The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Energid Technologies: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $25.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Energid Technologies developed the Actin SDK, a robotic motion control and simulation software framework for complex robotic systems. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company served aerospace, agriculture, manufacturing, defense, and medical industries with customers including NASA, DoD, and Schilling Robotics. Energid was acquired by Teradyne in 2018 for approximately USD 25M
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
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Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Partnerships
Every company Energid Technologies has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Teradyne1× joint2 total
Most recent
- Teradyne acquires Energid Technologies2018-02-01with Teradyneoperating
Energid Technologies on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Energid Technologies's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- James English President & CTOsecondary-verified
- Neil Tardella CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- James Englishcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Energid Technologies.
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)
- Energid Technologies2 deployments
Recent coverage
Energid Technologies in third-party press
Schilling Robotics taps Energid’s Actin software for Gemini ROVs - Offshore-Energy.biz
GEMINI underwater robot from Schilling to use Energid Actin for manipulator motion control - The Robot Report
Actin 5.5 designed to make robotic motion control and path planning easier - The Robot Report
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $25.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating · 1 ended
Every company Energid Technologies has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Teradyne acquires Energid Technologies2018-02-01with Teradyneoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Teradyne1× joint2 total
Funding rounds (1)
- Acquisition2018-02-01
$25M(reported) · $125M post
Investors: Teradyne (lead)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Teradynefull acquisition2018-02-01
Timeline
Every recorded move in Energid Technologies’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundAcquisition funding round
2018-02-01Acquisition raising $25000000
PartnershipTeradyne acquires Energid Technologies
2018-02-01Teradyne acquired Energid Technologies for approximately USD 25M in February 2018, integrating Energid's Actin robotic motion control software into Teradyne's industrial automation portfolio
Acquired byAcquired by Teradyne
2018-02-01Acquired by Teradyne (full_acquisition)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Actin SDK at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Actin SDK at Germany, Europe
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Energid Technologies.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Energid Technologies from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Schilling Robotics taps Energid’s Actin software for Gemini ROVs - Offshore-Energy.biz
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GEMINI underwater robot from Schilling to use Energid Actin for manipulator motion control - The Robot Report
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Actin 5.5 designed to make robotic motion control and path planning easier - The Robot Report
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Energid to demonstrate Actin 5 SDK for robotic motion control at Automate - The Robot Report
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Talking IMTS with Energid - Robotics Tomorrow
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Teradyne acquires Energid engineering firm and developer of robot control - The Robot Report
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Teradyne acquires Energid engineering firm
Teradyne acquired Energid Technologies, a Cambridge, Mass. developer of the Actin robotic control and simulation software used in aerospace, agriculture, manufacturing, and…
Han’s Robot delivers new line of Elfin collaborative robots - The Robot Report
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Energid Technologies Company Overview
Energid Technologies develops advanced software and robotic systems for aerospace, agriculture, manufacturing, defense, and medical industries. Founded in 2001, employee-owned,…
Energid Deploys Actin Control Software on Nuclear Inspection Robot - Unmanned Systems Technology
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Energid Technologies Developing Robot Simulation For NASA Space Exploration
Energid Technologies developing robot simulation for NASA space exploration missions
Energid to develop citrus harvester - Fruitnet
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Machine-readable surfaces
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- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Energid customer, RDS, chose Actin to build the world's first fully autonomous robotic oil drilling rig in Stavanger, Norway. "I never thought it would be pos
Arm: Universal Robots UR5 Extrusion assembly and mobile base: Vention Gripper: Robotiq Hand-E Vision system: OptiTrack Prime 13W PC: Advantech Industrial PC Adv
Actin software real-time controller for this 7 Degrees of freedom robotic system.
Along with real-time adaptive control, collision avoidance, and strength optimization, Actin® can now automatically generate robotic tool path scripts from CAD
Universal Robot's UR-3 robot being controlled in Actin. Actin provides dynamic collision avoidance and powerful simulation and programming tools for UR robots.
Motiv’s RoboMantis is a modular robotic system that has four limbs and up to two manipulators. It is capable of quadrupedal walking mobility as well as wheeled
Coordinated control of robotics, lighting, and sensors allows visual detection of subtle defects. Energid's 3D Reasoning eases inspection setup, enables visua
Actin enables admittance control without the use of a force/torque sensor.
The implementation of Actin can help medical robots accomplish so much more. With collision detection and avoidance, high degrees of freedom, multiple robots wo
This video shows collision detection and avoidance using a Cyton robot, kinect sensor, and Energid's Actin control software.
Actin provides kinematic and dynamic simulation of innovative robot designs for innovative companies worldwide, allowing rapid design iteration and faster time
The Robai Cyton Robot can be used for advanced motion testing applications. Using the Energid's Actin software, the same programs can be run on other robotic s
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
Energid Technologies draws attention at the 75th percentile but verifies reality at the 35th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +40, 58th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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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.
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Last computed: Oct 2, 2026