnaissance and rapid response over open terrain.
○ Research
- (09)
BURROW
Mole · Talpa europaea
Subterranean inspection, tunnelling support and buried-infrastructure sensing.
○ Research
- (10)
LEVEE
Beaver · Castor canadensis
Autonomous small-scale earthworks: flood mitigation and bank reinforcement.
○ Research
● Now — Assemblable largely from mature, demonstrated technology.
◐ Build — Requires meaningful proprietary engineering and field validation.
○ Research — Higher-risk program; key advantages remain experimental.
MALIA planning categories, not formal TRLs. All programs are proposed concepts — none are deployed.