The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Dusty Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $61.5M raised. 7 sources back the record.
CategoryConstruction robots
Overview
American Construction robotics company developing robot-powered tools for the construction workforce. Automated layout printing robot for construction sites. Founded by Tessa Lau (female founder inspired by home remodeling experience).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
CEO
Co-founder
HQ
Founded
Series A
Product
Incidents
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
3
Patent documents
3
7 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Dusty Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Canaan Partners1× joint
Most recent
Dusty Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2021. Explore where Dusty Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Dusty Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Tessa Lau Founder & CEOIR-verified
- Philipp Herget Co-founder & CTOIR-verified
Founders (2)
- Tessa Laucofounderfounded 2018-01-01
- Philipp Hergetcofounderfounded 2018-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Dusty Robotics.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Dusty Robotics1 deployment
Recent coverage
Dusty Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
- AES Corporation1 model
- Apis Cor1 model
- Brokk1 model
Financial state
- Total funding
- $61.5M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- 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.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Dusty Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Canaan Partners1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- dusty-robotics x Canaan PartnerswithCanaan Partnersinvestment—just announced
Funding rounds (2)
Dusty Robotics’s 2 disclosed rounds, $62M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2022-05-01
$45M(reported) · $360M post
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead)
- Series A2021-06-01
$17M(reported) · $99M post
Investors: Root Ventures (lead)
Patent estate (3)
- US12602050B2usptograntedgranted 2025-04-01assignee
- US9902069B2usptograntedgranted 2018-03-06assignee
- US20180283018A1usptopendingassignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Dusty Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2022-05-01Series B raising $45000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2021-06-01Series A raising $16500000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 8, 2026
Dusty Robotics FieldPrinter 2: Smarter, Faster. More Powerful.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
Dusty Robotics FieldPrinter 2
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2021
FieldPrinter at United States
Sources (4)
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220510005058/en/Dusty-Robotics-Raises-%2445M-Announces-the-Industrys-First-Hardware-Software-and-Services-Solution-to-Eliminate-Construction-Errors-Through-Advanced-Robotics
- https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/16/dustys-construction-robots-raise-another-45m/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/dusty-robotics-raises-45m-series-b-round/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/dusty-robotics-fieldprinter-automates-building-layout/
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Dusty Robotics.Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
- AES Corporation1 model
- Apis Cor1 model
- Brokk1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Dusty Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/dusty-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/dusty-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/8db37aee-8a4c-4074-99b6-4a71968fa697
- Revision history: /companies/dusty-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
- AES Corporation1 model
- Apis Cor1 model
- Brokk1 model
Video
Dusty's FieldPrinter system autonomously lays out construction drawings onto the floor, up to 10x faster than traditional layout methods with 1/16" accuracy.
Get a peek at how Dusty Robotics' autonomous layout solution, FieldPrinter, works for all construction trades. Find how other contractors are printing BIM data
If your first experience with automated layout wasn’t with Dusty, we get why you’re skeptical. Some tools look slick in a demo, then hit the field and fall apa
On average, contractors suffer 10% profit erosion from poor coordination. With design-field communication from Dusty Robotics, it doesn't have to be like this.
The new Dusty Robotics FieldPrinter 2 enhances on-site performance and productivity through its compact design and extended capabilities. This second-generation
Dusty Robotics' FieldPrinter completed layout on the South San Francisco Police Department in December 2020. The project team talks about how automated layout s
Dusty's FieldPrinter system is the fastest, most accurate way to bring BIM models directly to the field. Learn how the system works and contact sales@dustyrobot
Automated layout solutions that can't lay out the framing around your MEP stub-ups aren't actually solutions. That's where you need accurate, complete layout th
This isn't your average robot vacuum. Meet the Dusty Robotics Field Printer, showcasing its tech at #AU2025! 🤖 This little guy is a high-precision robot that p
Join Aaron Cornelius and Kaityln Ellis at the at a Mortenson data center project where they are using the Dusty Robotics system to automate the process of doing
JENCO, Inc. shows how they're using Dusty to revolutionize their layout workflow. "We've seen huge success with Dusty doing coordinated layout with multi-trade,
In this video, Josh Marriott, VDC Director at The Weitz Company, shares how Dusty the Robot is transforming the construction layout process—saving time, improvi
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Dusty Robotics draws attention at the 33rd percentile but verifies reality at the 40th percentile among construction robots. Hype Gap -6.9, 14th widest among construction robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category 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: Sep 2, 2026