From Warzones to Workspaces

What happens when you apply military-grade system logic, embedded compute, and modular thermal zoning to a personal machine?

At CriusCo, we’ve spent years engineering fault-tolerant hybrid-electric platforms, hardened AI edge compute modules, and modular vehicle systems designed for zero-downtime operation in real-world environments. These platforms don’t just survive—they adapt, learn, and heal under operational stress.

Now, we're applying those same principles to consumer-grade systems.

I. CriusCo Systems Thinking: Field-Proven Meets Personal

Traditional consumer devices prioritize thinness, lock-in, and short upgrade cycles. CriusCo takes the opposite approach:

• Subsystem Isolation: Each hardware and software component operates within a bounded fault domain, preventing single-point failure propagation.
• Modular Thermal Management: Adaptive cooling and power gating based on live telemetry inputs from zoned sensors.
• Embedded AI Inference: Localized compute stack optimized for sub-100ms decision latency without persistent cloud dependencies.
• Maintenance-Centric Design: Tool-free component swaps, firmware segmentation, and built-in diagnostics down to the rail level.

We're not just building machines. We’re deploying compute nodes with mission-grade resilience.

II. Translating Powertrain Logic to Compute

Our hybrid drive systems were designed around dynamic energy arbitration, terrain-aware torque vectors, and hot-swapable subsystems. We’ve taken those architectural patterns and applied them to everyday computing.

Compute Arbitration
Just as ICE and EV power nodes are balanced based on torque slope and gradient map, system loads in CriusCo personal devices are shifted between performance and efficiency cores using environmental, thermal, and user-behavior heuristics.

Drive Logic → Compute Logic
Dynamic resource maps allow for silent operation under load, targeted subsystem scaling, and reduced thermal footprint. High-demand processes like local LLM inference are containerized and load-balanced across an ARMv9 architecture stack.

Fault Domain Mapping
All runtime-critical processes operate with CRC-verified containers and rollback-enabled firmware gates. Edge systems continue to operate in degraded mode even under faulted subsystems.

III. CriusOS: Built on Embedded Mission Compute

CriusOS is our embedded-first operating system, built from the same codebase that runs autonomous subsystems in field vehicles.

Core Architecture:

• CPU Platform: ARMv9 SoC with dedicated AI acceleration cores, designed for multi-modal inference workloads
• Bus Structure: Triple-isolated CAN-FD / I²C domains + fallback RS485 layer for fault tracing
• Memory Stack: ECC-enabled DDR5 with dual NVMe root pairs and locked NAND sectors
• Security Layer: Secure enclave for device integrity, signed OTA pipeline, real-time audit logging

It boots in under 2.2 seconds, with sandboxed execution domains, persistent telemetry retention, and full OTA self-heal.

IV. Modularity as a Standard, Not a Feature

We believe system flexibility is a baseline, not an option. CriusCo personal devices will offer:

• Open Hardware Design: No proprietary screws, adhesives, or encrypted parts pairing
• Hot-Serviceable Modules: Compute tray, BMS, I/O modules, and primary cooling loop can be replaced without full disassembly
• Zoned Compute: Logical isolation of GPU, AI, and I/O domains to support modular upgrades and targeted thermal control
• Upgradeable Storage and Memory: User-replaceable dual-channel DIMMs and direct-mount NVMe arrays with ECC fallback logic

You don’t need a service center. You need access and agency.

V. The Consumer Edge Device, Reimagined

We’re currently testing an edge-native portable platform designed around the same logic as our tactical compute stack:

• CPU: 72-core ARMv9 with vector AI assist and independent I/O controller
• Battery System: Zoned lithium-titanate pack, subcell segmentation, and modular BMS
• Display: Transflective, 1000+ nit visible light LCD, NVG-compliant profile
• I/O: Quad USB4, dual Gigabit, 12V passthrough, modular expansion rail
• Cooling: Passive-favoring, elastomer-isolated fan array with adaptive loop switch logic
• Mass: <2.1kg total system envelope, 6+ hour full-load runtime without thermal rollback

System telemetry is locally retained and streamed over LoRaWAN or MQTT if satellite fallback is triggered.

A Message from Our Founder

Since I could remember I had loved electronics as much as I had loved mechanical systems and design. I had a soft spot for computers and was immediately intrigued when I was introduced to computers as a hobby. Taking all that I have learned and come to love, I have put forth my best effort in the realization of my vision of the future of computing.

This isn’t thinner, prettier, or trendier.
It’s just better. Field-grade, user-first, built to outlive everything else on your desk.

Collin Baldrica
Founder & CEO, CriusCo