Automata Vitae Robotics

Machines Built to Rise Again. We build autonomous robotic systems that detect, adapt to, and recover from failures — enabling survival in hostile, unreachable environments.

Self‑repairing Autonomy Detect → Diagnose → Adapt → Recover

Why Automata Vitae Exists

Human consciousness is fragile. If we stay confined to Earth, our story ends. Automata Vitae exists to build the machines that will carry humanity beyond our birthplace — and into the stars.

Vision

Extend humanity beyond Earth by creating machines that survive and self-repair without human help.

Mission

Build autonomous robotic systems that detect, adapt to, and recover from failures — enabling survival in hostile, unreachable environments.

The Logic of Survival

  1. 1. Humanity must colonize the universe to survive.
  2. 2. Colonization requires outposts beyond Earth.
  3. 3. Outposts require robots to build and maintain them.
  4. 4. Robots will inevitably break in alien environments.
  5. 5. Remote repair is impossible because of the speed of light.
  6. 6. Thus: Robots must adapt, survive, and self‑repair.

Principles We Build By

First Principles Thinking

We reduce problems to fundamentals and reassemble the solution.

Repair is Survival

Anything that cannot repair itself is living on borrowed time.

Survivability over Perfection

Rugged beats pristine when failure is the norm.

Machines as Intelligent Organisms

Systems that sense, reason, and act to sustain themselves.

Autonomy is Existence

If it needs babysitting, it won’t survive the void.

Intelligence before Reflexes

Think clearly, then move fast.

Two Pathways to Survival

Reflexive (Heuristic) Self‑Repair

Fast reflexes to immediate, known threats — like an immune system. Built by evolutionary training and heuristics.

Cognitive (Intelligence‑Driven) Self‑Repair

Strategic reasoning to diagnose and fix novel, unknown failures. Built by embedding human knowledge and LLMs.

Space Colonization is Survival

Time is survival. Every step into space buys humanity time — to innovate, to discover, to endure. Automata Vitae builds the machines that carry that hope forward.

Follow Our Journey

Short technical logs, build notes, and field demos. No fluff.