The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Berkshire Grey: 1 model, 3 deployments across 3 regions. 10 sources back the record.
CategoryWarehouse & Logistics Robotics
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
American AI and robotics company based in Bedford, Massachusetts, developing integrated robotic solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics. Founded in 2013 by former iRobot CTO Tom Wagner, the company automates pick, pack, and sort operations for Global 100 customers including Walmart, Target, and FedEx. Acquired by SoftBank Group in 2024 in a 75 million go-private transaction.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by SoftBank Group
Key facts
Status
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Data & sources
Company filings
1
Press releases
1
News coverage
1
Patent documents
6
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Berkshire Grey has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1FedEx Corporation1× joint5 total
Most recent
- FedEx x Berkshire Grey2022-06-01with FedEx Corporationoperating
Berkshire Grey on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Feb 2026. Explore where Berkshire Grey's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Berkshire Grey deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Tom Wagner Chairman & CEO, Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Matthew T. Mason Chief Scientistsecondary-verified
- Brad Porter Co-foundersince 2013-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Tom Wagnersolefounded 2013-01-01
later founded iRobot
- Brad Portercofounderfounded 2013-01-01
later founded Cobot Intel, Collaborative Robotics
Former / Previously (1)
- Pras Velagapudi VP Engineering & Chief Architect, Mobile Roboticssecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Berkshire Grey.
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 (3)
- Berkshire Grey3 deployments
- CEVA Logistics1 deployment
- FedEx Corporation1 deployment
Recent coverage
Berkshire Grey in third-party press
Peers
87 peers across 2 segments. Every Berkshire Grey competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
amr(85)
53 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2073.1177093090264) · leader Boston Dynamics at 4191%
warehouse amr(2)
- Symboticdirect competitor(reported)strong
- Locus Roboticsadjacent competitor(reported)moderate
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 Berkshire Grey has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- FedEx x Berkshire Grey2022-06-01with FedEx Corporationoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1FedEx Corporation1× joint5 total
Funding rounds (3)
- Other2024-03-24
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (lead), Khosla Ventures (follow), New Enterprise Associates (follow), Canaan Partners (follow)
- IPO2021-02-24
Investors: Public Market (lead)
- Series B2019-08-15
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (lead), Khosla Ventures (follow), NEA (follow), Canaan (follow)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by SoftBank Groupfull acquisition2023-03-24
Patent estate (6)
- US11007648B2usptograntedgranted 2021-03-30assignee
- US9519882B2usptograntedgranted 2016-12-20assignee
- US20190339693A1usptopendingassignee
- US8882432B2usptograntedgranted 2014-11-04assignee
- US20210069903A1usptopendingassignee
- US9623570B1usptograntedgranted 2017-04-18assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Berkshire Grey’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: NVIDIA Jetson for Berkshire Grey from NVIDIA
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: NVIDIA Jetson for Berkshire Grey from NVIDIA
Funding roundOther funding round
2024-03-24Other
Acquired byAcquired by SoftBank Group
2023-03-24Acquired by SoftBank Group (full_acquisition)
PartnershipFedEx x Berkshire Grey
2022-06-01FedEx and Berkshire Grey collaborated over multiple years to develop the Scoop autonomous robotic trailer unloading system. FedEx first deployed Berkshire Grey's RPSi sorting systems in 2021, expanded the relationship in 2022, and launched the Scoop system in 2026 for fully autonomous trailer unloading at FedEx facilities.
Funding roundIPO funding round
2021-02-24IPO
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2019-08-15Series B
Key hireTom Wagner joins as Founder & CEO
2013-01-01Tom Wagner appointed Founder & CEO (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Berkshire Grey robotic systems for warehouses
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedFeb 7, 2026
Berkshire Grey System at Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2026
Berkshire Grey System at Global (multiple sites)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Berkshire Grey System at Minneapolis
Sources (4)
- https://www.berkshiregrey.com/resources/press-release/berkshire-grey-enters-into-definitive-merger-agreement-with-softbank-group-for-go-private-transaction/
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001824734/000119312523079276/d427246dex991.htm
- https://www.therobotreport.com/berkshire-grey-to-join-softbank-group/
- https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/24/business/softbank-snaps-up-bedford-robotics-firm-berkshire-grey/
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- primary-sec-filing
- SEC filing
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Berkshire Grey.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Reeman4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Berkshire Grey from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
FedEx Launches Berkshire Grey's Fully Autonomous Robotic Trailer Unloader for a Safer and Smarter Workplace
FedEx deploys Berkshire Grey's Scoop autonomous robotic trailer unloading system following multi-year collaboration, with first systems operational in 2026.
Maersk Chooses Berkshire Grey Robotic Shuttle Put Wall for 2023 Deployment
Global logistics company Maersk selected Berkshire Grey's robotic shuttle put wall system for its showcase warehouse in the U.K.
SoftBank Group completes acquisition of Berkshire Grey
SoftBank Group completed its acquisition of Berkshire Grey, the AI-enabled warehouse robotics company founded by Tom Wagner, in a strategic move to bolster its AI and robotics…
Berkshire Grey to join SoftBank Group
Berkshire Grey agreed to be acquired by SoftBank Group in a 75 million go-private transaction, delisting from Nasdaq.
Berkshire Grey Enters into Definitive Merger Agreement with SoftBank Group for Go-Private Transaction
Berkshire Grey announced a definitive merger agreement with SoftBank Group to be acquired for .40 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately 75 million.
Warehouse Robotics Provider Berkshire Grey to Go Public Through SPAC Deal
Berkshire Grey announced plans to go public through a merger with SPAC Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp., valuing the company at .7 billion.
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/berkshire-grey/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/75bf96c2-fb73-4069-b0c2-c591a264a8d8
- Revision history: /companies/berkshire-grey/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
Video demo of the Berkshire Grey Robotic Store Replenishment (RSR) system setup at ProMat 2019. Interview is with Pete Blair of Berkshire Grey and Kevin Lawton
Join the team building intelligent automation for modern warehouse operations. Berkshire Grey software engineers work on AI, robotics, and scalable systems that
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FedEx Ground has deployed Berkshire Grey's new Robotic Product Sortation and Identification systems for handling thousands of small parcels daily at its facilit
Berkshire Grey (now a private company), showcased their shuttle system at Promat. Significant development if this was BGs own solution (we didnt ask). To read
Unloading trailers is one of the toughest, most unpredictable jobs in the warehouse - until now. Meet Berkshire Grey’s SCOOP™ Trailer Unloader, a breakthrough i
Berkshire Grey is redefining end-to-end warehouse automation, from inbound to outbound. This montage showcases our five breakthrough solutions, CORE™, SCOOP™, D
Parcel sortation at scale requires speed, accuracy, and consistency. FedEx uses Berkshire Grey automation to streamline sortation, helping route packages effic
From structured inventory to unpredictable items, modern fulfillment demands flexibility. Core™ robotic picking from Berkshire Grey combines AI, machine vision
Parcel sortation is the backbone of modern fulfillment—but traditional systems struggle to keep up with rising volume, SKU diversity, and space constraints. Ber
Modern fulfillment needs systems that adapt. Berkshire Grey’s modular Tilt Tray solution delivers high performance, brownfield compatibility, and the flexibili
Heat Index
Serious52/100
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
Berkshire Grey draws attention at the 32nd percentile but verifies reality at the 79th percentile among AMRs. Hype Gap -47.4, 51st widest among AMRs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 5 verified deployments. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 30 months ago.
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 2, 2026