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We build the carbon fiber foundry for unmanned systems.

We are building autonomous factories and software that compress CAD intake, tooling, simulation, and production into one manufacturing loop.

Helicon AI Factories Autonomous production for carbon fiber structures.

Domestic manufacturing capacity for the next generation of unmanned systems.

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Argos runs the composite engineering loop end to end.

We use Argos to move from part geometry to DFM review, mold design, simulation, and factory readiness inside one operating environment.

Integrated factory workflow

Argos gives us one environment for reviewing part geometry, reasoning about manufacturability, and preparing the factory for execution.

One continuous workflow

We move from geometry to tooling and inspection without breaking context across tools.

Manufacturing-aware decisions

We surface production constraints early, before time and tooling spend are wasted.

Built for the factory

We are building factory software, not a disconnected design dashboard.

Founders

Alex Niehaus

Alex Niehaus

Co-Founder & CEO

Alex leads our systems and simulation work. Before Helicon, he spent five years building systems designed to simulate and automate the physical world.

Edmundo Sanz-Gadea

Edmundo Sanz-Gadea

Co-Founder & CTO

Edmundo leads our robotics and factory intelligence work. Before Helicon, he built autonomous drones and race cars, then trained robotic manipulation models alongside top roboticists.