The Closed Loop Solution

We make mineral exploration bankable by closing the loop between what we know and what we do next.

OUR MISSION

The modern world depends on a secure and reliable supply of critical minerals. From energy systems and advanced manufacturing to national infrastructure and defense, access to these resources underpins economic resilience and strategic autonomy.

Yet the process by which critical minerals are discovered has not kept pace with the scale or urgency of this dependence. Discovery timelines are long, uncertainty is resolved late, and capital is often committed before subsurface reality is sufficiently understood. This creates unnecessary risk for operators, investors, and states alike.

Pluton exists to change how discovery risk enters the system. By applying intelligence, simulation, and autonomous sensing upstream, we aim to make subsurface truth clearer to enable faster, safer, and more disciplined resource decisions in a world where uncertainty is increasingly costly.

WHY IT MATTERS

Securing critical mineral supply chains requires faster discovery, lower exploration risk, and the ability to operate in remote and underexplored regions—capabilities that legacy exploration workflows cannot deliver at the required scale or speed.

WHERE WE ARE

Pluton is currently developing and validating core robotic exploration architectures in collaboration with early technical partners and prospective pilot operators. We are engaging with mining operators, sovereign entities, and strategic partners interested in pilot programs, co-development, and long-term deployment.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our team combines expertise in robotics, AI, geoscience, and autonomous systems to deliver breakthrough exploration capabilities.
Jack Borman
Jack Borman
President & Chief Technology Officer
Led the team that built Adobe's backend AI/ML decision infrastructure
Matt Abruzzo
Matt Abruzzo
Chief Executive Officer
Director of Operations of autonomous factory systems at Telstraight
Scott King
Scott King
Chief Commercial Officer
Founder & CEO of King Insights, 30 years developing critical minerals and infrastructure projects
Shi Lu
Shi Lu
Lead Aerial Robotics Engineer
PhD in Electrical Engineering — Aerial Robotics and Control Systems
Xavier Rojas Nogueira
Xavier Rojas Nogueira
Head of Geoscience
Core Geospatial SWE at PanoAI & GIS Data Scientist at LimnoTech
Bolaji Ojeyomi
Bolaji Ojeyomi
Head of Exploration
Senior Exploration Geologist and Director of Operations at BO-Geocore Konsult. GIS & hydrogeology expert
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Cameron Downs
Cameron Downs
Autonomy and Systems Architecture
Founder of Artisan Technologies
ADVISORY
Murat Cetintas
Murat Cetintas
Exploration Advisor
Exploration Executive and VP of Exploration
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Moe Elsaied
Moe Elsaied
AI/ML Software Architecture
AI Factory Director at Upstart, ML Systems at Adobe

CONTACT

Get in touch with us to learn more about our autonomous exploration systems.