Mars Landscape

2026 Mars Technology Institute Roadmap

PIONEERING
THE RED PLANET

Advancing Biotech, Robotics, AI, and Energy to accelerate human settlement. From Martian biosignatures to autonomous swarms, we are engineering the future of civilization.

Explore Core Pillars

Strategic Roadmap

FOUR PILLARS OF
MARTIAN SETTLEMENT

MTI's evolved roadmap integrates breakthroughs in biosignatures, agentic AI, and sustainable energy to solve the critical challenges of long-term habitation.

Biotech
STATUS: ACTIVE
Core Pillar 01

Biotech

Life Sciences for Sustainability

Integrating insights from potential Martian biosignatures to revolutionize food production, human adaptation, and bio-manufacturing. From synthetic lichen growing building materials to modifying organisms for radiation resistance.

Space AgricultureBiominingHuman Adaptation
Robotics
STATUS: ACTIVE
Core Pillar 02

Robotics

Infrastructure & Autonomy

Deploying humanoid robots and autonomous swarms for pre-human settlement. Focusing on autonomous brick-laying, 3D printing with regolith, and human-robot collaboration frameworks.

Humanoid AssistantsSwarm Construction3D Printing
Artificial Intelligence
STATUS: ACTIVE
Core Pillar 03

Artificial Intelligence

Operations & Symbiosis

Creating 'artificial super astronauts' and agentic systems for habitations. AI agents manage environmental controls, health monitoring, and telerobotic operations to compensate for communication delays.

Intelligent AgentsPredictive HealthTelerobotics
Energy
STATUS: ACTIVE
Core Pillar 04

Energy

Powering the Frontier

Developing scalable, resilient power systems. Advancing modular fission reactors, compact fusion, smart grids, and orbital-to-surface power beaming technologies.

Fission SystemsCompact FusionPower Beaming