Company
BurnBot
BurnBot is a San Francisco startup pioneering wildfire prevention with its RX2 controlled-burn robot.
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Status
- active
Funding
$20.0M
Models
1
Overview
BurnBot is a San Francisco startup pioneering wildfire prevention with its RX2 controlled-burn robot. The robot delivers scalable, precision fuel management to protect homes and infrastructure before disaster strikes. BurnBot raised $20M led by ReGen Ventures for expansion and new machine development.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Focus
US wildfire-prevention robotics
Robot
BurnBot RX, a remotely operated tracked machine for prescribed burns and blacklines
Performance
Burns 3-4x faster than hand crews with minimal smoke and embers
Capability
Handles slopes and fuels up to approximately 9 feet tall
Product
RX2 controlled-burn robot for wildfire prevention
Funding
20M (ReGen Ventures led)
Application
Prescribed burns, fuel management, wildfire mitigation
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →BurnBot on the deployment map
Where BurnBot's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Anukool Lakhina Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Waleed Haddad Co-Founder & CTOsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Anukool Lakhinacofounder
- Waleed Haddadcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for BurnBot.
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 →
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- 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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2024-04-02
$20M(reported)
Investors: ReGen Ventures (lead)
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is BurnBot?
- BurnBot is a San Francisco startup pioneering wildfire prevention with its RX2 controlled-burn robot. The robot delivers scalable, precision fuel management to protect homes and infrastructure before disaster strikes. BurnBot raised $20M led by ReGen Ventures for expansion and new machine development.
- What does BurnBot make?
- BurnBot has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: RX2 (BurnBot builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with BurnBot?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to BurnBot building in the same form factors include DJI, Boston Dynamics, ATI Industrial Automation, August Robotics.
- Where is BurnBot headquartered?
- BurnBot is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.
- How much funding has BurnBot raised?
- BurnBot has raised approximately $20M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does BurnBot operate robots?
- BurnBot is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is BurnBot a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, BurnBot ranks in roughly the top 43% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is BurnBot safe?
- BurnBot has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-04
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-04
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for BurnBot.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/burnbot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/burnbot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/62e91adf-498d-41fd-bae2-40e6f52f8be6
- Revision history: /companies/burnbot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
Reality vs attention
BurnBot draws attention at the 11th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
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: Jul 14, 2026