The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Fox Robotics: 1 model, $20.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
American warehouse robotics company developing autonomous forklifts for trailer loading and unloading. World's first intelligent forklift that autonomously unloads trailers. Deployed at Walmart distribution centers.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Incidents
Data & sources
Patent documents
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Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Peter Anderson-Sprecher Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Charles DuHadway Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Peter Anderson-Sprechercofounder
- Charles DuHadwaycofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Fox 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 →
Recent coverage
Fox Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Vecna Robotics2 models
- Balyo1 model
- Kalmar1 model
- Third Wave Automation1 model
- VisionNav Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2022-10-27
$20M(reported)
Investors: BMW i Ventures, Zebra Technologies, Japan Airlines (JAL), Translink Capital, Menlo Ventures
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Symboticfull acquisition2026-03-04
Patent estate (2)
- US20240053761A1usptopendingassignee
- CN115485216Acnipapendingassignee
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Fox Robotics.Peer companies
- Vecna Robotics2 models
- Balyo1 model
- Kalmar1 model
- Third Wave Automation1 model
- VisionNav Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Fox Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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How Fox Robotics went from scrappy startup to making self-driving forklifts for Walmart
Fox Robotics is working with Walmart to automate shipping and receiving dock functions using self-driving forklifts — $48M total funding.
Fox Robotics closes $20M funding round
Fox Robotics closed $20M funding round led by BMW i Ventures with Zebra Technologies, Japan Airlines, and Translink as new investors for autonomous forklift expansion.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/fox-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/fox-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4b47541a-a07f-409e-8471-fe4407aed25f
- Revision history: /companies/fox-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Vecna Robotics2 models
- Balyo1 model
- Kalmar1 model
- Third Wave Automation1 model
- VisionNav Robotics1 model
Reality vs attention
Fox Robotics draws attention at the 25th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among forklift robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
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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: Aug 17, 2026