Adam Sadilek

Founder at Aim Intelligent Machines
Seattle area / Redmond, Washington

Adam Sadilek is the founder and executive officer at AIM Intelligent Machines, a startup where he continues to serve in leadership roles.

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Ben Reed joins AIM Intelligent Machines as Chief Marketing Officer to lead marketing for autonomous earthmoving fleets

Ben Reed announced he joined AIM Intelligent Machines as Chief Marketing Officer, praising the company's autonomous heavy-equipment technology that converts existing machines into fleets for safer, continuous earthmoving operations. He said the technology and deployments are already real and his role will be to elevate AIM’s external presence and define the emerging market.

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AIM Intelligent Machines, led by founder Adam Sadilek, retrofits excavators and bulldozers for full autonomy from its Redmond HQ

AIM Intelligent Machines, founded in 2021 by former Google engineer Adam Sadilek, is developing a physical AI platform to retrofit existing excavators, bulldozers and other heavy equipment for fully autonomous operation from its Redmond, Washington headquarters and nearby proving grounds. The company aims to transform construction, mining and hauling work on Earth—and eventually enable similar autonomous heavy machinery for off‑planet tasks on the Moon or Mars.

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2026 GeekWire Awards Finalists Include AIM Intelligent Machines with $50M Funding and $4.9M Air Force Contracts for Autonomous Earthmovers

The 2026 GeekWire Awards announced finalists for Hardware/Robotics/Physical AI of the Year, highlighting startups innovating with autonomous heavy machinery, drones, spatial computing, and space robotics. Notable finalist AIM Intelligent Machines secured $50 million funding in 2025 and $4.9 million in U.S. Air Force contracts for autonomous earthmoving equipment.

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