01PROTOTYPE BASELINE
Vehicle control.
Electronic steering, throttle control, and autonomous waypoint navigation on The Orca Mini.
- Maritime development prototype
- Onboard waypoint control
Starting at sea
01 / FIRST PLATFORMMARITIME AUTONOMY
MEET OUR FIRST PROTOTYPE
The Orca Mini.
A practical starting point
for a larger vision.
The Orca Mini is our first maritime prototype: a 12-foot (3.66 m), jet-propelled surface craft. It provides a foundation for advancing Axon’s own autonomous products through rapid development and field testing.
The current prototype baseline combines electronic steering and throttle control with autonomous waypoint navigation.
See what we’re developingPLATFORM LENGTH12 ft / 3.66 m
PROPULSIONJet propelled
CURRENT BASELINEWaypoint navigation
PAYLOAD DESIGN TARGET600 lb / 272 kg
Payload is a design target pending structural and stability validation. Obstacle avoidance, GPS-denied navigation, and connected operations remain in development.
Operating profiles.
PROVISIONAL PERFORMANCE FIGURES| Performance | Cruise | Sprint |
|---|---|---|
| Speed / knots | 28 knots | 54–56 knots |
| Speed / mph | ~32–33 mph | 62–64 mph |
| Speed / km/h | ~52 km/h | ~100–104 km/h |
Performance figures are provisional and pending validation on The Orca Mini. These figures do not establish performance at the 600 lb payload target.
02 / OUR APPROACHBUILD. INTEGRATE. TEST. REPEAT.
Prototype fast.
Build what’s next.
We’re building Axon-designed autonomous products and the intelligence that connects them.
I.
Purpose-built products.
Develop Axon-designed vehicles around the missions they need to perform.
II.
Reusable autonomy.
Build a shared foundation of autonomy that can support the next generation of Axon products.
III.
Integrate. Test. Iterate.
Integrate emerging capabilities, measure performance, and use test results to guide the next iteration.
03 / DEVELOPMENT ROADMAPFROM FIRST PROTOTYPE TO CONNECTED PRODUCTS
A clear path forward.
Our prototype provides the foundation.
Each next capability has to earn its place through testing.
02IN DEVELOPMENT
Onboard intelligence.
We’re developing navigation for environments where GPS is degraded or unavailable. Our approach combines onboard computer vision, inertial sensing, and environmental mapping to estimate position, detect obstacles, and plan routes.
- Onboard perception and sensor fusion
- Visual localization and environmental mapping
- Validation through controlled GPS-outage trials
03PLANNED CAPABILITIES
Connected operations.
A roadmap toward mesh communications, aerial integration, and shared situational awareness. Coordinated maritime operations are in development, with the goal of connected platforms sharing information and coordinating mission execution under human oversight.
- Vehicle-to-vehicle information sharing
- Aerial drone interfaces
- Coordination across platforms
- Coordinated maritime operations — in development
Roadmap capabilities are development goals, not currently available product specifications.
04 / BUILD WITH AXON
Let’s put autonomy
to work.
We’re interested in conversations with prospective pilot customers, platform partners, and collaborators helping advance practical autonomy.
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