Planetary-scale earthmoving
Founded 2021 · 135 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
AIM develops autonomous technology for earthworks and mining operations, combining robotics and AI built by engineers from Waymo, SpaceX, Google, and Tesla. The company builds autonomous products for heavy industry and mining sites.
Also known as AIM · AIM Intelligent Machines · aim.vision
Founders & leadership
Investors · 8
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026AIM (AIM Intelligent Machines, aim.vision) develops an autonomy platform for earthmoving equipment used in mining, construction, quarrying and defense applications. Rather than supplying new machines, the company retrofits customers' existing heavy equipment with field-ready hardware and 360-degree perception sensing so that fleets can operate autonomously in production environments.
The company describes a three-step process for taking a customer from their current mode of operation to autonomous operation, and positions the offering as a rugged, plug-and-play solution. Value propositions cited on its site include increased output, reduced idle time, fuel efficiency, optimized scheduling, higher equipment utilization and reduced insurance cost. AIM states that its fleets are commercially deployed at mine and construction sites in multiple regions, and that its team combines deep tech engineers with heavy industry operators.
Business model
AIM sells an autonomy platform that is retrofitted onto customers' existing heavy earthmoving machines, converting owned fleets into autonomous fleets rather than requiring purchase of new equipment. Prospective customers are qualified by industry sector (mining, construction, quarry, defense) and fleet size.
Traction
The company reports commercial deployments at mine and construction sites internationally and cites site-level results including $6.1M in annual operating expense savings from a single six-machine autonomous fleet, up to a 500% increase in fleet production in high-utilization operations, $37M in additional ore value unlocked per mining operation, and zero injuries across harsh mine sites since 2021.
Latest developments
AIM promotes commercial deployments across mining, construction and defense sites and a customer testimonial from Minerals Technologies Inc.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Positions itself as an autonomous earthmoving platform for heavy industry, emphasizing retrofit of installed equipment bases over new machine sales.
Technology
The platform combines 360-degree perception sensing with field-ready hardware installed on existing machines, enabling continuous autonomous operation of heavy equipment in harsh production environments.
Go-to-market
Direct engagement with site operators via a platform-overview request process that captures industry sector, fleet size and the equipment types a prospect wants to automate, followed by a three-step retrofit and deployment process.
Operators of heavy earthmoving fleets in mining, construction, quarrying and defense, including sites with fleets ranging from fewer than 100 to more than 300 machines. A named customer reference is Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI), whose chairman and CEO Douglas T. Dietrich comments on safety and productivity benefits.
Geography
AIM states that AIM-powered fleets are deployed at mine and construction sites around the world.
Compiled by commissioned research from 3 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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primary sources listed
- Planetary-scale earthmovingaim.vision · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Planetary-scale earthmoving do?
- AIM Intelligent Machines retrofits heavy earthmoving equipment with autonomy for mining, construction and defense sites.
- Who are Planetary-scale earthmoving's investors?
- Planetary-scale earthmoving's investors include DCVC (Data Collective), General Catalyst, Human Capital, Khosla Ventures, Daft Capital, Mantis Capital, MVP Ventures, Page One Ventures.