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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Energid Technologies: 1 model. 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
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- Verified deployments
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- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Teradyne
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Energid Technologies on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- James English President & CTOsecondary-verified
- Neil Tardella CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Energid Technologies.
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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
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
- AstroForge3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Partnerships (1)
- Teradyne acquires Energid Technologies with Teradyneotherconcluded
Funding rounds (1)
- Acquisition2018-02-01
$25M(reported)
Investors: Teradyne (lead)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Teradynefull acquisition2018-02-01
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
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Last reviewed 2026-08-05
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Methodology surface for Energid Technologies.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
- AstroForge3 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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Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
- AstroForge3 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
Reality vs attention
Energid Technologies draws attention at the 50th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
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Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 104 months ago.
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