Ouster Partners With AIM Intelligent Machines

<p><strong>SAN FRANCISCO<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fouster&period;com&percnt;2F&amp&semi;esheet&equals;54555700&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20260617199530&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;Ouster&percnt;2C&plus;Inc&period;&amp&semi;index&equals;1&amp&semi;md5&equals;58fcde516163a9a90ca6fb74d9301d60" rel&equals;"nofollow" shape&equals;"rect">Ouster&comma; Inc&period;<&sol;a> is teaming up with <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Faim&period;vision&percnt;2F&amp&semi;esheet&equals;54555700&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20260617199530&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;AIM&plus;Intelligent&plus;Machines&amp&semi;index&equals;2&amp&semi;md5&equals;bc1797151d19a02e8588547ac58514e1" rel&equals;"nofollow" shape&equals;"rect">AIM Intelligent Machines<&sol;a>&comma; an AI platform for autonomous heavy earthmoving equipment&period; Ouster&&num;8217&semi;s digital lidar sensors will be used to retrofit heavy machines into AI-powered fleets that deliver maximum safety and productivity at mining&comma; construction&comma; and defense sites globally&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The agreement marks a commercial expansion of a multi-year collaboration between the two companies&period; As AIM scales the deployment of its field-proven autonomy kits to deliver on key customer contracts and meet growing market demand&comma; the strategic agreement guarantees a high-volume supply of Ouster’s high-resolution digital lidar sensors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Building upon this commercial momentum&comma; AIM plans to integrate Ouster’s new Rev8 native color digital lidar into the AIM AI platform to further advance the perception capabilities of its next-generation automated machinery with precise 3D structural data&comma; color point clouds&comma; and industrial-grade imagery to safely accelerate autonomous operations in the complex&comma; unstructured environments&period; For AIM&comma; the benefits of Rev8 translate to faster edge-computing&comma; streamlined sensor fusion&comma; and significantly enhanced safety and object-classification capabilities in real-time&comma; high-dust industrial workflows&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;True environmental understanding is foundational to safe and effective earth-moving autonomy&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Ross Walker&comma; Head of Product at AIM Intelligent Machines&period; &&num;8220&semi;Ouster&&num;8217&semi;s digital lidar has been foundational in our autonomy stack&comma; helping us achieve a zero-accident safety record across all global deployments&period; Our strategic agreement allows us to scale the deployment of AI-powered fleets today&comma; while the new Rev8 native color lidar will enable us to enhance the capabilities of our platform for future programs&comma; delivering the human-like sight and spatial precision required with a single sensor&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>AIM’s non-invasive autonomy kit retrofits existing heavy machinery in under 24 hours without voiding OEM warranties&period; The rugged hardware package pairs an armored enclosure housing a single Ouster digital lidar with machine-angle sensors and a localized edge computer with onboard end-to-end reinforcement learning&period; Operating completely independent of cellular networks&comma; cloud infrastructure&comma; or GPS signals&comma; the platform ensures peak safety in total darkness&comma; dust storms&comma; and remote&comma; infrastructure-denied environments while supporting manual operator override at any time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;As heavy industry&comma; mining&comma; and logistics rapidly transition toward autonomous operations&comma; highly reliable&comma; high-resolution 3D perception is paramount&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Cyrille Jacquemet&comma; Chief Revenue Officer of Ouster&period; &&num;8220&semi;We are thrilled to deepen our relationship with AIM Intelligent Machines as they scale their AI-powered fleets for heavy equipment and explore the transformative potential of our new Rev8 family&period; By embedding our native color digital lidar into their intelligent platforms&comma; AIM can redefine what automated machines can see&comma; interpret&comma; and achieve safely at scale&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;