The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Adafruit Industries: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Open-source hardware company; electronics, sensors, and robotics kits for education and makers. Founded by Limor Fried.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Founded
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Adafruit Industries has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1DigiKey1× joint
Most recent
- Adafruit x DigiKey (Global Distribution)2011-01-01with DigiKeyoperating
Adafruit Industries on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Phillip Torrone Co-founderreported, not verified
- Limor Fried CEO & Founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Limor Friedno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Adafruit Industries.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Adafruit Industries in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Adafruit Industries has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Adafruit x DigiKey (Global Distribution)2011-01-01with DigiKeyoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1DigiKey1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Adafruit x DigiKey (Global Distribution)withDigiKeydistribution2011-01-01operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Adafruit Industries’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipAdafruit x DigiKey (Global Distribution)
2011-01-01DigiKey serves as an authorized global distributor for Adafruit Industries, distributing Adafruit's education electronics platforms, evaluation boards, prototyping, and development tools through the DigiKey online marketplace. The partnership gives Adafruit access to DigiKey's worldwide customer base of engineers and makers.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Adafruit Industries.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Adafruit Industries from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Adafruit New Products this Week
We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here! This week we debuted 2 New Products. Keep up with all the new at Adafruit.com/NEW. Want to get new products info beamed straight into…
Get Ready for Electronic Halloween with the Adafruit Prop-Maker FeatherWing
We’ve covered the Adafruit RP2040 Prop-Maker Feather which means this week it’s time to draw the eye to the Adafruit Prop-Maker FeatherWing. This wing will unlock the…
Cyclops Visor ’97 Replica – X-Men Cosplay Prop #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Lins shares: I designed this instantly recognizable Cyclops Visor replica inspired from the 1997 X-Men animated TV series from Marvel Comics. It is a fully wearable cosplay prop…
Articulated Skeleton – High Detail Full-Body Figure #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Shared by 3D design flexible skeleton. It’s a fun piece of toy that’s incredibly flexible, with virtually all joints capable of movement. It has become a huge hit with the kids at…
Flexi Mummy #3DThursday #3DPrinting
printthis3d shares this great model for a Flexi Mummy download the files on: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3187767-flexi-mummy-articulated-legs-and-arms Every Thursday is…
John Park’s Workshop — LIVE TODAY 9/17/26
It’s JOHN PARK’S WORKSHOP — LIVE! — Coming up at 4pm ET / 1pm PT Today (the usual time, no change to the Workshop show schedule)! LIVE TEXT CHAT IS HERE in the Adafruit Discord…
3D Hangouts – Franky Candy, E-Ink Meshtastic and Long Fingers
3D Hangouts – Franky Candy, E-Ink FruitMesh and Long Fingers https://youtube.com/live/PTCjShegeXU?feature=share This week @adafruit Noe is publishing his Franky candy dispenser…
New Guide! Franky Candy Dispenser
Learn Guide: Franky Candy Dispenser Build a Frankenstein’s monster inspired prop for Halloween that features glowing LED eyes, sound effects, and a built-in candy dispenser…
Carry Box for Circuit Playground #3DThursday #3DPrinting
biggerbeat shares: Carry your adafruit circuit playground bluefruit safely including cables download the files on:…
From the mail bag…
From the mail bag! I want to say thank you! I recently graduated with a bachelors in Electrical Engineering, and will graduate with my Master’s in December. Adafruit has helped me…
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit TSL2585 Digital UVA and Ambient Light Sensor
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit TSL2585 Digital UVA and Ambient Light Sensor __________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Adafruit…
Adafruit DC and Stepper Motor HAT for Raspberry Pi
Stackable Steppers and DC motor control for your Raspberry Pi Let your robotic dreams come true with a DC+Stepper Motor HAT or DC+Stepper Motor Bonnet from Adafruit. These…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/adafruit.md
- RSS feed: /companies/adafruit/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/140e16e5-9828-4c9b-aae9-8ba5818a5c8b
- Revision history: /companies/adafruit/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Adafruit Industries draws attention at the 98th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026