DEFENSE

Build. Sustain. Modernize.

From design to disposition, the difference is the data.

Cantilever® Operating Platform

Powered by AI and Robotics

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.

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 steel

Forging

Casting steel

Casting

Welding steel

Welding

Steel fitment

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.

A helicopter landing on a flight deck

Decking

A US Navy ship

Hulls

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

Confined Spaces

A ballast tank

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

Gecko Robotics robot performing an inspection on POL storage

POL Storage

Gecko Robotics performing an inspection inside missile silo

Missile Silos

A US Air Force aircraft

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

2

Weeks per Ship

Reduction in Inspection Span

90 %

Increased Throughput

40 %

The Latest

News & Resources

Gecko Robotics Announces $71M Deal to Slash U.S. Navy Maintenance Delays and Increase Readiness
Mar 17, 2026

Gecko Robotics Announces $71M Deal to Slash U.S. Navy Maintenance Delays and Increase Readiness

Press Release

AI and robotics to help U.S. Navy achieve 80% fleet readiness by 2027

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

From Steel to Data: The Next Revolution
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.

Opinion: Getting better military tech faster. The benefits of new legislation
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.

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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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