# Virtus Solis: physical AI company

Canonical ID: `f59b5dea-7ef4-4ff1-bb8b-4fddfbb7e510`

## Key facts

- **Brae Systems PPA (company-stated, Sep 2026):** A 20-year deal for 100 MW of space solar (about 876,000 MWh a year) via an [Illinois](/locations/illinois.md) receiving station, with an option to 250 MW within three years.
- **Customer use (company-stated):** Power for Brae Systems' subsea GPU data centers.
- **Technology (company-stated):** Beams power from orbit by radio frequency; holds a $2M [ARPA-E](/investors/arpa-e.md) agreement.
- **Demonstration (company-stated):** A public demonstration is planned for March 2027.
- **Status (reported, Sep 2026):** No power-beaming hardware in orbit yet; the orbital test, pilot and project financing are still to come, with commercial power around 2030.
- **Leadership:** CEO John Bucknell.

- **Slug:** virtus-solis
- **Status:** private
- **HQ:** Troy, Michigan

## Models

_No models registered._

## 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._

## Common questions

### What is Virtus Solis?

[Troy](/locations/troy-new-york.md), [Michigan](/locations/michigan.md) space-based solar power startup developing orbital arrays that beam power to ground receiving stations by radio frequency; signed a 20-year PPA with subsea data center developer Brae Systems.

### What does Virtus Solis make?

Virtus Solis has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is Virtus Solis publicly traded?

No. Virtus Solis is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Virtus Solis?

Virtus Solis is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Virtus Solis headquartered?

Virtus Solis is headquartered in [Troy](/locations/troy-new-york.md), [Michigan](/locations/michigan.md).

### Who owns Virtus Solis?

Virtus Solis is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Virtus Solis a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Virtus Solis ranks in roughly the top 95% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (4)

1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/virtus-solis-signs-landmark-20-year-space-solar-ppa-with-brae-systems-to-deliver-250-mw-of-orbital-baseload-clean-power-302894283.html · 2026-09-30
2. https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/10/01/virtus-solis-signs-ppa-to-supply-space-based-solar-power-to-datacenter-developer-brae-systems/ · 2026-10-01
3. https://vector.news/articles/can-we-beam-energy-down-from-space-e3d31c232a · 2026-10-06
4. https://x.com/Data_Centers_/status/2107561781484716419 · 2026-10-06

## 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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