The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies ATI Industrial Automation: 2 models. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
ATI Industrial Automation is an Apex, North Carolina-based manufacturer of robotic end-effectors, tool changers, and force/torque sensors. Founded in 1989 by Keith Morris, Robert Little, and Dwayne Perry, ATI is the world-leading developer of robotic accessories including automatic tool changers, compliant force/torque sensors, and robotic material removal tools.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Technology
Customers
Co-Founder
Products
Robotic end effectors and automation tooling
Automatic robotic tool changers
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
QC-7 Robotic Tool Changer
ATI's QC-7 Robotic Tool Changer lets a robot quickly swap end-of-arm tooling, carrying payloads up to 16 kg (35 lb) and featuring ATI's patented fail-safe design that keeps the tool plate attached to the master plate even on loss of air pressure.
Current platform
Axia80 Force/Torque Sensor
ATI's Axia80 is a high-performance, low-cost six-axis force/torque sensor that gives a robot a sense of touch, offering high resolution, accuracy, and stiffness for assembly, sanding, and force-controlled tasks.
Partnerships
Every company ATI Industrial Automation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint
Most recent
ATI Industrial Automation on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Robert Little CEO & Co-Founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Robert Littlecofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for ATI Industrial Automation.
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
ATI Industrial Automation in third-party press
Peers
2 peers across 1 segment. Every ATI Industrial Automation competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
end effector(2)
3 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 0)
- Oxipital AIdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Robotiqdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names ATI Industrial Automation.
People (1)
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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 ATI Industrial Automation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint
Timeline
Every recorded move in ATI Industrial Automation’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Yaskawa Electric
2026-08-23Supply: ATI tool changers for Yaskawa to Yaskawa Electric
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Yaskawa Electric
2026-08-23Supply: ATI tool changers for Yaskawa to Yaskawa Electric
Started supplyingBecame supplier to KUKA AG
2026-08-23Supply: ATI tool changers for KUKA to KUKA AG
Started supplyingBecame supplier to ABB
2026-08-23Supply: ATI tool changers for ABB to ABB
Started supplyingBecame supplier to FANUC Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: ATI tool changers for FANUC to FANUC Corporation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Universal Robots
2026-08-23Supply: ATI tool changers for UR to Universal Robots
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ATI Industrial Automation.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ATI Industrial Automation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
A3’s Automate 2026 breaks records as demand for robotics, AI and automation grows
Automation Leaders Honored for Advancing Industrial Robotics Applications
Hiroshi Fujiwara and Robert Little Selected for 2026 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Awards
Hiroshi Fujiwara and Robert Little selected for 2026 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Awards
ATI Industrial Automation's GBX 10 Gigabit Ethernet module aims to speed up robotic tool changing
Productivity Inc. Wants Your Robot to Do More
Why ATI Tool Changers?
Why ATI Force/Torque Sensors?
ATI releases MC-50 Manual Tool Changer
ATI’s sensors work with FANUC Robots for multi-axis force/torque measurement
ATI Industrial Automation introduces compliant angle grinder
Talking AUTOMATE 2023 with ATI
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ati-industrial-automation.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ati-industrial-automation/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/62f8dd54-0545-43c3-9450-3cf41e4416a5
- Revision history: /companies/ati-industrial-automation/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Video
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Heat Index
Fringe24/100
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
ATI Industrial Automation draws attention at the 84th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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: Oct 21, 2026