Chabod Masere

I founded General Axis to bring autonomy to the working port. Terminals move the world's goods around the clock, in punishing conditions, doing work that is often dangerous and repetitive. I believe that is exactly where robotics should make its biggest difference, and that it deserves technology built specifically for it rather than adapted from somewhere else.

Autonomy should take on the most dangerous work in the terminal, so the people who run it can focus on what they do best.

My focus is on building systems that are safe before they are anything else. An autonomous vehicle on a wharf shares space with people, machinery, and cargo worth far more than the vehicle itself. Earning the right to operate there means engineering for failure, validating in the real world, and deploying in stages that keep humans in control until the system has proven itself.

General Axis is still early, and that is the point. We are building the platform, the partnerships, and the team that will define how the autonomous terminal actually works. If that mission resonates with you, whether you operate a terminal, build the systems that run one, or want to help engineer the technology, I would like to hear from you.