Cartwheel Robotics

Founders (1)

• Scott LaValleyno longer at company

Former / Previously (1)

• Scott LaValley founderreported, not verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Cartwheel Robotics.

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Peer companies

• Enabot2 models
• Groove X2 models
• Intuition Robotics2 models
• KEYi Technology2 models
• Blue Frog Robotics1 model
• Cutii1 model

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

wound_down

Counterparty risk class

high

Going concern

flaggedWOUND DOWN: shut down ~Feb 6 2026. Raised only ~USD 3M seed; founder cited inability to raise hardware-scaling capital. Company defunct.

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Sources (1)

1. https://spectrum.ieee.org/cartwheel-robotics-humanoid ↗

Common questions

What is Cartwheel Robotics?

Cartwheel Robotics was a company developing emotionally intelligent humanoid companion robots including Yogi, designed for genuine human connection. The company has concluded operations.

Where is Cartwheel Robotics based?

Cartwheel Robotics is based in unknown.

When was Cartwheel Robotics founded?

Cartwheel Robotics was founded in 2022.

What does Cartwheel Robotics make?

Cartwheel Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Yogi (Cartwheel Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Where does Cartwheel Robotics operate robots?

Cartwheel Robotics 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 Cartwheel Robotics safe?

Cartwheel Robotics 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.