Machina wins Lockheed Martin qualification contract for JASSM assembly - 2026-07-15 - Contract Award - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
Machina Labs launches defence manufacturing subsidiary Machina Bellator - 2026-07-07 - Org Change - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
Machina Labs and nTop demonstrate tool-free UAV airframe workflow - 2026-06-17 - Demonstration - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
Machina Labs raises $124M Series C and plans first large-scale intelligent factory - 2026-02-04 - Funding - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
Machina Labs and Toyota begin pilot for customised automotive body panels - 2025-09-30 - Partnership - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
Machina Labs wins AFRL and ARM Institute contract for automated airframe tooling - 2025-09-17 - Contract Award - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
U.S. Air Force orders second RoboCraftsman for aircraft sustainment - 2025-04-07 - Contract Award - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
Machina Labs fabricates tool-free toroidal tank for NASA - 2025-03-05 - Capability - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex deploys Machina system for aircraft parts - 2024-04-03 - Deployment - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
Machina Labs launches its portable Deployable System for commercial availability - 2023-09-11 - Product Launch - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai
Machina Labs wins $1.6M U.S. Air Force contract for robotic composite tooling - 2023-03-16 - Contract Award - 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… - source: machinalabs.ai