The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies AutoGuide Mobile Robots: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $165.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryWarehouse & Logistics Robotics
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
AutoGuide Mobile Robots developed high-payload autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for industrial material handling, including the MAX-N Tugger and Pallet Stacker. Spun out of Heartland Automation in 2017 and acquired by Teradyne in 2019 for $165M, AutoGuide was merged into Mobile industrial robots in October 2022 to form a single Teradyne AMR business.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Teradyne
Key facts
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Merged with
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Merged with MiR
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Products
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company AutoGuide Mobile Robots has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Mobile Industrial Robots1× joint
- 2Teradyne1× joint2 total
Most recent
- MiR and AutoGuide Mobile Robots Merge2022-10-05with Mobile Industrial Robotsoperating
- with Teradyneoperating
AutoGuide Mobile Robots on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Oct 2019. Explore where AutoGuide Mobile Robots's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full AutoGuide Mobile Robots deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Robert Sullivan President & CEOreported, not verified
- Tim Moriarty Presidentsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Rob Sullivancofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Rob Sullivan President & CEO, Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for AutoGuide Mobile Robots.
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)
- AutoGuide Mobile Robots1 deployment
Recent coverage
AutoGuide Mobile Robots in third-party press
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Reeman4 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $165.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- 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
2 total · 2 operating · 2 ended
Every company AutoGuide Mobile Robots has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- MiR and AutoGuide Mobile Robots Merge2022-10-05with Mobile Industrial Robotsoperating
- with Teradyneoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Mobile Industrial Robots1× joint
- 2Teradyne1× joint2 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- MiR and AutoGuide Mobile Robots MergewithMobile Industrial Robotsjoint venture2022-10-05concludedoperating
- investment2019-10-21concludedoperating
Funding rounds (1)
- Acquisition2019-10-21
$165M(reported) · $825M post
Investors: Teradyne (lead)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Teradynefull acquisition2019-10-21
Timeline
Every recorded move in AutoGuide Mobile Robots’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipMiR and AutoGuide Mobile Robots Merge
2022-10-05Teradyne subsidiaries Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) and AutoGuide Mobile Robots merged into a single AMR supplier, combining MiR's low-to-mid-payload AMRs with AutoGuide's high-payload AMRs for a full portfolio of collaborative mobile robots.
Acquired byAcquired by Teradyne
2019-10-21Acquired by Teradyne (full_acquisition)
Funding roundAcquisition funding round
2019-10-21Acquisition raising $165000000
PartnershipTeradyne acquires AutoGuide Mobile Robots
2019-10-21Teradyne acquired AutoGuide Mobile Robots for 65M (8M net of cash plus 07M earnout), adding high-payload AMRs to its industrial automation portfolio alongside MiR and Universal Robots.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedOct 21, 2019
MAX-N at United States
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for AutoGuide Mobile Robots.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Reeman4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning AutoGuide Mobile Robots from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Teradyne's robotics group brings in 04M in 2022
Teradyne's industrial automation group generated 04M in 2022, with MiR and AutoGuide merging at the end of Q3 2022 into a single AMR supplier.
Teradyne acquiring AutoGuide Mobile Robots for 8M
Teradyne announced acquisition of AutoGuide Mobile Robots for 8M net (65M including earnouts), adding high-payload AMRs to its robotics portfolio alongside MiR and Universal…
Rob Sullivan resigns from AutoGuide Mobile Robots
AutoGuide President and CEO Rob Sullivan, who led the company's spinoff from Heartland Automation and its acquisition by Teradyne, resigned effective June 2021. Tim Moriarty, a…
AutoGuide Mobile Robots opens office in Germany
AutoGuide Mobile Robots opened a European office in Munich, Germany, with its MAX-N Pallet Stacker and Tugger receiving CE mark approval for the European market.
Teradyne completes acquisition of AutoGuide Mobile Robots
Teradyne completed its 65M acquisition of AutoGuide Mobile Robots, whose customers include Pactiv, Ford, and Husqvarna, with revenue expected to double from approximately M in…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/autoguide-mobile-robots.md
- RSS feed: /companies/autoguide-mobile-robots/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/08930720-cc53-4665-b442-163ef1463dc9
- Revision history: /companies/autoguide-mobile-robots/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Reeman4 models
Video
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Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are ideal for automating internal transportation and materials handling, either at the end-of-line or in warehouse applications
AutoGuide’s advanced automation solutions reduce costs, increase flexibility and improve workflow and material handling efficiencies for companies of all sizes,
We took delivery of our AutoGuide Max N10 pallet stacker today. Can't wait to see it up and running later this week! RG Group 650 North State Street York, PA 1
Heartland is the premier integrator for AutoGuide Mobile Robot's Max N10 product line.
A AutoGuide Mobile projeta, desenvolve e fabrica robôs móveis autónomos para grandes cargas (com uma média de 7.5 toneladas, dependendo do modelo), com aplicaçã
The New Warehouse Podcast host, Kevin Lawton, talks to Rob Sullivan, CEO and President, of AutoGuide Mobile Robots at MODEX 2020. They discuss AutoGuide's origi
In this episode host Kevin Lawton is joined by President and CEO of AutoGuide Mobile Robots, Rob Sullivan, at MODEX 2020. They discuss AutoGuide's origins, hard
Heat Index
Category contender79/100
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
AutoGuide Mobile Robots draws attention at the 47th percentile but verifies reality at the 1st percentile among AMRs. Hype Gap +46.5, 13th widest among AMRs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. 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: Oct 2, 2026