Perceive
All five sensor modalities scan simultaneously and continuously: 360° LiDAR, forward and lateral radar, stereo depth, RTK GPS, and IMU. Every sensor runs independently; degradation of any one does not interrupt the pipeline.
Autonomy-in-a-Box (AiB): The Autonomy Brain That Never Stops Sensing.
A purpose-built sensor fusion and navigation stack that gives the SMUR X1 a complete, real-time model of its environment, 25 times per second, in any weather, in any lighting, and in GPS-denied environments where conventional navigation systems fail entirely.
Sensor Fusion Architecture
Not off-the-shelf. Purpose-built for the failure modes.
The Autonomy-in-a-Box (AiB) was not developed by integrating commercial off-the-shelf navigation hardware. It is a tightly integrated compute-and-sensor architecture with a custom fusion algorithm stack, designed from the outset for the specific failure modes of autonomous outdoor operation: weather-induced sensor degradation, GPS multipath, GPS denial, thermal sensor drift at extreme cold, and sub-second human override across any network condition.
The result: ±1 inch positional accuracy in open terrain, 25Hz fusion across all modalities simultaneously, and a GPS-denied fallback that maintains operational continuity using visual odometry and inertial measurement. The system knows where it is regardless of whether the satellites are available.
- RTK GPS ±1 inch positional accuracy in open environments
- LiDAR 360° point cloud, real-time obstacle detection
- Radar All-weather detection, penetrates snow and ice fog
- Stereo Camera Visual depth mapping, odometry for GPS-denied nav
- IMU Orientation, tilt, and dead-reckoning navigation
- 25Hz Fusion Real-time multi-modal environment model
- GPS-Denied Mode Visual odometry + IMU when GNSS unavailable
- Human Override <3 sec from any connected device
Performance
The numbers that matter.
- Navigation Accuracy (Open)
- ±1 inch RTK GPS
- LEO Satellite Latency
- sub-50 ms (typical)
- Obstacle Stop Distance
- <6ft
- Sensor Fusion Rate
- 25Hz
- Operating Temperature
- −40°F to +122°F
- GPS-Denied Mode
- Visual odometry + IMU dead-reckoning
Perceive. Plan. Act.
Three stages, twenty-five times a second.
Plan
The compute core fuses all inputs into a unified occupancy map at 25Hz and runs path planning against the operator route, geofence boundaries, and dynamic obstacle map, accounting for surface conditions, attachment capability, battery state, and safety zones in a single cycle.
Act
The drivetrain executes with sub-inch precision, tracked against the planned path at 25Hz. Obstacle events trigger immediate safe stop, alert, and re-calculation. Human override preempts all autonomous action in under 3 seconds.
Connected to the Site, Wherever It Is.
Connectivity engineered into the stack.
The SMUR X1 ships with 4G/5G dual-SIM cellular as standard, and LEO satellite communication is engineered natively into the Autonomy-in-a-Box (AiB) hardware stack, provisioned wherever the deployment needs it. Where cellular is absent, restricted, or unreliable, satellite becomes the primary link, delivering sub-50ms latency and broadband from virtually any point on Earth. Connectivity is configured to the site: if the SMUR X1 is deployed, it is connected.
The connectivity module uses a proprietary protocol optimization achieving 40% bandwidth reduction on telemetry without sacrificing temporal resolution. OTA firmware updates push through the same pipeline during docked charging windows, so the SMUR X1 always runs current software without a manual update procedure.
Safety Integration
Autonomy that stops when it should.
Obstacle Detection
Multi-modal detection with sub-6ft stop. LiDAR and radar detect; camera classifies dynamic obstacles (people, vehicles) vs. static (snow banks, posts). Dynamic triggers stop-and-alert; static triggers re-route.
Safety Zone Enforcement
Operator geofences and safety zones are enforced in hardware and stored on-device. The SMUR X1 cannot exit a defined boundary regardless of software or connectivity state. No network dependency for boundary compliance.
Human Override Priority
Override commands have absolute priority over all autonomous operations, executed in under 3 seconds regardless of state. Every override is logged with timestamp, operator ID, and context for full audit-trail compliance.
See Autonomy-in-a-Box (AiB) performance in your operational environment.
Request a site assessment and see the Autonomy-in-a-Box (AiB) stack mapped against your terrain, obstacles, and connectivity environment.