Overview
InspectorBots designs and manufactures rugged, teleoperated inspection robots for industrial, security, and hazardous-environment applications. Founded in 2008 by industrial designer Chris Rogers, the Louisville, Colorado company produces the Minibot line — compact 4WD platforms with live video feeds used for crawlspace inspection, pipeline surveys, surveillance, and military/law-enforcement reconnaissance. Robots are sold both pre-built and as development platforms, ranging from ~$3,000 to $50,000.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
Founded
Employees
Business model
Price range
Data & sources
Web sources
4
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Chris Rogers Founder & CEOsince 2008-01-01SEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Chris Rogerssolefounded 2008-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for InspectorBots.
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
InspectorBots in third-party press
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
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.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 19, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
Common questions
- What is InspectorBots?
- InspectorBots designs and manufactures rugged, teleoperated inspection robots for industrial, security, and hazardous-environment applications. Founded in 2008 by industrial designer Chris Rogers, the Louisville, Colorado company produces the Minibot line — compact 4WD platforms with live video feeds used for crawlspace inspection, pipeline surveys, surveillance, and military/law-enforcement reconnaissance. Robots are sold both pre-built and as development platforms, ranging from ~$3,000 to $50,000.
- What does InspectorBots make?
- InspectorBots has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: The Minibot (InspectorBots builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with InspectorBots?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to InspectorBots building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.
- Who is the CEO of InspectorBots?
- Chris Rogers is the ceo of InspectorBots, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is InspectorBots headquartered?
- InspectorBots is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, USA.
- Where does InspectorBots operate robots?
- InspectorBots 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 InspectorBots a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, InspectorBots ranks in roughly the top 89% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was InspectorBots founded?
- InspectorBots was founded in 2008.
- Is InspectorBots safe?
- InspectorBots 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 · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-17
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-17
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for InspectorBots.Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning InspectorBots from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Inspectorbots - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding
Crunchbase profile showing InspectorBots as a private, active company in Louisville, Colorado with 1-10 employees, selling rugged multi-purpose robotic platforms.
Meet the Founder: Chris Rogers - A Visionary in Robotics
Company blog post detailing Chris Rogers' background, founding of InspectorBots in 2008, and his design-driven approach to rugged inspection robots.
Louisville's Inspector Bots building on robot revolution
Denver Post profile of founder Chris Rogers and his Louisville-based inspection robot company, covering early robots like Delta Unit and Mega Hurtz, military interest, and initial…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/inspectorbots.md
- RSS feed: /companies/inspectorbots/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/383b4805-b908-4bc5-8ecb-1aec456eccd7
- Revision history: /companies/inspectorbots/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Video
The Front-Tilt MINIBOT is a small lightweight affordable robot designed for the security, surveillance and inspection industries.
Reality vs attention
InspectorBots draws attention at the 43rd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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