# BPMI partners with Gecko Robotics for Navy component inspection

BPMI, primary contractor for the U.S. Navy's nuclear propulsion program, partnered with Gecko Robotics to use AI and robotics to reduce inspection cycles for forged components by up to 90%.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-02-13
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: robotics and AI platform for component inspection, digital twins
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Bechtel Plant Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/1990.md) (partner)
- [Gecko Robotics](https://endata.com/companies/77128.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [boardor.com](https://boardor.com/blog/accelerating-u-s-navy-component-production-through-ai-and-robotics-collaboration), 2026-02-13: "Our collaboration with Gecko Robotics demonstrates the powerful potential of connecting suppliers with advanced manufacturing technologies within the U.S. defense industrial base."

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