Founded in May 2019, Robust.AI develops an autonomous warehouse cart called Carter paired with a software stack named Grace. The company bundles Carter and Grace and offers them via a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model, with larger corporations able to pay upfront. Robust began as a software-focused startup but moved into hardware to achieve on-board compute and sensing capabilities it believed were not available in the market. The product emphasizes human-robot interaction and flexibility — robots can operate autonomously, follow workers, or be moved manually via handles. The team cites modern narrow floating-point processors to run multiple models on-board for richer perception and SLAM. Financially, Robust.AI announced a $20 million Series A-1 to support scaling robot deliveries for pilot customers. Robust.AI is building what it calls an industrial-grade cognitive platform to provide collaborative robots with enhanced problem-solving capacity so they can work alongside humans in complex environments. The company’s core product goal is a cognitive engine and an overhauled software stack that moves robots from single-purpose tools to broadly useful systems. Robust.AI says this platform is aimed at making robots function better in real-world, often unstructured settings. The startup was founded in mid-2019 and is Bay Area–based. Its leadership includes CTO Rodney Brooks and CEO Gary Marcus. The company raised a $15M Series A and has total funding of $22.5M, positioning it to continue product development and market‑fit efforts amid increased automation demand driven by the pandemic.

Total raised

$35M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Apr 2023