The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Anvil Robotics: 2 models, 3 deployments across 3 regions, $6.5M raised. 4 sources back the record.
Overview
San Francisco-based modular robotics platform ('Legos for robots') that designs, manufactures, and ships custom physical robots for physical AI teams. Owns its manufacturing in Taiwan and ships configurable robot devkits — including OpenARM and OpenYAM — in 1–2 days, priced from $1,900 to $15,000. Customers include Nvidia's GEAR lab, Path Robotics, Stanford University , Google , and CMU .
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
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Key facts
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Data & sources
Press releases
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Web sources
3
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
OpenYAM
Single-arm robotic platform with 6DOF IK solver, 3x 60fps camera streams, and 500Hz controls. Anvil's most affordable robot at $1,900, designed for physical AI development and data collection. Available with Quest teleop kit starting at $4,730.
Current platform
OpenARM 2.0
Bimanual robotic arm platform with 7DOF dual-arm IK solver, 4x 60fps camera modules, and 500Hz controls. Designed for physical AI data collection and model training with integrated LeRobot pipelines. Ships in 48 hours, starting at $5,600 for the arm alone or $9,370 with Quest teleop kit.
Anvil Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where Anvil Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Anvil Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Mike Xia CEO & Co-founder
- Vijay Pradeep CTO & Co-founder
Founders (2)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Anvil 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)
- Anvil Robotics3 deployments
Recent coverage
Anvil Robotics 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
- Total funding
- $6.5M
- 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 (2)
Anvil Robotics’s 2 disclosed rounds, $7M in total, oldest to newest.
- Seed2026-02-15
$6M(reported) · $22M post
Investors: Matter Venture Partners (lead), Humba Ventures (lead), DNX Ventures, Spacecadet Ventures, Position Ventures
- Pre-Seed2025-07-01
$1M(reported) · $3M post
Investors: Matter Venture Partners (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Anvil Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2026-02-15Seed raising $5500000
Funding roundPre-Seed funding round
2025-07-01Pre-Seed raising $1000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 13, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
OpenARM 2.0 at Worldwide (60+ countries)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
OpenYAM at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
OpenYAM at Germany, Europe
Sources (4)
- Exclusive: Anvil Robotics Raises $5.5M to Build 'Legos for Robots' Platform For Physical AI Teams · https://news.crunchbase.com/robotics/physical-ai-custom-robot-builder-seed-funding-anvil/
- https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/anvil-robotics
- Anvil Robotics: Ready-to-go Devkits for Physical AI · https://anvil.bot/
- Building the Foundry for Physical AI | Mike Xia, Anvil Robotics · https://www.optim.vc/building-the-foundry-for-physical-ai-mike-xia-anvil-robotics/
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
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- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Anvil Robotics.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 Anvil Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Building the Foundry for Physical AI | Mike Xia, Anvil Robotics
Mike Xia is the co-founder and CEO of Anvil Robotics, a company building what they call the foundry for physical AI. They make the hardware, software, and data tools that let…
Anvil analysis - Sacra
Sacra analysis of Anvil Robotics and CEO Mike Xia on humanoid vs non-humanoid robots and the physical AI hardware market.
Anvil Robotics 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors
PitchBook profile noting $6.5M total funding for Anvil Robotics with investors including Brainstorm Ventures and Dhuna Ventures.
Exclusive: Anvil Robotics Raises $5.5M to Build ‘Legos for Robots’ Platform For Physical AI Teams
Anvil Robotics raised $5.5M seed led by Matter Venture Partners and Humba Ventures, with participation from DNX Ventures and others. The startup builds modular robots priced…
Anvil Robotics Achieves 90-Day Robot Deployment
Matter Venture Partners founding partner Haomiao Huang highlights Anvil Robotics selling, building, and shipping first robots in under 90 days from company launch.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/anvil-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/anvil-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/605b8e01-74ef-4137-9426-f82c6892652b
- Revision history: /companies/anvil-robotics/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
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/26-dof-humanoid-robot-anvil-ss-tangwoonthai Anvil ss Dof:26 Height: 37cm Weight:2.92kg 21x standard size servo(same as mg996r, recommended to use above 25kg ,300 degree), 2x stand
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/26-dof-humanoid-robot-anvil-ss-tangwoonthai Anvil ss Dof:26 Height: 37cm Weight:2.92kg Main components for Anvil SS: 2x
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/26-dof-humanoid-robot-anvil-ss-tangwoonthai Anvil ss Dof:26 Height: 37cm Weight:2.92kg 21x standard size servo(same as m
Trying out the teleoperation rig from Anvil Robotics at Deep Tech Week SF 2026 - two arms, one operator, and some balls that needed to move from one bucket to a
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/26-dof-humanoid-robot-anvil-ss-tangwoonthai Anvil ss Dof:26 Height: 37cm Weight:2.92kg 21x standard size servo(same as
Discover Anvil by Machina Labs—a revolutionary design-to-order automotive platform that transforms vehicles into a canvas for your unique vision. Leveraging Mac
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/26-dof-humanoid-robot-anvil-ss-tangwoonthai Anvil ss Dof:26 Height: 37cm Weight:2.92kg 21x standard size servo(same as m
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/26-dof-humanoid-robot-anvil-ss-tangwoonthai Anvil ss Dof:26 Height: 37cm Weight:2.92kg 21x standard size servo(same as m
Mike Xia is the co-founder and CEO of Anvil Robotics - building the foundry for physical AI. They make the hardware, software, and data tools that let robotics
Anvil makes it easy to build, deploy, and scale Physical AI applications, much like how AWS makes it easy to build web products.Yahoo once built their own datac
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/26-dof-humanoid-robot-anvil-ss-tangwoonthai Anvil ss Dof:26 Height: 37cm Weight:2.92kg 21x standard size servo(same as m
Anvil Robotics offers a Lego-like kit for industrial automation, allowing companies to design and assemble custom robots. They've secured $5.5M in seed funding
Reality vs attention
Anvil Robotics draws attention at the 20th percentile but verifies reality at the 80th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap -59.9, 132nd widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Funded with institutional backing on record. 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.
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Last computed: Aug 27, 2026