GITAI

• GITAI Lunar Rover R1.5
• Inchworm Space Robot
• S1 Space Robot

Output & shipments

• Reported output

  2026-06-16 - GITAI completed the flight model of its S3 robotic satellite for on-orbit servicing demonstration work. - S3 robotic satellite

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Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2025-12-23 - GITAI was awarded a contract under the Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ program. - GITAI space robotics systems - SHIELD IDIQ program

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Supply chain relationships

• VectorNav

  Inbound - robotics sensors - GITAI Lunar Rover R1.5 specifications identify a VectorNav VN-100 IMU

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• NVIDIA

  Inbound - Compute & Control - GITAI Lunar Rover R1.5 specifications identify NVIDIA Jetson Xavier compute

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• 2024-11-13 - Series B extension - $15.5M - GITAI raises additional $15.5M in Series B Extension

  source: gitai.tech

• Maezawa Fund - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-11-13

• Sho Nakanose - Founder and CEO - He leads GITAI in building space robotics systems for orbital servicing, lunar operations and defense-focused LEO infrastructure.
• Toyotaka Kozuki - Chief Technology Officer

Events

• 2026-06-16 - Production Milestone - GITAI completes S3 robotic satellite flight model

  The S3 mission includes a robotic servicing satellite, advanced robotic arm and target satellite for on-orbit servicing demonstrations. Target capabilities include autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous docking, robotic servicing and controlled deorbit. GITAI frames the common satellite platform as useful for defense-focused LEO constellation services and commercial life extension.

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• 2026-01-27 - Demonstration - Gitai demonstrates humanoid rover drilling and unloading in lunar simulation

  GITAI demonstrated humanoid rover drilling and cargo unloading in a lunar simulation setting. The demonstration highlights manipulation and mobility capabilities aligned with space operations workflows. Signal quality is partial because the primary evidence is an official social post rather than long-form technical disclosure.

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• 2025-12-23 - Contract Award - GITAI Awarded Contract Under MDA SHIELD Program

  • GITAI USA Inc. announced on December 23, 2025, that it was awarded a contract under the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD IDIQ program. • The SHIELD IDIQ program has a total ceiling value of $151 billion. • The company will provide its space robotics capabilities for potential future missile defense and space-based defense initiatives.

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• 2024-12-21 - Demonstration - GITAI's 16U CubeSat SC1 Successfully Launched and Operated

  • GITAI launched its in-house developed 16U CubeSat, SC1, into low Earth orbit aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 on December 21, 2024, at 3:34 AM PST. • The satellite established reliable communication with GITAI's Mission Control Center in Torrance, California, and confirmed the proper functionality of all onboard systems, including attitude control and propulsion. • SC1 successfully captured and transmitted image and video data from orbit.

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• 2024-11-13 - Funding - GITAI raises additional $15.5M in Series B Extension

  • GITAI raised an additional US$15.5 million in October 2024 as part of its Series B Extension round. • This funding followed US$30 million raised in May 2023 and US$15 million in August 2023, bringing the total Series B Extension to US$60.5 million. • The lead investor in this round was Maezawa Fund Inc., established by Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa.

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• 2024-05-14 - Regulatory - GITAI receives AS9100:2016 certification for aerospace quality management

  GITAI received AS9100:2016 certification, enhancing its aerospace quality-management capabilities. The company also achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality-management systems. GITAI develops space robotics and in-house spacecraft systems for orbital servicing, lunar construction and defense-focused LEO infrastructure.

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• 2024-03-05 - Demonstration - GITAI's rover autonomously assembles 5-meter tower in desert

  • GITAI's Lunar Rover and three Inchworm robots autonomously constructed a 5-meter communication tower in a desert environment simulating the lunar surface. • The robots connected a communication antenna to the tower's apex, attached power cables, and confirmed energization. • They then detached the antenna and disassembled the tower to simulate maintenance operations.

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Context tags

• Space robotic manipulation - Capability - The S3 satellite includes an advanced robotic arm for on-orbit servicing demonstrations.
• Lunar space robotics builder - Peer Group
• Lunar robotic operations - Workflow
• Space infrastructure operations - Customer Environment - GITAI frames S3 around on-orbit servicing, deorbit and defense-focused LEO infrastructure.
• Space robotics ecosystem - Stack Layer - GITAI develops space robots and robotic services including its Inchworm Robot, lunar rover, on-orbit servicing, and lunar infrastructure construction. https://gitai.tech/
• Orbital robotics operations - Workflow
• Research labs - Customer Environment

• GITAI Awarded Contract Under MDA SHIELD Program

  2025-12-23 · Order / contract · $151B ceiling

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