TARS, a broad four-column articulated steel robot
THE HEAVY LABINTERSTELLAR / 10
A COMPANION BEYOND EARTH

TARS.

Four columns of steel.
One hell of a personality.

01 / ENDURANCE

Some company.
At the edge of everything.

Observation deck · Gargantua approach

STANDBYLOADING UNIT
YOUR CREWMATE IS READY.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

Scene preferences.

Pauses ambient movement and shows the final pose of each demonstration.

A lighter rendering mode for smaller devices and quieter fans.

Original ship hum, wind, water and mechanical cues. Enable sound with the music-note button. Sound starts off on every visit.

RENDERER / STARTING

Only scene preferences are saved in this browser. This web experience has no AI chat or microphone access. The environments are original visual interpretations, not film footage or live telemetry.
TAKE A LOOK AROUND.

At your controls.

Orbit the robot
Drag the scene, or focus it and use the arrow keys.
Reset the camera
Press Home while the scene is focused.
Watch it move
Wake TARS unfolds the columns. Traverse demonstrates weighted steps. Inspect turns the chassis. Stop sequence interrupts any demonstration.
Let the scene fill the room
Cinema mode clears the titles and download panel. The scene controls stay within reach.
Make it quieter
Pause scene motion below, or use reduced motion and lower effects in preferences.
FROM THE SCREEN TO YOUR CREW.

The desktop edition.

The same cinematic TARS, with real local AI conversation, adjustable personality, saved chats and optional Windows speech.

  1. Prepare your Windows PC.Install Node.js 22 or later and Ollama, then download a model in Ollama. These are separate from this ZIP; model size and speed depend on your hardware.
  2. Extract the desktop download.Keep the files together. Read the included setup guide before the first launch.
  3. Launch TARS.Open Launch TARS.vbs from the extracted folder, with Ollama running. Choose an installed model in the desktop console.

The desktop app connects to Ollama on your own PC. It does not give this website access to your model, files or microphone. Windows speech availability varies by device; text chat remains usable without it.

Download desktop edition