Productivity
Give every skilled hour in American shipyards and fabrication shops more output.
COMPANY
Company
Building the Robots That Build America's Heaviest Structures
A Physical AI company focused on shipbuilding, structural steel and heavy fabrication.
WHO WE ARE
A Robotics Company for Heavy Steel
Catfish Vanguard Inc. designs its own 7-axis robot, the ARC production systems built around it and the Catfish OS software that runs them. We start with structural welding for shipyards and heavy fabricators. Catfish designs, builds and tests its systems at its Rio Vista lab.
MISSION
American Industrial Productivity, Safer Work
Safer Work
Move people away from the heaviest, most repetitive welding.
WHAT WE BUILD
Robot, System and Software
LEADERSHIP
Led by Heavy Steel Engineering
Van Vu
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Structural engineer with nearly three decades in heavy steel design for offshore and industrial structures.
“Technology alone isn't enough, because engineering judgment comes from years of experience. The real opportunity is using AI to capture that knowledge and help people make better decisions on the factory floor.”
COMPANY
Who We Are and How to Join In
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About
Why we build robots for the heaviest structures.
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Design Partners
Shape the first systems around your parts.
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Careers
Build real machines for real production.
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Rio Vista Lab
Our operating development and demonstration lab.
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Investors
Built in Rio Vista. Advanced through evidence gates.
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Contact
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