Earth first, Mars later: Inside AIM’s grand vision for physical AI and autonomous bulldozers

An excavator and bulldozer operating autonomously using AIM Intelligent Machines’ AI platform work at the company’s proving grounds near Monroe, Wash. (AIM Photo) In a headquarters and lab space formerly occupied by SpaceX in Redmond, Wash., AIM Intelligent Machines ( AIM ) is focused on solving big problems on Earth. But the startup’s CEO envisions a day when autonomous bulldozers and excavators will dig, haul, and grade on the moon or Mars, and take AIM’s “terraforming mission” off planet.