Engage The Bench

You Ship
The Prototype.
We Run The Bench.

Two lanes. Open intake via the Workbench for civilian and dual-use hardware. Encrypted intake for ITAR/EAR-aware work. Pick the lane that matches what you're building.

Sandbox Lane
Engage The Bench
Civilian autonomy, dual-use hardware, perception-stack validation, indie hardware benchmarking. Open intake via the Workbench. Quotes back in 48h.
▸ FILE A BRIEF →
 Cleared Lane
Partner Intake
Partnered work under ITAR/EAR-aware protocols. Intake by direct request only. Public Workbench does not route here.
⌬ REQUEST ACCESS →
SECTION A · SANDBOX
Engagement Models

Engage The Bench

Validation engagements run from a one-day bench rental — sensor swap, single environment, signed log — up to a multi-week V&V program with full TRL advancement documentation. Pricing is per-bench-day plus engineer hours; quote follows the brief.

TIER 01 · ONE DAY
Sensor Swap
Bring a candidate lidar, camera, or perception module. Side-by-side against Golden Standard rig. Single environment. Signed log out by EOD.
$$ · per-bench-day
TIER 02 · TWO WEEKS
Edge-Case Sweep
Multi-environment campaign across Strip, Mojave, and NTTR-adjacent corridors. Stressor matrix run against your stack. Signed manifest + comparison report.
$$$ · scoped quote
TIER 03 · MULTI-WEEK
TRL Gate / V&V Program
Full safety-case development, regulatory-grade documentation, TRL advancement evidence package. Designed to ship to a compliance officer.
quote · brief-driven
What You Get Back
▸ Signed Manifest
Audit Log
Append-only Merkle chain of every sensor frame, fusion decision, and operator command. Signed at run-seal by on-bench HSM key.
Public-Key Verifier
Manifest can be independently verified by your customer's compliance officer using our published public key. No platform dependency.
Golden Standard Delta
Side-by-side run report comparing your candidate stack against the reference rig under identical inputs. The delta is the report.
Raw Capture (Optional)
Synchronized camera + lidar + GPS/IMU capture, exportable for your team's offline analysis. Per-frame inference output included.
Turnaround
Brief in, scope & quote back in 48h. Tier-01 engagements typically complete & deliver within 5 business days of bench-day.
▸ File a Brief ↗ Pick a Sector First
Capital · Subordinated
The Bench Is The Product. The Round Funds The Bench.
Pre-revenue deep tech raise underway to scale bench capacity, sensor inventory, and engineer hours. Use of proceeds, milestones, and projections available to qualified investors under NDA — request the brief directly.
Request Investor Brief →
SECTION B · CLEARED
Partner Intake Only

Cleared Lane

Partnered work under ITAR/EAR-aware protocols. Intake by direct request only. The public Workbench does not route here.

If your engagement requires it, you already know what to ask for. Request encrypted intake by direct email; we'll respond with the appropriate channel for follow-up.

Note: Cleared-lane engagements require a documented compliance posture on both sides. The Sandbox lane handles all civilian, dual-use, and pre-clearance work — start there if uncertain.

⌬ Request Cleared Intake Encrypted channel established on first response
Direct Contact

Or Just Email Aaron

If your engagement doesn't fit either lane neatly, send a direct note. Aaron Shaw, Founder.

aaron@area51.technology