The Secure Robotics Development Brief: Custom Robotics On A Private AI Fleet For Regulated R&D
A 16 to 22 page operator brief from Petronella Technology Group covering sovereign-AI infrastructure for robotics development, the four regulatory pillars (CMMC L1, L2, L3, HIPAA, ITAR/EAR, NIST 800-171), the Reachy Mini and NVIDIA Elite Partner Channel hardware stack, and the four-phase development methodology we use to take regulated R&D from discovery sprint to production hardening.
- The four regulatory pillars regulated robotics R&D actually has to map to.
- Why off-the-shelf cloud robotics SDKs fail CMMC enclave audits.
- Reachy Mini, Hugging Face LeRobot, and NVIDIA Elite Partner Channel hardware paths.
- Three engagement archetypes: From $9,997 Discovery, From $49,997 Pilot, From $199,997 Production.
- An explicit "What We Do Not Do" scope so the call is fast and honest.
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What Is Inside
Ten sections. Roughly 4,000 words of operator prose. Built for university lab directors, defense R&D PIs, regulated-healthcare research engineers, and corporate prototyping leads who need an honest read of what custom robotics development on a private AI fleet actually involves.
Honest Novelty Disclosure
What we are and are not. Why our 23 years of cybersecurity, compliance, and AI infrastructure experience matters before we touch a robot.
Why Sovereign AI Matters For Robotics
Data residency, model provenance, ITAR and EAR considerations, and why typical cloud robotics SDKs do not pass a CMMC enclave audit.
The Four Regulatory Pillars
CMMC Levels 1, 2, and 3 (all three). HIPAA Security Rule for healthcare research. ITAR/EAR for defense. NIST SP 800-171 mapping.
Hardware Platforms We Work With
Reachy Mini provenance under Apache 2.0 (Pollen Robotics x Hugging Face). NVIDIA Elite Partner Channel compute. What we own. What we source.
The Four-Phase Methodology
Discovery sprint, Pilot, Hardening, Production. Scope, deliverables, exit criteria, and typical duration for each.
What We Do Not Do
The exclusion list. Factory automation, autonomous vehicles, weapons, surgical implants, and consumer-toy production are all out of scope.
Engagement Archetypes
Discovery From $9,997, Pilot From $49,997, Production From $199,997. Custom-quote model. Conservative anchors, not bait.
Trust Foundation
CMMC-AB RPO #1449, BBB A+ since 2003, founded 2002. Real credentials only. Phone (919) 348-4912.
References And Glossary
Hugging Face LeRobot, ROS 2, NVIDIA Isaac, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 252.204-7012, CMMC 2.0, HIPAA Security Rule. Public sources only.
How To Run A Discovery Call
The five questions we ask first, the artifacts we leave behind, and the kill-switch criteria that end an engagement before it starts.
Who This Brief Is For
If you recognize yourself in any of the profiles below, the brief will save you weeks of pattern-finding before your first vendor call.
University Lab Director
Running an NSF or DoD funded robotics lab, weighing how to spin up a CMMC enclave or a NIST 800-171 aligned environment for graduate research.
Defense R&D Principal Investigator
Scoping a SBIR or STTR robotics phase, needing ITAR-aware infrastructure and a partner that does not require a six-month onboarding to handle CUI.
Regulated Healthcare Research Lead
Pre-clinical or translational robotics research touching ePHI, where HIPAA Security Rule controls and audit logging are non-negotiable.
Corporate Prototyping Manager
Evaluating Petronella robotics prototyping, comparing build-versus-buy on a private AI fleet versus a public cloud robotics stack.
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