Municipal Robotics
Pilot program — Summer 2026

Autonomous sidewalk maintenance. Zero labor cost.

Snow. Debris. Pressure wash. One fleet handles every season. No crews. No overtime. No callbacks.

Open Source
LiDAR Safety System
24/7 Operation
The Platform

One rover. Every season.

Swap attachments, not fleets. The same rover clears snow in January, sweeps debris in April, and pressure-washes in August.

40"
clearance width
4-8hr
runtime
$38
per day
The Math

96% cost reduction. Every season.

Manual Crew
$960/day
Muni Rover
$38/day
50 mi
cleared per night
365
days per year
96%
cost reduction
How It Works

Three safety zones. Built into the hardware.

LiDAR rings create physical boundaries — stop, slow, and clear. Simple geometry that works every time, rain or shine.

360° LiDAR

Livox Mid-360 scans at 200k pts/sec. Three concentric safety zones with automatic e-stop.

RTK GPS

Centimeter-accurate positioning. Map once, deploy forever. Follows optimal paths automatically.

Behavioral Cloning

Learn from human operators. 5k-parameter MLP policy. Trained offline, runs on-device at 30Hz.

Fleet Teleop

One operator monitors 10+ rovers. Instant takeover via WebSocket. 100ms control latency.

Cities

Every city. Every season.

Sidewalk maintenance isn't a snow-belt problem. It's a budget problem.

Snow Belt

Cleveland, Minneapolis, Boston, Chicago

  • $14B/yr US snow removal spend
  • 3AM callouts, overtime labor
  • Slip-and-fall liability ($1B+ reserves)

Sun Belt

Phoenix, Austin, Miami, Las Vegas

  • Sand, gravel, and debris year-round
  • Heat makes manual labor dangerous
  • Tourism districts need daily cleaning

All Cities

SF, Portland, NYC, DC

  • ADA sidewalk compliance pressure
  • Chronic DPW staffing shortages
  • Pressure wash + overnight maintenance
Why Muni

Built different.

Fully Open Source

All firmware, CAD files, schematics, and documentation on GitHub under MIT/Apache 2.0. No vendor lock-in. Build your own for ~$5k.

View on GitHub

Safety-First Design

Multi-layer safety: LiDAR detection, watchdog timer, automatic e-stop on connection loss. Rate limiting prevents dangerous commands. Hard geometric boundaries.

Real Engineering

Production-grade Rust firmware. Jetson Orin NX compute with 30 TOPS AI. 4-wheel skid-steer platform tested in real Cleveland winters.

Read the whitepaper
BVR1 Specifications

Production-ready.

Platform600mm × 600mm × 400mm
Weight~60 kg (132 lbs)
Speed0-1 m/s (0-2.2 mph)
Battery48V 40Ah LiFePO4
Runtime4-8 hours
ComputeJetson Orin NX
LiDARLivox Mid-360
Price$18,000
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Shipping Summer 2026

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