CategoryIndustrial Robots
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Overview
AMP Robotics develops AI-powered sortation systems for the waste and recycling industry. Founded in 2014 by Matanya Horowitz and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, AMP has deployed over 400 AI-guided robotic sorting systems across North America, Europe, and Asia. Its AMP ONE system enables fully automated facility-level sortation of municipal solid waste, with key customer Waste Connections operating AMP-equipped facilities.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Deployed systems
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2
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Matanya Horowitz Foundersecondary-verified
- Matanya Horowitz Founder & CEOsince 2015-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Matanya Horowitzsolefounded 2015-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for AMP Robotics.
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 →
Operated deployments (3)
- AMP CortexCleveland
- AMP CortexAtlanta
- AMP CortexCommerce City, Colorado, USA
Operator customers (1)
- AMP Robotics3 deployments
Recent coverage
AMP Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Partnerships (1)
- AMP Robotics x Waste Connections with Waste Connectionsdeployment
Funding rounds (4)
- Series D2024-12-01
$91M(reported)
Investors: Congruent Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Soma Capital, Anthemis Group
- Series C2022-11-01
$91M(reported)
Investors: Congruent Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital, GV (Google Ventures), Wellington Management, Atreides Management, March Capital
- Series B2021-01-01
$55M(reported)
Investors: XN, Sequoia Capital, Congruent Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital, GV (Google Ventures), Wellington Management
- Series A2019-11-01
$16M(reported)
Investors: Sequoia Capital, Congruent Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Soma Capital, Anthemis Group, IA Capital Group
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2025
AMP Cortex at Commerce City, Colorado, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2023
AMP Cortex at Cleveland
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2023
AMP Cortex at Atlanta
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is AMP Robotics?
- AMP Robotics develops AI-powered sortation systems for the waste and recycling industry. Founded in 2014 by Matanya Horowitz and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, AMP has deployed over 400 AI-guided robotic sorting systems across North America, Europe, and Asia. Its AMP ONE system enables fully automated facility-level sortation of municipal solid waste, with key customer Waste Connections operating AMP-equipped facilities.
- What does AMP Robotics make?
- AMP Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: AMP Cortex (AMP Robotics builds physical robots).
- Is AMP Robotics publicly traded?
- No. AMP Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with AMP Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to AMP Robotics building in the same form factors include Savoye, Ambi Robotics, FANUC Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric FA.
- Who is the CEO of AMP Robotics?
- Matanya Horowitz is the ceo of AMP Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in AMP Robotics?
- AMP Robotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $253M in disclosed funding.
- Where is AMP Robotics headquartered?
- AMP Robotics is headquartered in Louisville, CO, USA.
- How much funding has AMP Robotics raised?
- AMP Robotics has raised approximately $253M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Who owns AMP Robotics?
- AMP Robotics is privately held and venture-backed ($253M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does AMP Robotics operate robots?
- AMP Robotics operates 3 verified deployments, including at Cleveland, Atlanta, Commerce City, Colorado, USA.
- Is AMP Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, AMP Robotics ranks in roughly the top 6% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is AMP Robotics safe?
- AMP Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Sources by quality tier
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for AMP Robotics.Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning AMP Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
AI Recycling: How AMP Robotics is transforming trash sorting
Fortune profiles AMP Robotics' AI-powered waste sorting technology and its expansion to fully automated recycling facilities.
AMP to Operate Waste Connections Recycling Facility with AI
AMP operates a first-of-its-kind fully integrated AI sorting facility for Waste Connections in Commerce City, Colorado, processing 62,000 tons per year.
AMP Raises $91 Million in Series D Funding to Revolutionize Waste
AMP raised $91M in Series D funding led by Congruent Ventures to scale its AI-powered waste sortation systems and AMP ONE facilities.
AMP Robotics raises $91M to accelerate deployment of recycling systems
AMP Robotics will use its $91M Series D to deploy AMP ONE systems designed to improve sortation of municipal solid waste.
Amp Robotics launches two secondary sorting facilities
AMP launched secondary sorting facilities near Atlanta and Cleveland to process difficult-to-recycle mixed plastics, paper, and metals.
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/amp-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2736e540-f187-40ca-9398-6e9e48dbffee
- Revision history: /companies/amp-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
Video
AMP Cortex™, a sorting robot driven by artificial intelligence, identifies and picks mixed plastics for recycling from a residue line in a material recovery fac
AMP Cortex™ picks and removes contaminants on an aluminum UBC QC line to support metal recycling operations. Visit our website: www.ampsortation.com
Napa Recycling & Waste Services has three AMP Cortex™ intelligent robotics systems installed, working to divert polypropylene, along with PET, HDPE, and cartons
AMP installs AMP Cortex units with little to no downtime, typically over a weekend. Get up and running quickly with industry-leading AI and robotics technology.
This video is from PAW Climate 2021 - the first ever conference on applications of machine learning to private-sector climate tech. The goal of the conference i
From AMP Robotics: Evergreen, one of the nation's leading plastics reclaimers, uses AMP Cortex intelligent robotics systems to sort green and clear PET bottles.
We are recording EEG signals from the Visual Cortex part of the brain using our newly launched Brain BioAmp Band (2 Channels) that comes with dry electrodes. In
We did an experiment using our EEG Band and BioAmp EXG Pill to record the brainwaves from the visual cortex part of the brain non-invasively. This is an afforda
@AMPSortation , a company that creates AI-powered robots to organize recycling. . AMP’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform AMP NeuronTM uses cameras to scan
Republic Services’ Colorado Springs recycling center installed Southern Colorado’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-guided recycling robotic system, AMP Corte
Reality vs attention
AMP Robotics draws attention at the 82nd percentile but verifies reality at the 92nd percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap -10, 14th widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $253M raised. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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: Jul 22, 2026