— INNOVATION CENTER — ITALY / UNITED STATES
The biggest risk humanity faces
is not AI,
but rather the lack of imagination,
and complete obsession
with biomimicry.
A.ZAKi
— The A.ZaKi Manifesto
We identify problems the world has not correctly diagnosed. We design patented solutions. We build them. We license them.
— Who We Are
We develop the IP.
You bring it to market.
A.ZAKi Innovation Center generates patented solutions to problems the world has not correctly diagnosed — then licenses those solutions to corporations and governments.
Every solution is developed independently, patented then brought to market immediately.
Three engagement models: IP licensing with recurring royalties, co-development partnerships where you co-fund the process, and government contracts for large-scale problem-specific engagements.
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PATENTS FORECASTING THIS YEAR
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT
3
ACTIVE PARTNERS
4
WORLD TO SAVE
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— manifesto
The biggest risk humanity faces is not AI, but rather the lack of imagination, and complete obsession with biomimicry.
For centuries, we called imitation progress. Airplanes mimic birds. Robots mimic humans. Cities mimic anthills. The only moment humanity ever truly surpassed nature was the with the invention of the wheel. Nothing in nature rotates around a pivot and rolls.
One human mind decided nature was insufficient — and invented something nature never imagined.
That is the only definition of innovation that matters. Everything else is decoration.
— how we work
Three ways to engage
Every engagement begins with a solution that already exists. We define the problem. We build the answer. You bring it to the world.
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IP Licensing
We develop the solution independently and file the patent before any client conversation begins. You license the right to manufacture and sell. Royalties apply on net sales.
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Co-Development
You co-fund the prototyping phase. We retain full IP ownership. You receive first licensing rights. The risk is shared.
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Government Contracts
We define the problem, design the solution, and deliver a working prototype or complete system. Engagement fees apply.
— work
HoverHaus
CASE STUDY — HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION
When 300,000 people lost their homes in a single explosion, the construction industry's answer was: wait six months. That is not a resource problem. It is a failure of imagination at industrial scale.
A modular housing unit built from a single raw material. Laser cut, brake formed, riveted. Zero welds. No skilled labor. Buildable anywhere.
52hrs
BUILD TIME
4,OOOlbs
LIGHTEST ON MARKET
$250K
INVESTMENT VS $450M BY COMPETITORS
1,200+
UNITS IN PREORDERS
FULL CASE STUDY
PRODUCT BEING DELIVERED
INTERIOR FINISH
DOWNTOWN AUSTIN TEXAS
— PIPELINE
• PATENT FILED
automatic Bolting System
Developed for aerospace with cross-industry potential. Two corporations currently in active Licensing conversation.
• iN DEVELOPMENT
Integrated appliances systems
A residential system that eliminates standalone appliances integrating functionality within the structure
• SELF-FUNDED — UNDISCLOSED
proprietary Flight Technology
A new theory of flight for heavy, long-duration aerial transport. Not available for licensing or co-development at this stage.
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mechanical Engineer
POSITION OPEN
ENGINEERING-LED DESIGN
— Founder
Rawad Abou Zaki
FOUNDER & CHIEF INVENTOR
Transportation designer, Entrepreneur & educator. Founder of Hover city. Founder of Creavan. TEDx speaker. Lecturer at IED Turin and huston-tillotson University Austin texas. Worked across 7 countries with renowned companies like Pininfarina, Altran and Geely Volvo. Creator of the world's first flying house, the HoverHaus, and multiple patents across construction, aerospace, and industrial design.
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mechanical Engineer
POSITION OPEN
aEROSPACE & INDUSTRIAL
TEDxSouth Congress
The Future of Cars is Flying Houses | Rawad Abou Zaki | TEDxSouth Congress
voyages-d-affaires
Paris, France
voyages-d-affaires
Paris, France
DraperHouse Podecast
Austin (TX), USA
Podcast interviewing startups and entrepreneurs.
IMTS Robotics Conference
Chicago (IL) USA
Exhibitors representing San Antonio (TX) Robotics, along side a cluster of national robotics institutes and accelerators.
Bouncy
Japan
Web magazine & Social media
Hub Institute
Paris, France
Interview about Hover City and the sustainable development goals
IEDentity
Turin (TO), ITALY
Yearly magazine
Cedars Tech
Interview about Lebanese entrepreneurship abroad during VivaTech Conference
Catalyst
Barcelona (CA), SPAIN
Yearly magazine
VivaTech
Paris, France
Hosted at the largest European technology conference. Granted a large space in the center of the exhibition with international media converage.
— PRESS
— request a meeting
If you have an idea so far ahead that most people would call it impossible —
At large scale, and built in the physical world — we would like to hear about it.