Company
Kiva Systems
Kiva Systems, warehouse robotics company acquired by Amazon in 2012, now Amazon Robotics.
- HQ
- North Reading, MA
- Status
- acquired by Amazon (2012); became Amazon Robotics
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Key facts
HQ
North Reading, MA
Focus
Warehouse robotics
Technology
Mobile-robotic-fulfillment goods-to-person system
Stage
Acquired by Amazon for $775M in 2012 and rebranded as Amazon Robotics
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Founders (3)
- Mick Mountzcofounderno longer at company
- Raffaello D'Andreacofounderno longer at company
- Peter Wurmancofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (3)
- Mick Mountz Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Raffaello D'Andrea Co-Founder & System Architectsecondary-verified
- Peter Wurman Co-Founder & CTOsecondary-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
Amazon's Blue Jay Robot Handles 75% of Warehouse Items Solo - The Tech Buzz
Amazon’s robotics patent portfolio has grown 28x since its Kiva acquisition - R&D World
I visited Amazon's robot factories and got an inside look at how it builds and trains them - Business Insider
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 (1)
- acquired by Amazonfull acquisition
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Kiva Systems?
- Kiva Systems, warehouse robotics company acquired by Amazon in 2012, now Amazon Robotics.
- What does Kiva Systems make?
- Kiva Systems has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Kiva Systems builds physical robots.
- Is Kiva Systems publicly traded?
- Kiva Systems is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Amazon (2012 on the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Kiva Systems headquartered?
- Kiva Systems is headquartered in North Reading, MA.
- Is Kiva Systems a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Kiva Systems ranks in roughly the top 54% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Kiva Systems safe?
- Kiva Systems 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-02
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-02
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.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 - The Tech Buzz
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Amazon’s robotics patent portfolio has grown 28x since its Kiva acquisition - R&D World
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I visited Amazon's robot factories and got an inside look at how it builds and trains them - Business Insider
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Amazon has more than 750,000 robots working in its fulfillment centers. Here are some of the things they can do. - Business Insider
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Amazon uses robots that sort, lift, and carry packages—see them in action - About Amazon
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Look back on 10 years of Amazon robotics - About Amazon
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How Amazon launched the warehouse robotics industry - TechTarget
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Kiva Systems creators inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame - The Robot Report
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M&A flashback: Amazon announces $775M Kiva Systems acquisition - PitchBook
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Amazon’s army of robots: job destroyers or partners? - The Seattle Times
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The team who created Amazon's warehouse robots returns with a new robot named Chuck - CNBC
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Amazon now has 45,000 robots in its warehouses - Business Insider
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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
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Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Kiva Systems against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
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 14, 2026