Dec 6, 2025
Rovers Die on the Moon
A $100M rover dies in 14 days because energy isn't there. Solar panels only work in sunlight, batteries drain in the lunar night (-173C). We asked: what if we could deploy energy nodes for opportunity charging?
Dec 2025
Induction Is The Way
Researched how to charge on the Moon. Found that induction is the best method: no connectors to jam with regolith dust, no moving parts. Discovered Astrobotic's wireless charging research in thermal vacuum testing, confirming the approach.
Dec 2025
LEN: Lunar Energy Node Network
Designed the Lunar Energy Node concept: small, deployable charging modules buried in regolith for thermal protection. Nodes form a mesh network with AI-assisted routing, creating the first multi-node lunar energy grid.
Jan 2026
LEN-P: The Projectile Battery
Designed the LEN-P: a rugged cylindrical battery with wireless charging dock, 1-2 kWh storage, shock absorbers, thermal management, and ground-penetration anchoring. Engineered to survive impact.
Jan 2026
LEN-P Prototype Roadmap
Mapped out the prototype development phases: from core electronics (Phase 1) to V0 cylinder, shock buffer, embed/penetrator, charging box, and finally the full-scale 1 kWh form factor. Physical prototypes at each stage.
Jan 5, 2026
Energy Delivery: Projectile Prototype
3D-printed the LEN-P projectile at 1/3 scale (155mm form factor reference). Researched artillery shell aerodynamics and impact resistance. The idea: catapult energy to the Moon. Drop it from orbit, it lands and becomes a charging node.
Jan 6, 2026
Building the V0: Robot + Conductive Charger
Pivoted from Moon to Earth to validate the core technology. Built Spark-E from scratch and our first conductive charging station. The team at the Artifact lab in SF, hands-on hardware.
Jan 2026
Spark-E + Autonomous Conductive Charging
First autonomous charging demo. Spark-E with NVIDIA Jetson, LiDAR, depth camera detects the ArUco marker, navigates to the conductive pad, and charges itself. Zero human intervention.
NVIDIA Jetson
ROS 2
LiDAR
SLAM + Nav2
ArUco Detection
Feb 2026
Navigation Becomes Orchestrator
Evolved the navigation system into a charging orchestration layer. The robot detects low battery, plans route to nearest charger, docks with precision, charges, and resumes its mission. Full autonomous loop.
Feb 2026
Induction Charger: 5W to 100W
Built our own induction charging pads. Started at 5W, scaled to 100W. Custom 3D-printed enclosures with copper coils. Wireless, no connectors, no dust issues. The same technology for the Moon works on Earth.
Feb 2026
Chargebotic V1: Full Stack
Chargebotic V1 complete. Mecanum-wheel robot + LiDAR + depth camera + induction charging station + autonomous navigation + charging orchestration. End-to-end autonomous charging loop, fully operational.
Now
Full Stack Complete. Finding PMF.
Robotics platform + battery + charging infrastructure + orchestration software. Now talking to fleet operators across all verticals to find where to deploy first. Stay tuned.
