Chinese robotics companies are racing to put their robots in American households — devices that run foreign firmware, phone home to foreign servers, and could be remotely disabled with the flip of a switch. 3D printer manufacturers are locking down what you're allowed to print. Every major AI product is a subscription to someone else's computer.
AI is no longer optional — it's a shift on the scale of the plow or the automobile. The question isn't whether your household will need AI. It's whether you'll own it or rent it. We're building the option where you own it.
You own your hardware, your data, your designs, and your AI. No one can flip a switch and take that away.
The only robots that should be in American households are American robots. We design, manufacture, and assemble here.
We make everything ourselves. Nobody takes as much pride or care about your things as you do. Built by makers, for makers.
Your printer prints what you tell it to. Your CNC cuts what you design. No cloud scanning, no approval queues. Your tools, your rules.
Home patrol, utility carrier, maker's best friend. Designed in-house, manufactured in America. Available as a full DIY kit, partial kit (you print the frame, we supply the metal and electronics), or fully assembled. Our first product — and your chance to back American robotics from day one.
A purpose-built computer that runs your digital familiar — a personal AI that knows you, your family, and your home. It manages your email, calendar, 3D prints, robots, and your children's education. Voice is the primary input. Your data stays on your hardware by default.
Conrad and Bastion are the beginning. The full Aegis ecosystem includes AegisOS, AegisCAD, Crucible, and more — all designed to work together, all owned by you.
Union electrician. Self-taught programmer. Lifelong maker.
Nathan had a screwdriver in his hand before he could read — tearing apart VCRs at the junkyard his dad worked at. He taught himself programming as a kid to mod video games, attended a technical high school for CS, then started his own electronics repair business at 20 while entering the union electrician apprenticeship. Building with his hands by day, building with code by night.
Aegis exists because he believes the things in your home should be built by people who take pride in their work, made in the country where they'll be used, and owned completely by the person who bought them.
Conrad hits Kickstarter in 2026. Early list members get priority backing and first access to the full Aegis ecosystem.
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