GITAI is a U.S.-based space robotics company founded in 2016 that aims to provide safe and affordable labor in space. They develop advanced robotic systems, including robotic arms, satellites, and lunar rovers, for on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction. GITAI has established partnerships with organizations like JAXA and has secured contracts with U.S. government agencies such as DARPA, focusing on national security missions. The company's technologies are designed to help build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases, and cities on Mars.
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The 12 space-based interceptor OTA awardees were Anduril, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics, GITAI USA Inc, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar Inc, Raytheon, Sci-Tec Inc, SpaceX, True Anomaly Inc, and Turion Space Corp.
GITAI USA’s inclusion in the space-based interceptor awardee list signals that precision robotics and in-space assembly capabilities are within the SBI acquisition aperture.
The 12 Space-Based Interceptor OTA awardees include Anduril Industries, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI USA, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar, Raytheon, Sci-Tec, SpaceX, True Anomaly, and Turion Space.
GITAI USA, Booz Allen Hamilton, Quindar, and Sci-Tec are also recipients of Golden Dome interceptor program awards.
The OTA winners are Anduril Industries, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI USA Inc, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar Inc, RTX’s Raytheon Company, Sci-Tec Inc, SpaceX, True Anomaly Inc, and Turion Space Corp.
GITAI raised an additional $15,500,000 in venture capital to expand into the in-orbit servicing market.
GITAI currently has sufficient cash reserves and plans a Series C funding round scheduled for 2026 or later.
GITAI’s 500-kilogram-class demonstration spacecraft will be equipped with a robotic arm and launched with a dummy satellite to demonstrate proximity operations, docking, and life extension tasks in low Earth orbit.
The total amount raised in GITAI’s Series B Extension round is US$60,500,000.
GITAI relocated its headquarters from Japan to the United States in late 2023.
GITAI USA Inc. raised an additional US$15,500,000 as part of its Series B Extension round in October 2024.
GITAI previously raised US$15,000,000 in August 2023 as part of its Series B Extension financing.
GITAI expanded its headquarters and production facilities in the United States.
GITAI has raised around $83,000,000 in total venture funding, including $45,000,000 via two separate Series B funding rounds last year.
GITAI previously raised US$30,000,000 in May 2023 as part of its Series B Extension financing.
GITAI’s 1.5-meter-long S2 robotic arm system achieved Technology Readiness Level 7 while mounted outside the International Space Station earlier in the year.
GITAI’s Inchworm-type Robot Arm passed all tests and achieved Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL6) following an integrated test in a thermal vacuum chamber simulating the lunar South Pole environment on 2024-10-23.
The GITAI Inchworm-type Robot Arm performed continuous inchworm-type locomotion for 29 hours, covering approximately one mile (1,503 steps) during the integrated thermal vacuum test.
In August 2024 GITAI relocated its Los Angeles headquarters and space robot manufacturing facility to a new location that is more than four times larger than its previous office to expand production capacity.
GITAI aims to reduce the cost of labor in space by 100 times and operates in two business areas: on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction.