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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cartwheel Robotics: 1 model, $150,000 raised. 1 source back the record.
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Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundStrategic investment post-money
Key facts
Founder
Stage
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Data & sources
News coverage
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Models (1)
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Relationships
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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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Cartwheel Robotics in third-party press
Deepline | Humanoid robotics divide: Why Western companies collapse while Chinese rivals surge - 點新聞
Billions on the Books, Losses Causing Panic: Billion - dollar Unicorns "Seeking Wealth in Dangerous Situations" - 36Kr
Humanoid Global Provides Portfolio Overview - Yahoo Finance
Peer companies
- Enabot3 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- PARO Robots2 models
- Blue Frog Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Total funding
- $150,000
- 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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Funding rounds (1)
- Strategic investment2025-06-13
$150,000 · $1M post
Investors: New Wave Holdings Corp. (strategic)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Cartwheel Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundStrategic investment funding round
2025-06-13Strategic investment raising $150000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
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
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Cartwheel Robotics.Peer companies
- Enabot3 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- PARO Robots2 models
- Blue Frog Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Cartwheel Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Deepline | Humanoid robotics divide: Why Western companies collapse while Chinese rivals surge - 點新聞
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Billions on the Books, Losses Causing Panic: Billion - dollar Unicorns "Seeking Wealth in Dangerous Situations" - 36Kr
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Humanoid Global Provides Portfolio Overview - Yahoo Finance
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Investing in the Future: How Humanoid Robotics is Transforming Industries and Creating New Opportunities - Investing News Network
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Upcoming 'Yogi' humanoid robot to focus on human connections - Interesting Engineering
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Industry Insights: Cartwheel Robotics is Building a Humanoid That Grows With You - A3 Association for Advancing Automation
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Cartwheel Robotics' Scott LaValley: Today's robots too scary - The Register
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Humanoid Global Announces Strategic Investment in RideScan, a Pioneer Advancing AI for Robotics Safety and Performance - Yahoo Finance
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Can Cartwheel Robotics Redefine Humanoids as Our New Best Friends? - IEEE Spectrum
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NCET Biz Tips: Celebrating innovation and connection at the 18th annual NCET Tech Awards - Northern Nevada Business Weekly
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- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Enabot3 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- PARO Robots2 models
- Blue Frog Robotics1 model
Video
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Check out the new interactive humanoid robot, Yogi, introduced by Cartwheel Robotics. Yogi is designed as a companion for everyday life, offering help and compa
Meet Yogi — the humanoid robot built to be more than a machine. With expressive design, natural movement, and embodied AI, Yogi offers both companionship and c
The Atlas robot’s final test run proves just how far robotics has come. Boston Dynamics teamed up with the Robotics & AI Institute to push Atlas one last time b
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Reality vs attention
Cartwheel Robotics draws attention at the 61st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among companion_robot robots.
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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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: Aug 29, 2026