AION Robotics Corporation

AION Robotics Corporation is a Westminster, Colorado-based manufacturer of commercial-grade unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The company focuses on building robust, ready-to-run autonomous platforms for research, precision agriculture, infrastructure inspection, and rugged commercial field deployments.

The flagship R1 UGV is a general-purpose 4WD rover built on an aluminum chassis, driven by four 40:1 direct-drive gear motors controlled by a RoboClaw motor controller. The R1 ArduPilot Edition ships with a Pixhawk 2.1 Orange Cube autopilot, HERE3 CAN M8P GPS, and runs the ArduRover firmware, giving it the same mission-planning feature set found on aerial drone platforms. It can be operated via RC controller or through ground control software available on desktop, iOS, and Android.

The R6 UGV is a larger, AI-ready platform equipped with NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX, pre-loaded with Ubuntu, ROS, and NVIDIA JetPack SDK. The R6 is suitable for teams who need a ready-to-code mobile base for edge AI inference, computer vision pipelines, and autonomous navigation research without spending time on hardware integration.

Beyond rovers, AION offers the Ranch Hand heavy-duty autonomous platform designed for agricultural applications, with 90 HP output and 2,000 lbs of hauling capacity supporting thousands of standard ATV, UTV, and pickup attachments.

AION's products integrate with the PX4 open-source flight stack and ArduPilot ecosystem, making them widely referenced in academic robotics research and open-source autonomous systems development. The company operates a direct-to-customer online store and maintains official documentation via docs.aionrobotics.com. AION is a small, privately held company with approximately 10-15 employees, and is headquartered at 1130 W 124th Ave, Westminster, CO 80234.