The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Ghost Robotics: 2 models, 7 deployments across 7 regions, $720.0M raised. 7 sources back the record.
CategoryQuadrupeds
Overview
US quadruped maker (founded 2015) of the Vision 60 Q-UGV for defense and security. South Korea's Lig nex1 acquired a 60% stake ($240M) in July 2024.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 7 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by LIG Nex1
Key facts
Focus
Hero image candidate
Data & sources
Patent documents
5
Web sources
2
7 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Ghost Robotics Spirit 40
Ghost Robotics Spirit 40 is a quadruped robot designed for defense, security, and industrial inspection. Built by Ghost Robotics (now part of former parent company). Features autonomous navigation, rugged design for outdoor environments, and payload capacity for sensors and communication equipment. Used by US military and allied forces.
Current platform
Ghost Robotics Vision 60
Vision 60 Q-UGV (quadruped unmanned ground vehicle) for defense and security. vvc: SEMI-autonomous - supports teleoperation, follow-me, and autonomous patrol with SLAM-based navigation in GPS-denied environments; not a fully autonomous inspection platform like Spot/ANYmal. Commercial; deployed for military base patrol.
Ghost Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map7 verified deployments across 7 regions, newest verified Jun 2026. Explore where Ghost Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
- announcedGhost Robotics Vision 60 at Taipei, Taiwan →East Asia · verified Jun 2026
- operationalGhost Robotics Vision 60 at US Space Force Facility, USA →verified Nov 2024
- operationalGhost Robotics Vision 60 at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, USA →Southwest · verified Jun 2024
- operationalGhost Robotics Spirit 40 at Philadelphia →Northeast · verified Jun 2024
- operationalGhost Robotics Spirit 40 at Patrick Space Force Base →Florida · verified Jun 2024
- operationalGhost Robotics Vision 60 at United States →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalGhost Robotics Vision 60 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA →Southeast · verified Jan 2021
View the full Ghost Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Ghost Robotics, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What is a quadruped robot and what are they used for?
What is Ghost Robotics and what does Vision 60 do?
Current leadership (1)
- Avik De Co-founder & CEOsince 2015-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Avik Decofounderfounded 2015-01-01
- Gavin Kenneallycofounderfounded 2015-01-01no longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Gavin Kenneally Co-founder & President2015 to 2022secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Ghost 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)
- Ghost Robotics7 deployments
Recent coverage
Ghost Robotics in third-party press
Peers
14 peers across 1 segment. Every Ghost Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
quadruped(14)
12 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4981.70981935126) · leader Boston Dynamics at 5660%
- ANYboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Asylon Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Boston Dynamicsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- DEEP Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- LimX Dynamicsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- MAB Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Supplied by (2)
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIAvia Ghost Robotics Vision 60NVIDIA Xavier (32GB RAM, 16-channel GMSL2)supplies
Sensors
- Intel RealSensevia Ghost Robotics Vision 60Intel RealSense D435 depth cameras (four)supplies
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
- $720.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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 (3)
Ghost Robotics’s 3 disclosed rounds, $720M in total, oldest to newest.
- Funding
$240M(reported)
- Funding
$240M(reported)
- Funding
$240M(reported)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by LIG Nex1majority stake2024-07-26
Patent estate (5)
- US8126592B2usptograntedgranted 2012-03-06assignee
- US12168300B2usptograntedgranted 2025-02-04assignee
- US11073842B1usptograntedgranted 2021-07-27assignee
- US20240053761A1usptopendingassignee
- US10248085B2usptograntedgranted 2019-04-02assignee
Patent litigations (1)
- 1:21-cv-01764-LPSdistrict_courtsettled · settled undisclosedas respondent2022-06-01
Timeline
Every recorded move in Ghost Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Acquired byAcquired by LIG Nex1
2024-07-26Acquired by LIG Nex1 (majority_stake)
Key hireAvik De joins as Co-founder & CEO
2015-01-01Avik De appointed Co-founder & CEO (current)
Key hireGavin Kenneally joins as Co-founder & President
2015-01-01Gavin Kenneally appointed Co-founder & President
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
Spirit series: Spirit 40 small Q-UGV
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Ghost Robotics Vision 60 control demo
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 3, 2026
Ghost Robotics Vision 60 at Taipei, Taiwan
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 1, 2024
Ghost Robotics Vision 60 at US Space Force Facility, USA
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Ghost Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- DEEP Robotics4 models
- Xiaomi3 models
- GENISOM AI2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Ghost Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
CBP deploying Ghost Robotics quadruped robots for border surveillance
US Customs and Border Protection deploying Ghost Robotics quadruped robots with cameras and sensors across rugged terrain in remote border areas.
Ghost Robotics Vision 60 robot dogs set to patrol southern US border
Ghost Robotics Vision 60 quadruped robots being deployed for border patrol by CBP. Cost 50K with specialized sensors.
Robot Talk Episode 156 – Rugged robots for dangerous missions, with Gavin Kenneally
Claire chatted to Gavin Kenneally from Ghost Robotics about robot dogs for defence, security, and public safety. Gavin Kenneally is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ghost Robotics, a…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ghost-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ghost-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/e77c7cad-9e10-4d39-a76b-0e95e66ae3ab
- Revision history: /companies/ghost-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- DEEP Robotics4 models
- Xiaomi3 models
- GENISOM AI2 models
Video
Incredibly excited to share the next evolution of our systems - NAUT amphibious capabilities with SENTRY kinetic and ISR payloads. This integration on the Ghost
4th generation Ghost Robotics Vision 60's Q-UGV: Ultrafast Blind-Mode Control Core Demonstration On Ice. Unstoppable.
ONYX is excited to share our newest caliber of remote actuated weapons, the 12 gauge 'RAW 12' in partnership with Genesis Arms. This integration on the Ghost Ro
These new military “units” don’t eat, sleep, or miss—and they’re armed with guns.
Jiren Parikh, CEO of Ghost Robotics, shares how the company’s mission of building the most rugged and easiest to deploy legged robots is powered by 5G edge proc
@gttnetcorprg @thinksafe.ingenieria Video Introduction (Corporate) of Xentinela Ghost Robotics
Quadruped developer Ghost Robotics shows off the capabilities of its new arm.
#shorts Vision 60 Swamp Dog Q-UGV: Tyndall AFB 24x7 Perimeter Autonomous Patrol Swamp Dog, 5 miles autonomous base perimeter patrol at Tyndall USAF and then r
At the heart of Xponential 2024 in San Diego, CA - our CEO, Steven Friberg, and Ghost Robotics' CRO, Matthew Joyner, recently shared insights on the seamless in
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
Ghost Robotics draws attention at the 53rd percentile but verifies reality at the 68th percentile among quadrupeds. Hype Gap -15.4, 13th widest among quadrupeds.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 7 verified deployments. Strong deployment footprint with 6 operational sites across 7 countries. 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: Sep 4, 2026