From a plug-in AI upgrade for your existing machine to a full industrial system with MIL-spec connectors. Every tier connects to the RigidVault ecosystem.
For: AltMill, Avid, Shapeoko, DIY router owners
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For: Serious builders, small shops upgrading
For: Integrators, makerspaces, new builds
For: Production shops, aerospace, defense
The key distinction: Node observes and advises. SE and above observe and act. Real-time chatter correction, following error detection, and AI feed rate adjustment require closed-loop motion control — no accessory crosses that line.
The upgrade path is natural: Start with a Node on your existing machine. Love the AI recommendations? Upgrade to SE and let the system act on what it sees. Building a new machine or buying a RigidCore? Pro comes built in. Running production? Industrial gives you everything with white-glove support.
The RigidPulse Node connects to your existing CNC controller via USB serial. It reads your machine state in real time — position, feed rate, spindle speed, alarms, job progress — without touching a single wire. Your machine keeps working exactly as before. You just added a brain to it.
What you get for free from the USB connection: real-time X/Y/Z position, feed rate, spindle speed, machine state, alarms, G-code modal state, job progress, and override values. That's dashboard, remote monitoring, job history, and alerts — all from a USB cable.
Add RigidSense accessories to see what's really happening: clamp-on current sensors on motor wires show actual load per axis. A vibration sensor on the spindle head detects chatter. Temperature, power, air, audio, vision — each adds another layer of intelligence. No wiring changes. Each sensor plugs into the Node.
The upgrade path is natural: once you're on the Node and loving the AI recommendations, the conversation becomes — "imagine if the AI could act on what it's sensing instead of just suggesting." That's the SE. And that's a controller swap, not a machine replacement.
AltMill (all sizes), Avid CNC, Shapeoko Pro/XL, OpenBuilds LEAD, PrintNC, any grblHAL or LinuxCNC machine. If it has a USB port or serial connection, the Node can read it.
1. USB serial to your existing controller. 2. RigidSense accessories on the machine. 3. Ethernet or WiFi to RigidVault for telemetry streaming and remote monitoring.
The Node observes and advises. It cannot correct chatter in real time, adjust feed rates automatically, or detect following errors — that requires closed-loop motor control (SE and above). No accessory crosses that line.
Hardware gets you cutting. Software keeps you connected to the ecosystem, receiving AI updates, and generating data that earns RigidRoyalty revenue.
Remote monitoring dashboard, firmware updates, basic RigidVault telemetry sync. Included free for 12 months with every Node purchase.
AI toolpath assistance, full RigidVault sync, predictive maintenance alerts, natural language job description, RigidRoyalty data opt-in eligible.
Fleet dashboard, multi-machine management, priority support, API access, RigidFlow marketplace integration, custom AI model fine-tuning.
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We are collecting feedback from our founding members and early scanning clients. This space is reserved for their voices.
Every testimonial on this site will be from a real person with a real experience. We don't fabricate social proof.
Testimonials will be added as founding members and early clients share their experiences.
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