Overview
Pittsburgh-based Carnegie mellon university spinoff (founded 2014) building modular robotic actuators that snap together to form custom robot arms, snakes, and legged systems. Described as "Lego for robots." CTO and co-founder Dave Rollinson; CEO Bob Raida.
Reality check
Origin (company-claimed)
Spinoff of Carnegie Mellon University.
Modular actuators (company-claimed)
Modular smart actuators for building custom robots, arms and mobile bases.
Product families (company-claimed)
T-Series, R-Series and H-Series actuators for different environments and performance needs.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →HEBI Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where HEBI Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Bob Raida CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Dave Rollinson CTO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Nikolai Ensslen Co-founder & CEO, Synapticonsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Dave Rollinsoncofounderfounded 2015-06-01
- Bob Raida
Safety record
No incidents on record for HEBI 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)
- HEBI Robotics2 deployments
Recent coverage
HEBI Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names HEBI Robotics.
People (2)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
H-Series Actuator at United States
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
H-Series Actuator at Germany, Europe
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for HEBI Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning HEBI Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
HEBI Robotics earns NASA SBIR grant to fast track miniaturized actuators
This Phase I award is only part of HEBI Robotics' roadmap. The company also plans to continue developing its existing actuation hardware. The post HEBI Robotics earns NASA SBIR…
Pittsburgh's HEBI Robotics Demystifies Robot Building
HEBI Robotics, founded 2014 as CMU spinoff, builds modular robotic actuators. CTO Dave Rollinson describes the company as 'Lego for robots.'
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hebi-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hebi-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/e3c529cf-4e44-44af-9787-12cf0b7f8478
- Revision history: /companies/hebi-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
Meet Tready HEBI robotics track base robot platform. Tready is an extremely versatile and agile mobile base, capable of navigating difficult and uneven terrain
For more information about our robotic kits please visit https://www.hebirobotics.com/robotic-kits Also, be sure to check out HEBI's other videos at https://www
Welcome to the HEBI Robotics intro kinematics lecture series, where we will go over robotics concepts using HEBI actuators as a tool for learning and research a
Introduction to HEBI Robotics, a Pittsburgh start-up that is making it easy to create custom robots.
Have an automation task that calls for the precision and torque of an industrial robot arm…but you need something that is more rugged or a non-conventional form
Assemble a 6-DoF modular arm in 23 minutes using the X-Series actuators from HEBI Robotics, and run it on the mobile manipulator of your choice within minutes.
This tutorial series was created for the IROS 2020 conference, which was a free to access On-Demand Conference. The tutorial was titled "Introduction to Robotic
HEBI Robotics produces a platform for robot development. Our long term vision is to make it easy and practical for any worker, technician, farmer, etc. to creat
Pittsburgh's WTAE news got the scoop on HEBI Robotics during HEBI's 2026 open house. Hear their take and watch to see a short interview with Pittsburgh's new Di
An example of HEBI's kinematic and software flexibility to develop custom robotic solutions for unique industrial problems.
HEBI's H-Series actuators provide high-power performance in endlessly flexible kinematic configurations.
HEBI's CHISLR robot and Haptic Controller help keep human operators safe in the metals processing industry. Learn how in this video.
Heat Index
Serious50/100
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
HEBI Robotics draws attention at the 65th percentile but verifies reality at the 38th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +27.3, 73rd widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. 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: Nov 6, 2026