# Crow Industries: defense robotics company

Canonical ID: `995a213c-d1fd-40e8-b710-fe4b1810beb4`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 2018
- **HQ:** Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- **Product:** [Fenris](/models/crow-industries-fenris.md) — Group 2 dual-use UGV, 500lb payload
- **Customer:** U.S. Department of Defense

- **Slug:** crow-industries
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2018
- **HQ:** Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)

## Models

- [Fenris](/models/crow-industries-fenris.md) (defense_ugv) (id: `16dbffc7-bed6-4c02-a792-025ee05705c6`)

## 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 Crow Industries?

U.S.-based robotics company producing the Fenris unmanned ground vehicle, the first American-made dual-use Group 2 UGV for defense and mining environments. Fenris can carry up to 500 pounds and operate autonomously. Founded by James Crowell, initially as a 3D mapping robot for mining, later expanded to defense after securing DoD contracts. Completed the U.S. Army's "Right to Integrate" sprint and plans manufacturing facility expansion in the Phoenix area.

### What does Crow Industries make?

Crow Industries has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Fenris (Crow Industries builds physical robots).

### Where is Crow Industries headquartered?

Crow Industries is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, USA.

### Where does Crow Industries operate robots?

Crow Industries 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 Crow Industries a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Crow Industries ranks in roughly the top 44% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Crow Industries founded?

Crow Industries was founded in 2018.


## Sources (2)

1. https://gazette.com/2025/10/02/crow-industries-reaches-one-year-milestone-with-fenris-the-first-u-s-group-2-ugv-for-defense-and-mining-environments/
2. https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/inno/stories/news/2025/11/03/scottsdale-crow-industries-expansion.html

## 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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