The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Andromeda Robotics: 1 model, 4 deployments across 2 regions, $15.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Australian startup building Abi, a social humanoid companion robot designed for aged care and assisted living. Founded by Grace Brown in Melbourne, Andromeda has deployed Abi across 15 care homes in the Melbourne area. Raised $23M total including a $15M Series A led by Forerunner, expanding to the US market from San Francisco.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
Fundingsee investors →
Deployments
Founder & CEO
Total fundingsee investors →
US expansion
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Andromeda Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Mar 2026. Explore where Andromeda Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
- announcedAbi at San Francisco, California, USA →West Coast · verified Mar 2026
- operationalAbi at Australia (multiple facilities) →Oceania · verified Jan 2025
- operationalAbi at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia →Oceania · verified Feb 2024
- pilotAbi at Australia (QLD, NSW, VIC, SA) →Oceania · verified Jan 2024
View the full Andromeda Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Grace Brown Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Grace Browncofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Andromeda 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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Andromeda Robotics4 deployments
Recent coverage
Andromeda Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $15.0M
- 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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2025-09-01
$15M(reported) · $90M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Andromeda Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-09-01Series A raising $15000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 25, 2026
Abi at San Francisco, California, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Abi at Australia (multiple facilities)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedFeb 1, 2024
Abi at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Abi at Australia (QLD, NSW, VIC, SA)
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Andromeda Robotics.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Andromeda Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
The Most Deployed Humanoid Robot in Australian Aged Care
mecwacare becomes the first aged care provider in Australia to deploy a humanoid robot across all its communities.
Meet Abi, The Bubble-Blowing Startup Robot Bringing Fun to Senior Homes
Andromeda Robotics founder Grace Brown deployed Abi humanoid robots across 15 aged care homes in Melbourne, Australia, with 5M Series A led by Forerunner.
Andromeda's animated approach to 00M Abi and AI
Forbes Australia covers Andromeda Robotics' 5M Series A funding round led by Forerunner for Abi humanoid companion robots.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/andromeda-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/andromeda-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/69fbae9e-8187-401d-bff5-4b35dbd4e7fc
- Revision history: /companies/andromeda-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Video
Meet Abi and the Andromeda Robotics team building her. Abi is the emotional humanoid companion for aged care and assisted living communities, designed and buil
The Australian startup Andromeda Robotics just secured $23 million in Series A funding to bring its colorful eldercare humanoids to the US. The Melbourne-base
The Australian startup Andromeda Robotics just secured $23 million in Series A funding to bring its colorful eldercare humanoids to the US. The Melbourne-base
Introducing, Andromeda. We’re an Australian robotics company, working to make a positive difference in the world. We’re building Abi, the world’s first truly e
Customers and residents share their stories of Abi, the empathetic humanoid companion robot for aged care and assisted living communities from Andromeda Robotic
mecwacare residents and executives share their stories of Abi, the empathetic humanoid companion robot for aged care and assisted living communities from Androm
Abi is an empathetic humanoid companion robot designed to provide companionship and help combat loneliness in aged care and assisted living communities. The id
Humanoid robots won't become part of everyday life through better engineering alone, they'll need to earn human trust. In this episode, Grace Brown, Founder and
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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
Andromeda Robotics draws attention at the 13th percentile but verifies reality at the 63rd percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -49.9, 68th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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: Sep 6, 2026