# Kiva Systems: robotics company

Canonical ID: `451c4906-7868-477b-a9a1-76118fffc416`

## 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

- **Slug:** kiva-systems
- **Status:** acquired by Amazon (2012); became Amazon Robotics
- **HQ:** North Reading, MA

## Models

_No models registered._

## Founders (3)

- [Mick Mountz](/people/mick-mountz.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_
- [Raffaello D'Andrea](/people/raffaello-dandrea.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_
- [Peter Wurman](/people/peter-wurman.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (3)

- [Mick Mountz](/people/mick-mountz.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Raffaello D'Andrea](/people/raffaello-dandrea.md) Co-Founder & System Architect (secondary-verified)
- [Peter Wurman](/people/peter-wurman.md) Co-Founder & CTO (secondary-verified)

## Acquisitions (1)

- [acquired by Amazon](/acquisitions/amazon-acquires-kiva-2012.md) _full acquisition_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.

### How can I invest in Kiva Systems?

Kiva Systems has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Amazon (2012 (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is Kiva Systems headquartered?

Kiva Systems is headquartered in North Reading, MA.

### Who owns Kiva Systems?

Kiva Systems is owned by Amazon (2012, per the DEPLOY registry.

### 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.


## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Robotics

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