Lockheed Martin taps Machina’s robots for mission-critical missile parts

Machina Labs, a robotics company specializing in metal-forming technology, has received a qualification contract to produce components for a major U.S. defense missile system. The company uses coordinated industrial robots to shape metal parts from exotic materials like titanium, a process that can create high-quality components in small quantities without expensive custom tooling. This represents the first time Machina's RoboForming technology has advanced to qualification for a U.S. defense missile system, and the company is building a new 200,000-square-foot facility dedicated to defense manufacturing that will compress production timelines from months to days.