Nuclear-Native Autonomy Software
Autonomous radiological surveys for the nuclear robots already on site.
Salem Robotics enables nuclear facilities to automate routine radiological surveys, reduce worker exposure, and generate time-stamped, auditable compliance records with less manual effort.
Platform Scope
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Autonomy software for repeatable survey execution in active nuclear facilities.
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Radiation measurement workflows aligned with existing plant procedures and survey schedules.
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Digital records that are time-stamped, spatially linked, and designed for compliance-driven operations.
Problem
Routine radiological surveys still depend on manual, dose-limited work.
Today, radiation protection technicians walk survey routes with handheld instruments, mark up paper maps, and transcribe results into digital systems afterward. The process is labor-intensive, time-consuming, and constrained by radiation exposure limits, staffing availability, and paperwork burden.
Manual routes take skilled staff away from higher-value operational work.
Worker dose limits constrain how often surveys can be performed and how quickly issues can be resolved.
Paperwork and fragmented records increase compliance friction and reduce data consistency.
From The Field
“Currently the robot is a $200k paperweight collecting dust.”
Real plant operator
Solution
Salem Robotics turns existing robots into autonomous survey operators.
Our software stack enables robots already deployed in nuclear facilities to navigate survey routes, collect radiation measurements, and generate automated compliance records with optional human oversight when needed.
Salem combines nuclear-specific autonomy, mission execution, telemetry, and data workflows into a system built for safety-critical environments. The platform is designed so plant teams can supervise autonomous survey operations, increase survey frequency, improve consistency, and reduce time spent sending personnel into radiological areas.
Product
A software platform for autonomous radiological survey operations.
The platform includes robot-side autonomy for navigation and mission execution, plus an operator dashboard for planning, monitoring, and post-mission review. It is hardware-agnostic so sites can extend the value of robotic systems they already own instead of relying on one-off teleoperation workflows.
Key Capabilities
Autonomous survey routes
Radiation data collection
Automated digital reporting
Works with existing robotic systems
Operations
Mission planning and execution
Configure routes, monitor robot status, and review post-mission outputs in one workflow.
Data Integrity
Reporting built for regulated environments
Standardized measurements and digital records create outputs that are time-stamped, spatially linked, and more defensible for regulated operations.
Traction
Early customer access and deployment credibility are already in place.
Salem is building with direct input from nuclear operators, existing facility relationships, and a product path aligned with real deployment conditions.
Longstanding relationships across DOE environments and five commercial nuclear plants
Written interest and early pilot scoping with Texas nuclear facilities
End-to-end system demonstrated in high-fidelity simulation with real autonomy stacks
Compatible robotic platforms already deployed at customer sites
Platform Vision
Nuclear is the proving ground for a broader autonomy platform in hazardous industry.
Salem's long-term goal is to become the autonomous operating system for hazardous site robotics. Nuclear is the right starting point because the operational pain is immediate, the workflows are compliance-driven, and success in one of the most demanding environments creates a strong foundation for expansion into adjacent inspection, monitoring, and industrial autonomy applications.
Why Now
The operating environment is pushing nuclear facilities toward automation.
Salem Robotics sits at the intersection of energy demand, workforce pressure, and maturing autonomy capabilities.
Growing electricity demand is increasing pressure to expand reliable baseload generation.
Nuclear energy investment is accelerating, bringing more attention to operational efficiency and plant uptime.
An aging radiation protection workforce is making routine manual surveys harder to staff.
Robotics autonomy has matured enough to support repeatable, safety-critical workflows.
Customers
Built for the operators responsible for safety, uptime, and compliance.
Initial deployments are focused on nuclear environments where recurring survey work is operationally necessary, robots are already appearing on site, and exposure reduction matters immediately.
U.S. commercial nuclear power plants
Government nuclear facilities
Decommissioning sites
Team
Founders with experience in nuclear operations and field robotics.
Salem Robotics is led by a team with more than a decade of combined experience building and deploying robotic survey systems in nuclear environments, supported by advisors with deep robotics and company-building experience.
Co-Founder & CEO
Caleb Horan
Former Ph.D. researcher in UT Austin's Nuclear and Applied Robotics Laboratory with more than eight years of nuclear industry experience, including extended work at Los Alamos National Laboratory on autonomous radiation survey and inspection systems.
Co-Founder & CTO
Janak Panthi
Ph.D. researcher in UT Austin's Nuclear and Applied Robotics Laboratory with experience spanning robotics, product development, and field systems engineering, focused on enabling quadruped robots to perform contact-rich survey tasks in nuclear environments.
Contact
Speak with Salem Robotics about autonomous survey deployment.
For pilot discussions, investor outreach, or commercial partnerships, contact the team directly.
Salem is actively engaging commercial nuclear operators, government facilities, and partners interested in autonomous survey deployment.