Rally Point
Water, power and a lifeline, waiting where your team will need them.
Rally Point is a locker-sized, self-powered supply node that goes in place before people arrive. It pulls drinking water from the air, treats and stores it, keeps a protected battery reserve for communications, and carries trauma supplies for a full squad. Once it’s set, it runs on sunlight with one service visit a year.
Concept stage. Patent pending, U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/176,776. Every figure on this page is a design target; prototype testing will replace each one with measured data.
Who it’s for
- Small military teams operating far from resupply
- Disaster prepositioning ahead of hurricanes and other emergencies
- Remote sites where water and power are hard to deliver
What it does
- Water from the air. A solar-powered hybrid harvester draws water vapor from desert or humid air.
- Clean water. Sediment and carbon filtration, UV-C disinfection and remineralization, designed to EPA primary drinking water standards and Army field water guidance (TB MED 577).
- Power that’s held in reserve. Solar charging and a lithium iron phosphate battery, with a protected reserve kept back for communications.
- A way to call for help. Satellite internet, Iridium short-burst messaging and a 406 MHz personal locator beacon, with a beacon mode for rescue and a low-signature mode for discreet operations.
- Aid bay. Trauma and sustainment supplies for nine people, refreshed every year.
- Gets there the way supplies already travel. Pickup truck, helicopter sling or A-22 class cargo drop.
Design targets
| Item | Design target |
|---|---|
| People served | 9 (one squad) |
| Endurance | 72 hours on stored water and power, extended by daily harvest |
| Water from air, dry air (20–30% RH) | 10–17 liters per day |
| Water from air, humid air (60–80% RH) | 9–16 liters per day |
| Water from air, cloudy day | About 1–2 liters per day |
| Water storage | 160 liters |
| Solar | 800 W |
| Battery | 5.12 kWh LiFePO4, 48 V, with a 1.0 kWh communications reserve |
| Setup | 15 minutes or less, one or two people |
| Delivery | Truck, helicopter sling or A-22 class cargo drop (airdrop pending parachute rigger review) |
| Upkeep | One service visit a year |
| Finish | Flat matte black |
Work with us
We’re looking for government, relief and industry partners to help test Rally Point in the field.
Bart Womack, Founder & President · bart@yoyodyneind.com · 832-315-2716
YoYodyne Industries, Inc. · 710 North Post Oak, Houston, TX 77024