Overview
Labrador Systems is an early-stage robotics company developing personal assistive robots for the home, including the Labrador Retriever, a low-profile mobile robot that fetches and carries items for people with mobility limitations. The company is funded by SOSV/HAX, Amazon's Alexa Fund, and iRobot Ventures, and was awarded a National Science Foundation grant and Engelberger Foundation grant.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Products
Pre-seed
Seed
First deployment
Product
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Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Mike Dooley Co-founder & CEOSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Mike Dooleyno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Labrador Systems.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operated deployments (1)
- RetrieverSan Francisco
Operator customers (1)
- Labrador Systems1 deployment
Recent coverage
Labrador Systems 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
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Funding rounds (2)
- Seed2021-06-01
$3M(reported)
Investors: Amazon Alexa Fund (lead), iRobot Ventures (follow), SOSV (follow), Grep VC (follow), iD Ventures America (follow)
- Pre-Seed2020-06-01
$2M(reported)
Investors: SOSV (lead), Amazon Alexa Fund (follow), iRobot Ventures (follow)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Nationwide, Labrador Systems partner to pilot new generation of...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Introducing the Labrador Retriever Robot at CES 2022
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Labrador Systems?
- Labrador Systems is an early-stage robotics company developing personal assistive robots for the home, including the Labrador Retriever, a low-profile mobile robot that fetches and carries items for people with mobility limitations. The company is funded by SOSV/HAX, Amazon's Alexa Fund, and iRobot Ventures, and was awarded a National Science Foundation grant and Engelberger Foundation grant.
- What does Labrador Systems make?
- Labrador Systems has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Retriever (Labrador Systems builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Labrador Systems?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Labrador Systems building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.
- Who is the CEO of Labrador Systems?
- Mike Dooley is the ceo of Labrador Systems, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Labrador Systems headquartered?
- Labrador Systems is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Where does Labrador Systems operate robots?
- Labrador Systems operates 1 verified deployment, including at San Francisco.
- Is Labrador Systems a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Labrador Systems ranks in roughly the top 61% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Labrador Systems safe?
- Labrador 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-16
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-16
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Labrador Systems.Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Labrador Systems from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Mike Dooley is speaking at CES 2024!
For those heading to CES® this year, Labrador® CEO Mike Dooley will be speaking on a fun but also serious panel on personal robots “Your New BFF is a Robot” on Tuesday, January…
Creating Domestic Robots That Really Help
Labrador Systems’ Mike Dooley and iRobot’s Chris Jones compare notes on handling unpredictable dwellings. Read More > The post Creating Domestic Robots That Really Help appeared…
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Innovation tech for seniors
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AgeTech Startups Shine at Ces 2023 – Who Led the Charge?
It’s 2023 and AgeTech startups are taking the world by storm. At CES, which is one of the most (if not the most) influential tech events in the world, AgeTech took center stage…
Seth Rogen highlights new tech to help seniors with dementia
Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren Miller share groundbreaking new technology on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that aims to give at-home care to seniors across…
Labrador taps the Echo Show to expand functionality for its eldercare robot
I first met with the team at Labrador Systems in a hotel suite several CESes ago. What immediately stood out about the firm is its focus on the long-standing promise of eldercare…
Labrador Previews New Solutions for Home Health at CES 2023
Labrador Systems today returned to CES® presenting new demonstrations of its award-winning personal robot at two locations within the Venetian Expo. The Labrador® Retriever will…
Labrador Systems Introduces a New Generation of Assistive Robots
Labrador Systems introduced its personal assistive robots, funded by SOSV/HAX, Amazon's Alexa Fund, and iRobot Ventures.
The Top 10 Robotics Stories of 2022
It’s not often that we see a new autonomous home robot with a compelling use case. But this year, Labrador Systems introduced Retriever, a semi-autonomous mobile table that can…
Robotic retrievers: One possible answer to the caregiver crisis
A California technology company hopes to begin deploying Labrador Retrievers into the homes of seniors by the end of 2023 to help them safely age in place. These caregiver…
Labrador Systems deploys its first assistive elder-care robots
Labrador Systems deployed its first Retriever Pro assistive robots for elderly care, bringing assistive freedom to people with mobility limitations.
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Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Reality vs attention
Labrador Systems draws attention at the 22nd percentile but verifies reality at the 26th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -4.7, 20th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. 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: Jul 23, 2026