Rapid prototyping & customization
Iterative design, fabrication, integration, and testing move useful ideas from the workbench toward field-ready systems.
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Mission Driven Research rapid prototyping
Rapid innovation for tomorrow’s missions.
LlamaWorks is MDR’s rapid-prototyping lab—where bold ideas become field-ready systems through autonomy, modular design, AI integration, and hands-on engineering.
The LlamaWorks edge
American built. Mission ready.
A focused lab environment gives engineers room to prototype quickly, integrate across disciplines, and learn through real hardware and field testing.
Autonomous unmanned systems
Modular air and ground platforms support experimentation with autonomy, endurance, payloads, and operator-focused mission concepts.
AI integration
LlamaWorks integrates computer vision and other AI-enabled capabilities into practical system demonstrations and prototypes.
RF payload development
Benchtop prototyping and platform integration help advance mission-focused radio-frequency payload concepts.
Built to iterate
From workbench to field test.
LlamaWorks combines practical fabrication, electronics, software, and system integration. The result is a shorter path between a promising concept, a working prototype, and the evidence needed for the next engineering decision.
Featured system
ATLAS
Autonomous Tethered Long-endurance Aerial System
MDR describes ATLAS as a modular, scalable, multifunctional “tower-in-a-box” for persistent, high-endurance aerial support. The system is designed to empower operators—not replace them—with an adaptable platform for evolving mission needs.
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Bring the next mission challenge to the lab.
Talk with Mission Driven Research about rapid prototyping, autonomous systems, payload integration, or a new technical requirement.
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