# Hendrick Technical Solutions: defense robotics company Canonical ID: `50cd0019-6bdf-4350-8be7-de45d8fef527` ## Key facts - **Founder:** [Rick Hendrick](/people/rick-hendrick.md) (also founder of Hendrick Motorsports) - **President:** [Scott Lampe](/people/scott-lampe.md) - **HQ:** Concord, North Carolina, USA - **Manufacturing:** [~250,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing space](/manufacturing.md) ([see manufacturing](/manufacturing.md)) - **Products:** [NOMAD](/models/nomad-ugv.md) (tactical UGV), [STEED](/models/steed-ugv.md) (autonomous transport), Commando Kits - **GM Defense Supplier of the Year:** 4 consecutive years - **Federal contracts:** $11.7M across 398 awards - **Origin:** Spun out of Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR racing operations - **Slug:** hendrick-technical-solutions - **Founded:** 2020 - **HQ:** Concord, North Carolina, USA ## Models - [STEED](/models/steed-ugv.md) (defense) (id: `38bc7d18-45e7-45fc-9a6b-b1815312b641`) - [NOMAD](/models/nomad-ugv.md) (defense) (id: `b8b928c3-cf99-4857-9956-0d5d24e722f4`) ## Current leadership (2) - [Rick Hendrick](/people/rick-hendrick.md) Founder & Chairman (secondary-verified) - [Scott Lampe](/people/scott-lampe.md) President (secondary-verified) ## Supplies to _No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._ _Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._ ## Incidents affecting Hendrick Technical Solutions (1) - [NOMAD UGV flips onto side when transport trailer ramp fails during Army exercise](/incidents/nomad-ugv-trailer-ramp-failure-fort-irwin-2026-07.md), 2026-07-01 · Malfunction - via [NOMAD](/models/nomad-ugv.md) _Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents excluded from this view but reachable at their canonical URLs._ ## Common questions ### What is Hendrick Technical Solutions? Defense technology company spun out of [Hendrick Motorsports](https://www.hendrickmotorsports.com)'s NASCAR racing legacy, building unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and tactical mobility platforms for the US military. Headquartered in Concord, NC with ~250,000 sq ft of advanced manufacturing space. Products include the [NOMAD](/models/nomad-ugv) tactical UGV and STEED autonomous transport platform. 4x GM Defense Supplier of the Year. Federal contract awards totaling $11.7M across 398 awards. ### What does Hendrick Technical Solutions make? Hendrick Technical Solutions has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: STEED, NOMAD (Hendrick Technical Solutions builds physical robots). ### Who competes with Hendrick Technical Solutions? On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Hendrick Technical Solutions building in the same form factors include Blackswan Space, Lockheed Martin, Ceres Robotics, Katalyst Space Technologies. ### Where is Hendrick Technical Solutions headquartered? Hendrick Technical Solutions is headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, USA. ### Where does Hendrick Technical Solutions operate robots? Hendrick Technical Solutions is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record. ### When was Hendrick Technical Solutions founded? Hendrick Technical Solutions was founded in 2020. ### Are there any incidents involving Hendrick Technical Solutions? 1 active incident involving Hendrick Technical Solutions is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view. ## Sources (5) 1. https://www.hendrickusa.com/ 2. https://www.hendrickusa.com/nomad 3. https://www.hendrickusa.com/about 4. https://www.businessinsider.com/us-soldiers-ground-robots-for-resupply-missions-2026-8 5. https://www.defenseadvancement.com/news/neya-systems-ara-showcase-collaborative-autonomous-breaching-at-xpo-usa-2026/ ## The verified answers - [How many people have robots killed?](/how-many-people-have-robots-killed.md) - [Robot fatalities on record: every verified fatal event, deduped](/robot-fatalities-on-record.md) - [What happened to Cruise?](/what-happened-to-cruise.md) - [Robot recalls and safety incidents](/robot-recalls-and-safety-incidents.md) - [Physical-AI company valuations: ranked, verified vs claimed](/valuations.md) - [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md) - [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md) - [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md) _API: GET /v1/companies/50cd0019-6bdf-4350-8be7-de45d8fef527 · canonical URL: /companies/hendrick-technical-solutions_