# SteerAI: defense robotics company

Canonical ID: `1c75a15e-ba92-49a3-aea5-2522715cf5f3`

## Key facts

- **Product:** [xRift autonomous ATV](/models/steerai-xrift.md)
- **Payload:** 500 kg
- **Speed:** Up to 50 km/h
- **Partnership:** Milrem Robotics (20 THeMIS UGVs)

- **Slug:** steerai
- **HQ:** Abu Dhabi, UAE

## Models

- [xRift Autonomous ATV](/models/steerai-xrift.md) (defense) (id: `6cc980cf-a0c8-4118-93a2-e53ffbfd986e`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Michael Sonderby](/people/michael-sonderby.md) Acting CEO (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is SteerAI?

SteerAI is an Abu Dhabi-based developer of AI-powered autonomy solutions for off-road land vehicles, spun out of VentureOne. Its [xRift](/models/xrift-autonomous-atv) autonomous ATV, powered by the CoreX navigation system, operates in unmapped, GNSS-denied environments for defense and industrial missions. SteerAI has partnered with [Milrem Robotics](/companies/milrem-robotics) to equip 20 THeMIS UGVs with autonomous capability for UAE Land Forces.

### What does SteerAI make?

SteerAI has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: xRift Autonomous ATV (SteerAI builds physical robots).

### Where is SteerAI headquartered?

SteerAI is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

### Where does SteerAI operate robots?

SteerAI 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.

### Is SteerAI a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, SteerAI ranks in roughly the top 94% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://thedefensepost.com/2026/01/26/steerai-xrift-battlefield-autonomy/

## The verified answers

- [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)

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