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Standard Bots

Category: Robotics / Embodied AI

America's largest manufacturer of AI-native industrial robot arms and cobots, using physical AI to enable no-code robot programming through demonstration. Standard Bots was founded in 2011. The company is led by Evan Beard. Based in Glen Cove, New York. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $287M. Latest round: Series C. Key investors include RoboStrategy Advisors, General Catalyst, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Samsung Next, Lachy Groom, Quiet Capital, 468 Capital, Lightscape Partners, Box Group, Itai Tsiddon (lead seed investor).

Founded
2011
Headquarters
Glen Cove, New York
Team size
101-500
Total funding
$287M

Value proposition

Standard Bots builds AI-native, vertically integrated industrial robot arms that require zero coding to program. Factory workers teach robots by demonstration — the robot watches, learns, and autonomously performs tasks. This dramatically lowers deployment barriers vs. legacy industrial robots that require specialized integrators and weeks of programming.

Products and solutions

Robot Arms: Spark (7kg payload, 900mm reach, $29,500), Core (18kg payload, 1300mm reach, $37,000), Thor (30kg payload, 2000mm reach, $49,500), Bolt (mobile-ready droid, 14kg payload). Software: No-code programming platform, Developer SDK with full API access, AI Platform for training by demonstration. Applications: Machine tending, palletizing, welding, assembly, inspection, painting, finishing, sorting, pick & place, grinding, fastening, dispensing.

Unique value

Only US-based vertically integrated manufacturer of AI-native industrial robots. No-code programming via demonstration (any factory worker can operate in a day). 30% price advantage over incumbents due to in-house design of actuators and components. Designed and assembled in Glen Cove, NY — fully American supply chain by 2027.

Target customer

Manufacturing companies of all sizes — from small/medium machine shops (20-150 person) to Fortune 100 enterprises. Key verticals include aerospace, defense, energy, automotive, and general manufacturing.

Industries served

Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Automotive, Logistics & Warehousing, Education

Technology advantage

NVIDIA Isaac-powered physical AI stack enabling robot learning through human demonstration; vertically integrated design (own actuators, firmware, AI models, electronics, vision systems); transformer-based model for robotic skill acquisition; self-correcting AI that adapts to environmental changes; 99.9% uptime guarantee.

How they differentiate

Unlike legacy robot makers (Universal Robots, FANUC) that require specialized programming and integrators, Standard Bots offers no-code AI-native programming through demonstration at 30% lower price. Unlike Figure AI (humanoid focus), Standard Bots targets practical industrial cobot arms for immediate factory deployment. Only US-based vertically integrated AI-native industrial robot manufacturer.

Main competitors

Universal Robots (Teradyne), FANUC, Figure AI, Boston Dynamics

Key partnerships

NVIDIA (Isaac robotics platform), General Catalyst (lead Series B investor, board seat), Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (Series B participant), Samsung Next (Series B participant), RoboStrategy Advisors (lead Series C investor)

Notable customers

Sunoco, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, NASA, U.S. Army, Timken

Major milestones

2011: Company founded by Evan Beard and David Golden, 2024: $63M Series B led by General Catalyst with Amazon and Samsung, 2024: Acquired READY Robotics IP (ForgeOS), 2025: Expanded Glen Cove facility to 16,000 sq ft, 2026: $200M Series C at $1B valuation led by RoboStrategy, 2026: Became America's largest AI-native industrial robot manufacturer

Growth metrics

Raised $287M total; reached $1B valuation (unicorn) in June 2026; expanded facility from 8,000 to 16,000 sq ft in 2025, planning 70,000 sq ft expansion; targeting 10% of new US industrial robot deployments by 2027; hundreds of customers across nearly every US state.

Market positioning

Positioned as America's largest AI-native industrial robot manufacturer, targeting 10% of new US industrial robot deployments by 2027. Competes on accessibility (no-code), price (30% below incumbents), and domestic manufacturing (reshoring narrative).

Geographic focus

United States (domestic manufacturing focus, "Built in America" positioning). Expanding manufacturing footprint in Glen Cove, NY from 16,000 to 70,000 sq ft.

Patents and IP

Pending patent: "Devices, Systems, and Methods for Transferring Physical Skills to Robots" (filed Jan 2025). Acquired all IP (software, patents, trademarks) of READY Robotics in Nov 2024, including ForgeOS technology.

About Evan Beard

Ex-Salesforce Senior Member of Technical Staff (acquired his startup Etacts); Co-founded ArmorHub (acquired by Spirent Communications); Co-founded A Plus with Ashton Kutcher; Y Combinator alum (Etacts); Duke University (CS, Economics with distinction)

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