The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Fetch Robotics: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions, $305.0M raised. 8 sources back the record.
CategoryWarehouse & Logistics Robotics
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
Fetch Robotics, founded in 2014 by Melonee Wise, built autonomous mobile robots for warehouse and logistics automation. Zebra Technologies acquired the 95% it did not already own for about $290 million in 2021, began winding down the robotics unit in December 2025, and sold it to Skild AI in April 2026 for undisclosed terms.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Zebra Technologies
Key facts
Founded
Acquisition
Asset sale
Contradiction signal
Incidents
Sale
Data & sources
Company filings
1
News coverage
4
Patent documents
3
8 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Fetch Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Fetch Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Fetch Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Founders (4)
- Michael Fergusoncofounderfounded 2014-01-01no longer at company
- Derek Kingcofounderfounded 2014-01-01no longer at company
- Eric Diehrcofounderfounded 2014-01-01no longer at company
- Melonee Wisecofounderfounded 2014-01-01no longer at company
previously at Willow Garage
later founded TurtleBot
Former / Previously (4)
- Melonee Wise Co-Founder, CEO2014 to 2021secondary-verified
- Michael Ferguson Co-founder & CTOsince 2014-01-01secondary-verified
- Derek King Co-foundersince 2014-01-01reported, not verified
- Eric Diehr Co-foundersince 2014-01-01reported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Fetch 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)
- Fetch Robotics3 deployments
Recent coverage
Fetch Robotics in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 2 segments. Every Fetch Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
amr(85)
53 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2073.1177093090264) · leader Boston Dynamics at 4191%
warehouse amr(3)
- Locus Roboticsdirect competitor(reported)strong
- Geek+direct competitor(reported)moderate
- GreyOrangedirect competitor(reported)moderate
Mentioned on (12)
Registry pages whose text names Fetch Robotics.
Companies (1)
Robots and products (2)
Deployments (4)
Fetch AMR at San Jose, Fetch AMR line at Kampen, Fetch AMR at Kampen, Fetch AMR at USA
People (5)
Barry Phillips, Melonee Wise, Michael Ferguson, Derek King, Eric Diehr
Supplies to (1)
Mechanical / contract manufacturing
- Moxiby Diligent RoboticsFetch Freight F100 mobile basesupplies
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Supplied by (1)
Sensors
- SICK AGvia Fetch AMRSICK TIM571 scanning laser range finder -- 25m range, 220-degree FOV, 15Hz update rate, 1/3-degree angular resolution; primary sensor for navigation, localization, and obstacle detection; communicates via Ethernet over onboard switch; class 1 eye-safe laser; used in Fetch and Freight platform robots for warehouse logisticssupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Total funding
- $305.0M
- Employees
- 44
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.
Acquisitions (3)
- acquired by Skild AIasset purchase2026-01-01
- acquired by Zebra Technologiesfull acquisition2021-07-01
- acquired by Zebra Technologiesfull acquisition2021-07-01
Patent estate (3)
- US20150073589A1usptopendingassignee
- US20150360865A1usptopendingassignee
- US10793369B2usptograntedgranted 2020-09-29assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Fetch Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Intel Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: RealSense for Fetch AMRs from Intel Corporation
New supplierNew supplier: SICK AG
2026-08-23Supply: SICK obstacle detection for Fetch from SICK AG
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: NVIDIA Isaac for Fetch from NVIDIA
Acquired byAcquired by Skild AI
2026-01-01Acquired by Skild AI (asset_purchase)
Acquired byAcquired
2021-07-01Acquired
Acquired byAcquired by Zebra Technologies
2021-07-01Acquired by Zebra Technologies (full_acquisition)
Funding roundAcquisition (Zebra Technologies) funding round
2021-07-01Acquisition (Zebra Technologies) raising $305000000
Key hireMelonee Wise joins as Co-Founder, CEO
2014-09-01Melonee Wise appointed Co-Founder, CEO
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Fetch Robotics AMR - CartConnect100
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Zebra Fetch Robotics FlexShelf warehouse demonstration
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2025
Fetch AMR at USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Fetch AMR at San Jose
Sources (5)
- https://www.therobotreport.com/skild-acquires-fetch-robotics-assets-from-zebra-automation/
- Acquisition announcement · https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/01/zebra-technologies-is-acquiring-warehouse-robotics-company-fetch/ · 2021-07-01
- Deal terms: ~$290M cash, ~$301M total, ~$10M run-rate (primary filing) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000877212/000087721221000154/zbraex991070321.htm · 2021-07-03
- Funding history (Series C $46M) · https://www.therobotreport.com/fetch-robotics-45m-autonomous-mobile-robots/
- Dec 2025 exit / wind-down of the AMR business · https://www.therobotreport.com/zebra-technologies-winding-down-fetch-based-mobile-robot-group/ · 2025-12-12
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-22
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- primary-sec-filing
- SEC filing
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Fetch Robotics.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Reeman4 models
- Savoye4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Fetch Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Skild acquires Fetch Robotics assets from Zebra
Skild AI acquired Fetch Robotics assets from Zebra Technologies. Zebra took $80M write-off after paying $290M for Fetch in 2021.
Zebra Technologies buys warehouse robot maker Fetch Robotics
Zebra Technologies acquired Fetch Robotics for $290M to address labor shortages in fulfillment, distribution, and manufacturing with autonomous mobile robots.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/fetch-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/fetch-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/bdf2e22e-0cec-4407-8cdb-081f34a0af37
- Revision history: /companies/fetch-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Reeman4 models
- Savoye4 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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
Fetch Robotics draws attention at the 39th percentile but verifies reality at the 66th percentile among AMRs. Hype Gap -27.2, 50th widest among AMRs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Thin IP estate 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: Oct 23, 2026