The gyroid composite beam was invented to make CNC machines rigid enough to hold tolerance. It does. Now the same geometry is positioned to replace structural steel in construction, drive down mass in robotics, and anchor defense platforms that need to be lighter, stiffer, and more survivable than welded steel alternatives.
Note: This page describes where RigidCore is going — not what it sells today. Everything here is pre-revenue, patent-pending, and in active development.
USPTO Provisional Patent #63/991,057. Filed February 25, 2026. The gyroid composite beam geometry and its application to precision machine frames. Utility patent filing in progress — deadline September 30, 2026. The patent covers the geometry, the manufacturing method, and the structural performance claims. It is being written to cover all applications, not just CNC machines.
Patent claims are being written broad — covering construction, robotics, aerospace, and defense applications from day one.
Every highrise structural frame in the world uses welded steel I-beams. The geometry hasn't changed in a century. The gyroid composite beam offers superior stiffness-to-weight, better vibration damping for seismic performance, and a manufacturable geometry at scale. The construction industry is a $1.8 trillion market. Structural steel is a $140 billion slice of it. A better beam is a category-defining product.
Robot arm mass is a fundamental constraint on cycle time and motor selection. A lighter arm with equivalent stiffness moves faster, uses smaller motors, and generates less heat. The gyroid beam geometry solves this directly. Connects to the RigidRobotics platform and the RigidDrive Autonomous development program.
Secondary aerospace structures — brackets, frames, ribs — are designed to one constraint: stiffness-to-weight. The gyroid composite beam is optimized for exactly this. Not primary load-bearing structures — secondary structures where the geometry can be validated computationally and manufactured with existing composite processes.
Ground vehicle hulls, unmanned platform chassis, and robot arm assemblies for defense applications share one requirement with CNC machine frames: they have to be rigid under dynamic load. The gyroid structural system is a direct answer to that requirement. TACOM — the Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command — is 5 miles from Clinton Township. That proximity is not coincidence.
KI does not need to manufacture every application of the RigidCore structural system. For industries where direct manufacturing is not the right path, the technology is available for licensing through RigidRoyalty. The licensee manufactures. KI collects royalties. The geometry stays protected. The reach extends without the capital requirement.
Talk to us about licensing →Run commercial-grade structural simulation on the beam geometry. Document stiffness, damping, and thermal performance against steel baseline. This is the technical foundation of the patent claims.
September 30, 2026 deadline. Claims written broad across all applications. Attorney engagement in progress.
Construction beam prototype or robotic arm structure. Proof that the geometry works outside the machine tool context.
RigidCore started as a CNC company. The machine line proved the structural system works. Where it goes next is the bigger story.
See the current CNC machine line →Kavanagh Industries · Always on