# Forterra: robotics company

Canonical ID: `a91eb879-f2f2-4ecc-99c2-12765e7cfaf4`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** Josh Araujo
- **Former name:** RRAI (Robotic Research Autonomous Industries)
- **Products:** AutoDrive autonomous driving system
- **Investor:** Salesforce Ventures
- **Ukraine deployment:** 100+ Lancer ATVs, 1,100+ missions over 9 months
- **Combat status:** First American autonomous ground vehicles in combat

- **Slug:** forterra
- **Status:** active
- **HQ:** Clarksburg, MD

## Models

- [Forterra Lancer](/models/forterra-lancer.md) (defense) (id: `f09c0ac4-7184-4649-8fd2-f79687718669`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Josh Araujo](/people/josh-araujo.md) CEO (_reported, not verified_)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Forterra?

Clarksburg-based autonomous vehicle company (formerly RRAI - Robotic Research Autonomous Industries) developing the AutoDrive autonomous driving system for military, defense, and commercial vehicles. Led by CEO Josh Araujo, Forterra has been deploying groundbreaking autonomy systems for over 20 years and received investment from Salesforce Ventures.

### What does Forterra make?

Forterra has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Forterra Lancer (Forterra builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

### Who competes with Forterra?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Forterra building in the same form factors include Milrem Robotics, ARX Robotics, Allen Control Systems, Dominion Dynamics.

### Where is Forterra headquartered?

Forterra is headquartered in Clarksburg, MD.

### Where does Forterra operate robots?

Forterra 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 Forterra a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Forterra ranks in roughly the top 39% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.forterra.com

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