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T_COG 1:10 Hardware Notes — Concrete Prototype Path Under Quantitative Mercantilism

Date: 2026-05-26 Status: Public artifact. Evidence for army and lab positioning.

The Vision (from PROJECT_T_COG_MASTER_MATRIX.md)

Reverse-engineer the full Transformers taxonomy into real multi-medium physical infrastructure.

Key archetype for 1:10 scale: Sandstorm (buggy ↔ helicopter ↔ biped).

Concrete 1:10 Path

• Hardware: 3D-printed TPU/Carbon compliant mechanisms. STM32H7 bare-metal flight controller.
• Control: Zig + KircherArk VLA loop for 38 µs determinism.
• Test Sequence: Drive at 20 mph → leap → unfurl cycloidal rotors → stabilize flight → land → walk.
• Revenue Engine: Sell as $2,000 open-source dev kits for AI researchers tired of static arms.
• Next Tier: 1:50 Broadside Mini (boat ↔ sub ↔ drone) with ballast + ducted fans.

QM Tie-In

This is tollbooth ownership in physical topology + extreme engineering. Policy (DARPA-scale funding), inventory (multi-medium platforms), topology (air/land/sea transitions).

The sovereign stack (Zig determinism + agent OS verification) makes the prototypes buildable and verifiable by small teams.

Evidence & Next Cuts

• Full roadmap in PROJECT_T_COG_MASTER_MATRIX.md and OMEGA_FLEET.md.
• Integration with znap for onboard policy inference.
• 360 with Heliograph field tooling and homelab physical loops.

This is the bleeding edge. Non-Zig approaches to multi-domain physical systems will look like the kits.

Work like hell. The army is building the prototypes.