The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Labrador Systems: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $5.1M raised. 2 sources back the record.
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)
View all models →Labrador Systems on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Labrador Systems's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Labrador Systems deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Mike Dooley Co-founder & CEOSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Mike Dooleyno longer at company
later founded Preferred Robotics
Safety record
No incidents on record for Labrador Systems.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Labrador Systems1 deployment
Recent coverage
Labrador Systems in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Labrador Systems competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Labrador Systems.
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $5.1M
- 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.
Funding rounds (2)
Labrador Systems’s 2 disclosed rounds, $5M in total, oldest to newest.
- Seed2022-01-04
$3M(reported)
Investors: Amazon Alexa Fund (lead), iRobot Ventures (follow)
- Pre-Seed2019-10-15
$2M(reported)
Investors: SOSV (lead), Amazon Alexa Fund (follow), iRobot Ventures (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Labrador Systems’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2021-06-01Seed raising $3100000
Funding roundPre-Seed funding round
2020-06-01Pre-Seed raising $2000000
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
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Retriever at San Francisco
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
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Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Labrador Systems.Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
- KEENON Robotics3 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…
Senior Care Revolution: 5 Startups Shaping Eldertech
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Innovation tech for seniors
In the world of hi-tech products, the target market is often viewed as the young consumer eager to get the latest gadget. But there are a number of companies starting to realize…
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.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/labrador-systems.md
- RSS feed: /companies/labrador-systems/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/100d9dd7-f319-4bb7-b7ba-758fcbce397b
- Revision history: /companies/labrador-systems/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
- KEENON Robotics3 models
Video
Meet Labrador, a robotic helping hand by Labrador Systems in this new Trytech video by TechCrunch! Join our members-only community TechCrunch+: https://tcrn.ch
Episode 2: Evan Ackerman pairs Mike Dooley, CEO and co-founder of Labrador Systems, with Chris Jones, CTO of iRobot. With the Roomba, iRobot created the first c
The Labrador Retriever is a new type of assistive robot designed to help individuals live more independently. For the most up to date information, please visit
The Labrador Retriever is a new type of assistive robot designed to help individuals live more independently. For the most up to date information, please visit
Labrador Systems, a company that makes assistive home robots, recently made Labrador Retriever which is an autonomous service robot to make life easier for seni
This video features our proof of concept that integrates the Labrador® Retriever with the Amazon Echo Show 10. We will be showing this demo live at CES® 2023 -
At #ces2023, we are proud to showcase Labrador Systems. The company’s Labrador Retriever is a new type of personal assistive robot that physically helps people
Interview with Michael Skaff, Chief Information Officer at the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living. Pre-production robot shown with a variety of 3rd party p
Nationwide and Southern California-based Labrador Systems recently announced a multi-state pilot program that will explore the capabilities of the Labrador Retr
The Labrador® Retriever is a new type of assistive robot designed to help individuals live more independently. For the most up to date information, please visi
This is a video demonstrating the Labrador Retriever, not the dog, but the new Assistive Robot made by Labrador Systems. You can find more information by going
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Labrador Systems is the first-ever recipient of the Engelberger Foundation grant, awarded for their groundbreaking efforts to address significant needs among th
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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
Labrador Systems draws attention at the 57th percentile but verifies reality at the 12th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap +45.7, 8th 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: Oct 20, 2026