# Celera Motion: robotics company

Canonical ID: `fe9bdb58-be78-48fe-97c0-e3f422a4a490`

## Key facts

- **Headquarters:** Bedford, MA, USA
- **Founded:** 2013
- **Status:** private
- **Type:** hardware
- **Parent Company:** Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVT) — precision photonics/motion
- **President:** [Kalpana Singh](/people/kalpana-singh.md) (President & GM)
- **Parent CEO:** Matthijs Glastra (CEO & Chairman, Novanta)
- **HQ:** Bedford, MA, USA
- **Founded:** 1994
- **Products:** Optical encoders (MicroE), inductive encoders (Zettlex/IncOder), slotless motors (Applimotion/Agility), servo drives (Ingenia)
- **Acquisitions:** Zettlex ($32M, 2018), Schneider Electric Motion ($115M, 2021 → Novanta IMS)
- **Certifications:** ISO 9001 / ISO 13485 (medical grade)
- **Customers:** OEMs in surgical robotics, semiconductor equipment, lab automation, metrology
- **Partnerships:** MassRobotics (Boston robotics innovation hub)

- **Slug:** celera-motion
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2013
- **HQ:** Bedford, MA, USA

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (2)

- [Swapnil Mane](/people/swapnil-mane.md) VP Product Management (secondary-verified)
- [Kalpana Singh](/people/kalpana-singh.md) President & General Manager (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (1)

- [Celera Motion x MassRobotics (Medical/Surgical Robotics Innovation)](/partnerships/celera-motion-x-massrobotics-medical-surgical-robotics-innovation.md) with MassRobotics, ATI Industrial Automation _development_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Celera Motion?

Compact motion control solutions with frameless motors and encoders for robotic joints.. Headquarters: Bedford, MA, USA. Founded: 2013. Status: private. Type: hardware.

### What does Celera Motion make?

Celera Motion has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Celera Motion builds physical robots.

### Is Celera Motion publicly traded?

No. Celera Motion is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Celera Motion?

Celera Motion is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Celera Motion headquartered?

Celera Motion is headquartered in Bedford, MA, USA.

### Who owns Celera Motion?

Celera Motion is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Celera Motion a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Celera Motion ranks in roughly the top 60% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.celeramotion.com

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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