The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies GrayMatter Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $207.0M raised. 6 sources back the record.
Overview
Surface-finishing robotic automation company. Product: Scan&Sand — automates sanding, polishing, buffing, finishing, cleaning. Deployed at multiple manufacturing customer sites with 95% rework reduction and 30-50% throughput improvement. $69M total raised (Series B, NGP Capital, B capital, Wellington Management). Physics-informed robotic finishing systems. Accepting 2026 deployment reservations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Product
Results
Status
Data & sources
Patent documents
4
Web sources
2
6 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →GrayMatter Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where GrayMatter Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full GrayMatter Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Ariyan Kabir Co-Founder, Co-Founder & CEOIR-verified
- Brual Shah Co-Founder & CTOIR-verified
- Satyandra K. Gupta Co-Founder & Chief ScientistIR-verified
Founders (3)
- Ariyan Kabircofounder
later founded GrayMatter Robotics
- Brual Shahcofounder
later founded GrayMatter Robotics
- Satyandra K. Guptacofounder
later founded GrayMatter Robotics
Safety record
No incidents on record for GrayMatter 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)
- GrayMatter Robotics1 deployment
Recent coverage
GrayMatter Robotics in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every GrayMatter Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $207.0M
- Employees
- 60
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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)
GrayMatter Robotics’s 3 disclosed rounds, $207M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B
$69M(reported)
- Series B
$69M(reported)
- Series B
$69M(reported)
Patent estate (4)
- US11584005B2usptograntedgranted 2023-02-21assignee
- US11820017B1usptograntedgranted 2023-11-21assignee
- US20250033205A1usptopendingassignee
- US20200171620A1usptopendingassignee
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Scan&Sand at Torrance, CA
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 GrayMatter Robotics.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning GrayMatter Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
HII Plans Up to $900M in Robotics Work With Path Robotics, GrayMatter
Insider Brief HII plans to award up to $900 million in shipbuilding work to Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics over seven years under agreements aimed at expanding physical AI…
Path Robotics, GrayMatter Robotics Sign Production Agreements With HII
HII announced long-term performance-based production agreements with High-Yield Production Robotics (HYPR) team members GrayMatter Robotics and Path Robotics. The signed…
HII signs performance-based production agreement, worth up to $900M, with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics
HII signed up to $900M in performance-based production agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics to accelerate AI-powered automation across U.S. Navy shipbuilding…
HII signs up to 00M agreement with Path Robotics, GrayMatter Robotics
Huntington Ingalls Industries signed long-term performance-based production agreements worth up to 00M over seven years with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics for autonomous…
Six Signs a Manufacturing Operation Is Ready for Physical AI Autonomy - Yahoo Finance Singapore
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The Ultimate Aerospace Supplier Trends 2026 - GlobeNewswire
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Six Manufacturing Constraints Physical AI Removes at the Source - GlobeNewswire
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Defense manufacturing readiness hinges on autonomous finishing, says GrayMatter Robotics - The Robot Report
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California Startup Gets Physical With Tech That Matters - Advanced Manufacturing
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Robots for America Launches National Coalition to Advance U.S. Robotics Deployment Policy - Business Wire
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HII partners with Path Robotics, GrayMatter Robotics to accelerate shipbuilding - The Robot Report
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HII Launches HYPR Program with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics to Accelerate Production at Scale - HII
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/gray-matter.md
- RSS feed: /companies/gray-matter/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5bc167d4-db31-4145-b115-5f10be736710
- Revision history: /companies/gray-matter/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 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
GrayMatter Robotics draws attention at the 89th percentile but verifies reality at the 6th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +82.7, 2nd widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Deployment footprint remains limited 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 6, 2026