# The Simplest Idea in Hydraulics Might Be the Best One | Jetoptera

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- Published at: 2026-10-08 19:02:15 UTC
- Updated at: 2026-10-13 01:14:32 UTC

## Author
Andrei Tristan Evulet

## Subject
Jetoptera

## Content
I recently met Hiten Sonpal, CEO of RISE Robotics. We're both raising community rounds on Wefunder right now, and after comparing notes, we decided to invest in each other's companies. I thought you might be interested in taking a look.Built by a team from MIT, RISD, Apple, and iRobot, RISE is tackling the same kind of opportunity we're focused on at Jetoptera: massive, well established markets still running on outdated technology and ready for a step change upgrade.Excavators, cranes, forklifts, liftgates, and defense equipment have relied on analogue hydraulics for more than a century, but these fluid-based systems leak, waste energy, and lack native sensing capabilities. RISE is replacing them with powerful, electric actuator systems to enable cleaner, smarter, and AI-ready heavy machinery.What truly impressed me about RISE's technology is how simple it is. Their system, called Beltdraulic™, replaces fluid mechanics with a high-efficiency belt and block-and-tackle architecture. Just like Jetoptera, they believe in elegant engineering, and the numbers prove it works: their technology is 3x faster, 3x more efficient, and 3x more durable than the hydraulics it replaces, at half the operating cost and with zero emissions.RISE’s traction speaks for itself with $10M+ in total revenue from commercial and defense contracts, 20+ global patents, and backing from Techstars and thousands of investors on Wefunder.Check out their campaign: invest.riserobotics.com