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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
HQ
Founded
Funding totalsee investors →
Latest round
Other investors
Product
Key customer
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Fox Robotics on the deployment map
Where Fox Robotics's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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
- Balyo1 model
- Kalmar1 model
- Third Wave Automation1 model
- Vecna Robotics1 model
- VisionNav Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
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
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 27, 2026
unreviewed -> reviewed
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Fox Robotics?
- 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.
- What does Fox Robotics make?
- Fox Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: FoxBot (Mk3) (Fox Robotics builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Fox Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Fox Robotics building in the same form factors include Balyo, Kalmar, Third Wave Automation, Vecna Robotics.
- Who is the CEO of Fox Robotics?
- Peter Anderson-Sprecher is the founder of Fox Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Fox Robotics headquartered?
- Fox Robotics is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA.
- How much funding has Fox Robotics raised?
- Fox Robotics has raised approximately $20M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Fox Robotics operate robots?
- Fox Robotics 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 Fox Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Fox Robotics ranks in roughly the top 80% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Fox Robotics founded?
- Fox Robotics was founded in 2018.
- Is Fox Robotics safe?
- Fox Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
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
- Balyo1 model
- Kalmar1 model
- Third Wave Automation1 model
- Vecna Robotics1 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
- Balyo1 model
- Kalmar1 model
- Third Wave Automation1 model
- Vecna Robotics1 model
- VisionNav Robotics1 model
Reality vs attention
Fox Robotics draws attention at the 58th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among forklift robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 45 months ago.
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: Jul 23, 2026