Machina Labs Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-15 - Contract Award - Machina wins Lockheed Martin qualification contract for JASSM assembly - The assembly is the first product from a Machina Factory to enter qualification for a defence missile system. Machina produced it in Los Angeles using RoboForming and precision laser welding. Factory 3 is under development as a 200,000-square-foot site… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2026-07-07 - Org Change - Machina Labs launches defence manufacturing subsidiary Machina Bellator - Bellator covers missiles, hypersonic systems, UAVs and aircraft-sustainment applications. The subsidiary brings defence contracting, certification and compliance work under one operating structure. Machina said Factory 3 is designed for more than 50… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2026-06-17 - Demonstration - Machina Labs and nTop demonstrate tool-free UAV airframe workflow - The teams evaluated 11 structural variants and 15 CFD cases before committing the design to metal. Machina produced the airframe through robotic forming, joining and assembly without dedicated hard tooling. The programme is continuing toward a roughly… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2026-02-04 - Funding - Machina Labs raises $124M Series C and plans first large-scale intelligent factory - Woven Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures and Strategic Development Fund invested in the round. The planned U.S. factory is designed for up to 50 RoboCraftsman cells and thousands of aerospace and defence assemblies annually. Machina… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2026-01-28 - Regulatory - Machina Labs achieves CMMC Level 2 certification - The assessment covered all 110 controls required under NIST SP 800-171. Certification supports defence programmes that require secure handling of controlled technical data. Machina linked the milestone to scaling production-ready manufacturing infrastructure… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2026-01-15 - Org Change - Scott Brady joins Machina Labs board of directors - Brady had backed Machina since its 2021 Series A round. His background spans entrepreneurship, investing and work with technical teams in robotics, automation and advanced manufacturing. The appointment added scale-up experience as Machina expanded… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2025-12-11 - Partnership - Machina Labs and SDF sign UAE manufacturing partnership and investment agreement - The proposed venture would use Machina’s software-defined factory technology across aerospace, defence and mobility programmes. SDF disclosed an initial investment and said additional funding could reach AED 125 million as the partnership develops. The… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2025-09-30 - Partnership - Machina Labs and Toyota begin pilot for customised automotive body panels - The pilot was unveiled at UP.Summit 2025 using a customised Toyota Tacoma tailgate. The work targets automotive-grade quality and throughput for low-volume body-panel production. Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth-stage venture arm, made a strategic investment… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2025-09-17 - Contract Award - Machina Labs wins AFRL and ARM Institute contract for automated airframe tooling - The programme applies machine learning to data generated across RoboCraftsman systems. Its initial scope is automated tool-path generation for airframe skins and panels. The work supports deployable production of sustainment parts closer to the point of need. - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2025-04-07 - Contract Award - U.S. Air Force orders second RoboCraftsman for aircraft sustainment - The system was assigned to the University of Dayton Research Institute for training and qualification of replacement aircraft parts. RoboCraftsman combines forming, scanning, trimming and drilling in a portable manufacturing system. Machina said the unit can… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2025-03-05 - Capability - Machina Labs fabricates tool-free toroidal tank for NASA - NASA selected RoboCraftsman with RoboForming for the toroidal-tank manufacturing challenge. The process combined robotic forming, in-cell scanning, stress relief, trimming and final joining. The demonstration revisited a tank geometry whose conventional… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2024-04-03 - Deployment - Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex deploys Machina system for aircraft parts - The system was installed at Robins Air Force Base for repair and sustainment work across aircraft platforms. Its two seven-axis robotic arms form metal parts from materials including titanium and Inconel. Warner Robins said the system could produce selected… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2023-10-06 - Funding - Machina Labs raises $32M Series B for robotic manufacturing - NVentures and Innovation Endeavors co-led the $32 million round. Machina said the capital would support customer demand, research and continued product development. The financing brought total disclosed funding to $45 million. - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2023-09-11 - Product Launch - Machina Labs launches its portable Deployable System for commercial availability - The system made its public debut at FABTECH 2023 in Chicago. The commercial launch made Machina’s RoboForming process available as an on-premise standalone system. Its portable architecture was designed for installation in existing or remote production… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2023-03-16 - Contract Award - Machina Labs wins $1.6M U.S. Air Force contract for robotic composite tooling - The programme focused on metal tooling for a fast-cure, out-of-autoclave composite process. Earlier AFRL work had validated Machina tooling for vacuum integrity, dimensional stability and thermal response. The contract advanced a large-envelope two-robot… - source: machinalabs.ai
• 2021-11-17 - Funding - Machina Labs raises $14M Series A and emerges from stealth - Innovation Endeavors led the round, with Congruent Ventures and Embark Ventures participating. The company emerged from stealth after pilot work with NASA and the U.S. Air Force. Machina said the capital would support Los Angeles hiring and additional… - source: techcrunch.com