Thesis Orbital
Cutaway view of a solar-powered Thesis Lab with workstations, fabrication tools, satellite connectivity, and local compute
Thesis Labs

Unleashing local innovation to solve Food

A quantum leap from no power to frontier technology. Thesis Labs delivers basic infrastructure, advanced compute, and R&D capabilities for communities to solve critical challenges and step into the future.

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01The next 100 years

Thesis pairs local knowledge with rapidly deployable R&D infrastructure—giving communities the tools to build, compete, and thrive in the next 100 years.

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The foundation

A foundation of Power and connectivity. anywhere.

    03innovation at scale
    Thesis Innovation ModelFig. 01

    1. Community needs

      Define needs & requirements.

      To solve

    2. Thesis Labs

      The innovation engine — connected with other labs to share solutions or innovate together.

      Fed by

    3. Knowledge Centers

      Universities and research facilities — advanced research. Thesis Labs returns research data.

      And

    4. Thesis Orbital

      Funding and R&D support flow to Thesis Labs — which returns research data and trained talent.

      And

    5. Blended Funding

      Venture capital, nonprofit and government — funding. Thesis Labs returns profit, measurable impact and policy objectives delivered.

      Returns

    6. R&D infrastructure & job training

      Power, connectivity and compute delivered on site — the tools to design, test and build.

      And

    7. Solutions deployed back to the community

    Forward Deployed Laboratory operating model
    Model 01

    Forward Deployed Laboratory

    Highly agile

    Push research and compute from a permanent base to multiple field teams while keeping the entire network connected.

    1 Thesis Lab

    3 Apollo carriers forward deployed

    3 Hermes carriers per Apollo

    Research Campus operating model
    Model 02

    Research Campus

    Affordable, scalable advanced R&D

    Build a shared research campus that expands one lab at a time without the cost or delay of conventional construction.

    4 Thesis Labs

    1 Shiva carrier

    Square campus with Shiva at the center

    Truck Mobile operating model
    Model 03

    Truck Mobile

    Research that moves

    Move a complete laboratory and forward compute together as missions, communities, and response operations shift.

    1 Thesis Lab

    1 Apollo carrier

    Infrastructure at Scale operating model
    Model 04

    Infrastructure at Scale

    Rebuild at disaster scale

    Restore research and compute infrastructure across disaster zones or expand critical capacity in developing countries.

    4,000 Shiva carriers

    1,000 Thesis Labs

    25% of a Constellation-class container ship

    04Lab specifications
    Cutaway of the Thesis Lab interior with fabrication equipment, engineering workstations, local compute, and drone systems

    20 feet of independent infrastructure.

    Footprint20 ft × 8 ft × 8 ft
    StructureStandard ISO container shell
    PowerRoof-mounted solar + battery storage
    ConnectivityHigh-speed satellite link
    Fabrication3D printer, desktop CNC, tools
    ComputeEngineering workstations + local rack
    The future can travel

    Deploy your lab.

    Research infrastructure should not be tied to a building. Bring the tools of the next 100 years to the people ready to use them.

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    One-for-one

    One lab donated for every lab sold.