The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kiva Systems: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryWarehouse & Logistics Robotics
Overview
Kiva Systems (acquired by Amazon in 2012 for $775M, renamed Amazon Robotics) developed autonomous mobile robots for warehouse fulfillment. Pioneered goods-to-person AMR technology. Now operates 750,000+ robots across Amazon fulfillment centers worldwide.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Amazon
Key facts
HQ
Focus
Technology
Stage
Status
Deployed
Pioneered
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Founders (3)
- Mick Mountzcofounderno longer at company
- Peter Wurmancofounderno longer at company
- Raffaello D'Andreacofounderno longer at company
previously at Verity
later founded Verity
Former / Previously (4)
- Raffaello D'Andrea Co-Founder & System Architectsecondary-verified
- Mick Mountz Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Peter Wurman Co-Founder & CTOsecondary-verified
- Mitch Rosenberg Executivesecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Kiva Systems.
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
Kiva Systems in third-party press
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Reeman4 models
- Savoye4 models
Mentioned on (10)
Registry pages whose text names Kiva Systems.
Companies (2)
Robots and products (3)
People (5)
Mitch Rosenberg, Joe Romano, Jerome Dubois, Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- 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.
Acquisitions (2)
- acquired by Amazonfull acquisition2012-03-19
- acquired by Amazonfull acquisition2012-03-01
Timeline
Every recorded move in Kiva Systems’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Acquired byAcquired by Amazon
2012-03-19Acquired by Amazon (full_acquisition)
Acquired byAcquired
2012-03-01Acquired
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kiva Systems.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Reeman4 models
- Savoye4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kiva Systems from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Amazon's Blue Jay Robot Handles 75% of Warehouse Items Solo
Amazon’s robotics patent portfolio has grown 28x since its Kiva acquisition
I visited Amazon's robot factories and got an inside look at how it builds and trains them
Amazon has more than 750,000 robots working in its fulfillment centers. Here are some of the things they can do.
Amazon uses robots that sort, lift, and carry packages—see them in action
Look back on 10 years of Amazon robotics
How Amazon launched the warehouse robotics industry
Kiva Systems creators inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
M&A flashback: Amazon announces $775M Kiva Systems acquisition
Amazon’s army of robots: job destroyers or partners?
The team who created Amazon's warehouse robots returns with a new robot named Chuck
Amazon now has 45,000 robots in its warehouses
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kiva-systems.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kiva-systems/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/451c4906-7868-477b-a9a1-76118fffc416
- Revision history: /companies/kiva-systems/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Reeman4 models
- Savoye4 models
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
Kiva Systems draws attention at the 16th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among AMRs.
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: Oct 13, 2026