KOSERO
Servo drives and actuators with hardware-rooted identity
We start from the assumption that the OS will be breached. KOSERO defends the robot at the component layer.
Secure servo drive PCB photo or render (4:3)
A bolted-on security module can simply be removed. In KOSERO, failing verification means commutation never happens. Security is the condition of motion.
- Basis of identity
- Per-unit physical signature of motor and reducer
- Key structure
- Staged derivation chain from a hardware root key
- Command authentication
- Per-command MAC verification, ~20 µs overhead
- Safety limits
- Torque/speed ceilings enforced in hardware
- Boot
- Secure boot, signed firmware
- Stop policy
- Per-axis stop policy (zero torque is not safety)
- Target certification
- IEC 62443-4-2 (servo-drive level)
- Current phase
- Phase 1 — secure servo drive
Product roadmap
Phase 1
Secure servo drive — a drive-level product that pairs with existing actuators
Phase 2
PKI and compliance subscription — key management and compliance evidence as a service
Phase 3
Global control layer — identity and command verification across heterogeneous robots
Phase 4
Secure actuator — drive and actuation integrated so they cannot be separated
Target markets
| Defense UGV | For unmanned ground vehicles, a forged command is a failed mission. Component-layer security is required from early design. |
| Power generation and substation inspection | Robots operating inside critical infrastructure face the strongest demand for identity attestation. |
| Outdoor quadrupeds | Long exposure to uncontrolled environments creates a large physical attack surface. |
| Construction | For robots working alongside heavy equipment, hardware-enforced torque and speed ceilings map directly to safety. |
Why now
1 firm
Of 4M companies on Crunchbase, firms in secure actuation / robot cybersecurity (software-only)
0 firms
Robotics companies among the 66 firms working on hardware root of trust, secure boot, or anti-tamper
~28%
CAGR of the mobile-robot cybersecurity market (vs. 19% for fleet management software)
No regulation today mandates signed firmware at the component level, so we do not claim that you cannot ship without it. KOSERO takes the cybersecurity obligations our customers carry at the product level and makes them provable at the component level.