The Lab

Second Robotics Laboratory - Sophie prototype at engineering bench
Sophie prototype at the engineering bench — Ren AI Lab, Maplewood, Missouri
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Renaissance AI Lab · 7525 Sussex Ave, 2nd Floor · Maplewood, MO 63143

Second Robotics LLC is a research and development laboratory at the Renaissance AI Lab in Maplewood, Missouri, specializing in autonomous systems for extreme environments. We design hardware that works where software alone cannot be trusted - underwater, in hazardous atmospheres, in radiation fields, and at the edge of the continental shelf.

Our core technology is the ATLAS Command Module: a dual-processor board with independent speech synthesis, real-time power monitoring, and sensor expansion that serves as the brain of every product we build. One board, one architecture, ten products. No modifications.

Every system we design follows the same philosophy: the smart processor is allowed to be ambitious. The reliable processor is required to be dependable. They are not the same processor. And the reliable one does not need the smart one to bring the vehicle home.

ATLAS Command Module PCB — dual RP2350 carrier board

ATLAS Command Module - 85mm × 50mm - Dual RP2350B - The brain of every product we build

// Capabilities - available for contract work

PCB
Board Design
Dual-processor architectures, power management, sensor integration
MFG
Fabrication
3D printing (FDM/SLA), TIG welding, CNC, injection mold DFM
FW
Firmware
Bare-metal embedded C, safety-critical state machines, SAM speech
AI
Perception
Edge AI on Jetson, SLAM, computer vision, autonomous navigation
CAD
Mechanical
Pressure housings, marine-grade enclosures, welded aluminum structures
SYS
Systems
Cross-domain integration, safety architecture, failure mode analysis

Every capability above is available to outside clients. We scope engagements from a single board spin or firmware sprint to complete product development. Start a conversation →