DEFENSE

Build. Sustain. Modernize.

From design to disposition, the difference is the data.

Cantilever® Operating Platform

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Manage asset health from sea to shore to sky with Cantilever. At every stage of an asset's lifecycle, Cantilever ingests data collected by robots, drones, and sensors to build high-fidelity models that enable critical decisions.

Cantilever®

Software Demo

Build.

Supercharging America's Industrial Base

APPLICATIONS

Advanced Manufacturing

By collecting the right data at the right time, Cantilever accelerates the production workflow – from design to assembly to quality assurance.

Increasing production throughput while improving component quality is only possible by combining AI and robotics.

Forging

Casting

Welding

Fitment

Sustain.

Eliminating Delays & Growth Work

APPLICATIONS

Maritime Sustainment

Integrate inspection, maintenance, and logistics data into a unified sustainment platform that transforms raw fleet data into actionable readiness insights—allowing the Navy to anticipate failures, shorten maintenance periods, and return ships to sea faster.

Decking

Hulls

Gecko Robotics robot climbing on the hull of a US navy ship

Confined Spaces

Maintenance & Repair Planning

Modernize.

Reviving American Industry

APPLICATIONS

Full Coverage Health Data

Generate end-to-end visibility into asset health across your entire fleet.

Having the right data at the right time will enable the largest defense modernization programs to be delivered on time and on budget.

Gecko Robotics performing inspection during manufacturing

Nuclear PAUT

POL Storage

Gecko Robotics performing an inspection inside missile silo

Missile Silos

Airframes

IMPACT

The Operating Platform for Readiness

Already deployed across the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, Cantilever enables these outcomes by delivering the right physical health data at the right time.

Reduce maintenance backlog

Weeks per Ship

Reduction in Inspection Span

90 %

Increased Throughput

40 %

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The Latest

News & Resources

Jan 21, 2026

Gecko Robotics and Trident to Accelerate U.S. Navy Production with AI and Robotics

PRESS RELEASE

Advanced technology to increase throughput by 40% and transform the American Defense Industrial Base

Jan 13, 2026

From Steel to Data: The Next Revolution

World Economic Forum

The rails of the AI revolution aren’t made of code, they’re made of data; the full raw, physical truth about how our world actually works.

Sep 25, 2025

Opinion: Getting better military tech faster.

Defense Scoop

The benefits of new legislation

BPMI and Gecko Robotics Partner to Accelerate Production for the U.S. Navy with AI and Robotics

Jul 15, 2025

BPMI & Gecko Accelerate Production for the U.S. Navy

PRESS RELEASE

BPMI partners with Gecko Robotics to bring AI-driven robotics and digital twins into U.S. Navy nuclear component manufacturing, cutting inspection times by up to 90%, improving quality, and accelerating shipbuilding through data-driven advanced manufacturing.

Gecko Robotics and L3Harris Technologies Collaborate on Innovative Extended Reality Solution for Aircraft Maintenance

Apr 16, 2025

Gecko and L3Harris Technologies Collaborate on Solution for Aircraft Maintenance

Axios

Gecko Robotics and L3Harris partner to deliver XR-powered 3D digital twins of military aircraft, enabling remote inspections, enhanced defect detection, and improved fleet readiness through high-resolution robotic imaging and advanced maintenance technology.

Tech leaders warn Congress about the threat Chinese advancement poses to national security

Mar 28, 2025

Gecko discusses advancement of Chinese robotics with Congress

Fox Business

Gecko Robotics co-founder and President Troy Demmer joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss the growing threat of Chinese technology to U.S. national security and supply chains.

US Navy Looks to Robots, AI to Extend Vessel Health and Maintenance

Oct 11, 2024

U.S. Navy Looks to AI and Robotics to Extend Ship Health and Maintenance

Fox News

The U.S. Navy expands its partnership with Gecko Robotics to deploy wall-climbing robots and AI-powered Cantilever software, dramatically improving fleet maintenance efficiency, reducing delays, and extending the life of ships and submarines through millions of high-fidelity data points.

Exclusive: Gecko Robotics to Expand Its U.S. Navy Gigs

Sep 4, 2024

Gecko Expands work with U.S. Navy

AXIOS

Gecko Robotics will deploy its AI-driven software and robotic fleet to inspect a U.S. aircraft carrier, accelerating and improving precision in detecting wear-and-tear across critical military hardware.

Gecko Robotics Raises $100 Million to Extend its Series C Funding Enabling Major Growth in its Defense Business

Dec 5, 2023

Gecko Robotics Raises $100 Million In Series C Extension to Grow Defense Business

PRESS RELEASE

Gecko Robotics extends its Series C to $173M, adds USIT and Founders Fund to its board.

Gecko Robotics to Help Increase Speed of the Columbia-class Nuclear Submarine Manufacturing Process

Nov 10, 2023

Gecko Robotics to Accelerate Columbia-class Submarine Production

PRESS RELEASE

Gecko awarded initial contract to bring advanced manufacturing capabilities and create a maintenance baseline for weld inspections for U.S. Navy program

Gecko Robotics Expands Work With U.S. Navy to Include First Amphibious Assault Ship and Additional Destroyer

Mar 27, 2023

U.S. Navy to Deploy Gecko on Amphibious Assault Ships

PRESS RELEASE

Expansion of work follows U.S. Navy Approval of Gecko’s Rapid Ultrasonic Gridding (RUG) procedure for Navy vessel structural integrity assessments

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Cantilever is supercharging the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, deployed directly with the Armed Services, DIB suppliers, and everyone in between.

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