Company
Lucid Bots
Lucid Bots builds autonomous exterior cleaning robots, including the Sherpa cleaning drone and Lavo Bot surface cleaning robot, for building facades, windows,…
- Founded
- 2018
- HQ
- Charlotte, NC, USA
Funding
$60.0M
Models
1
Deployments
1
Overview
Lucid Bots builds autonomous exterior cleaning robots, including the Sherpa cleaning drone and Lavo Bot surface cleaning robot, for building facades, windows, and pressure washing applications. The Charlotte-based company operates an operator network that has generated over $75M in exterior cleaning revenue and was named the fastest-growing robotics manufacturer in the 2024 Inc. 5000. Lucid Bots is a Y Combinator-backed company that raised a $20M Series B in late 2025.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
CEO
Andrew Ashur
Funding total
$34M
Operator network revenue
$75M+
Data & sources
News coverage
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Lucid Bots on the deployment map
Where Lucid Bots's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Andrew Ashur Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Andrew Ashurcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Lucid Bots.
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
- Lucid Bots CleanerCharlotte, North Carolina, USA
Operator customers (1)
- Lucid Bots1 deployment
Recent coverage
Lucid Bots in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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 (3)
- Series B2026-07-08
$20M(reported)
- Series B2026-03-25
$20M(reported)
- Series B2025-11-01
$20M(reported)
Investors: Cubit Capital, Idea Fund Partners, Grishin Robotics
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Lucid Bots?
- Lucid Bots builds autonomous exterior cleaning robots, including the Sherpa cleaning drone and Lavo Bot surface cleaning robot, for building facades, windows, and pressure washing applications. The Charlotte-based company operates an operator network that has generated over $75M in exterior cleaning revenue and was named the fastest-growing robotics manufacturer in the 2024 Inc. 5000. Lucid Bots is a Y Combinator-backed company that raised a $20M Series B in late 2025.
- What does Lucid Bots make?
- Lucid Bots has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Lucid Bots Cleaner (Lucid Bots builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Lucid Bots?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Lucid Bots building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- Where is Lucid Bots headquartered?
- Lucid Bots is headquartered in Charlotte, NC, USA.
- How much funding has Lucid Bots raised?
- Lucid Bots has raised approximately $60M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Lucid Bots operate robots?
- Lucid Bots operates 1 verified deployment, including at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
- Is Lucid Bots a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Lucid Bots ranks in roughly the top 24% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Lucid Bots founded?
- Lucid Bots was founded in 2018.
- Is Lucid Bots safe?
- Lucid Bots 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 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Lucid Bots.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Lucid Bots from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Lucid Bots raises Series B funding as operator network hits $75M revenue
Lucid Bots raised $20M in Series B funding co-led by Cubit Capital and Idea Fund Partners, with operator network revenue exceeding $75M.
Window Hero to deploy Lucid Bots window cleaning drones
Window Hero announced deployment of Lucid Bots Sherpa drones for window cleaning operations, integrating with existing softwash pump systems.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/lucid-bots.md
- RSS feed: /companies/lucid-bots/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c9cfee5d-e218-4914-bc2d-d0cc64605095
- Revision history: /companies/lucid-bots/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Reality vs attention
Lucid Bots draws attention at the 23rd percentile but verifies reality at the 20th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +2.6, 31st widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Funded with institutional backing on record. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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 14, 2026