CategoryIndustrial Robots
Appears inManufacturing robots
Overview
American AI-driven manufacturing company combining robotics and AI for rapid sheet metal forming and advanced composite manufacturing. $124M Series C to scale robotic manufacturing for defense and mobility.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
HQ
Founded
Series C
Series B
Technology
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Where Machina Labs's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Edward Mehr Co-founder & CEOsince 2019-01-01secondary-verified
- Alex Liao Co-founder & CTOsince 2019-01-01secondary-verified
- Edward Mehr ceosince 2019-01-01secondary-verified
- Lazarus Fetting ctosince 2019-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Edward Mehrcofounderfounded 2019-01-01
- Alex Liaocofounderfounded 2019-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Machina Labs.
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 (2)
- Machina Forming CellDayton
- Machina Forming CellPasadena
Operator customers (1)
- Machina Labs2 deployments
Recent coverage
Machina Labs in third-party press
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- 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 (4)
- Series C2025-01-01
$124M(reported)
- Series B2023-10-01
$32M(reported)
Investors: DCVC (Data Collective) (lead)
- Series A2021-11-01
$14M(reported)
Investors: DCVC (Data Collective) (lead)
- Series A2021-01-01
$16M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Machina Labs Ep. 1 | The Rise of RoboForming
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
Portable Manufacturing with the Machina Labs RoboCraftsman Platform
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Machina Labs?
- American AI-driven manufacturing company combining robotics and AI for rapid sheet metal forming and advanced composite manufacturing. $124M Series C to scale robotic manufacturing for defense and mobility.
- What does Machina Labs make?
- Machina Labs has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Machina Forming Cell (Machina Labs builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Machina Labs?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Machina Labs building in the same form factors include Savoye, Ambi Robotics, FANUC Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric FA.
- Who is the CEO of Machina Labs?
- Edward Mehr is the ceo of Machina Labs, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Machina Labs headquartered?
- Machina Labs is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- How much funding has Machina Labs raised?
- Machina Labs has raised approximately $124M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Machina Labs operate robots?
- Machina Labs operates 2 verified deployments, including at Dayton, Pasadena.
- Is Machina Labs a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Machina Labs ranks in roughly the top 13% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Machina Labs founded?
- Machina Labs was founded in 2019.
- Is Machina Labs safe?
- Machina Labs 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 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Machina Labs.Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Machina Labs from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machina Labs Raises $124 Million to Scale Manufacturing Infrastructure for Defense and Advanced Mobility
Machina Labs closed a $124M Series C financing round to build its first large-scale Intelligent Factory for defense and aerospace manufacturing, with customers including the U.S.…
Machina Labs brings in $32M for robotic sheet metal forming
Machina Labs raised $32M Series B for AI-driven robotic sheet metal forming. CEO Edward Mayer leads the LA-based manufacturing startup.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/machina-labs.md
- RSS feed: /companies/machina-labs/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/47f25431-45bc-4fea-ad68-e603b184598d
- Revision history: /companies/machina-labs/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
- ScriptPro2 models
Video
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We tour Machina Labs and sit down with co-founder and CEO Ed Mehr to explore how this former SpaceX engineer is using AI and robotics to revolutionize manufactu
Machina Labs Technologies and Sheet Metal Manufacturing Capabilities including Roboforming(tm), Trimming, Drilling, Scanning, and More
Machina Labs is unlocking the centuries-old manufacturing industry by combining the latest advances in robotics and AI to build the next generation of factories
Manufacturing has been frozen in time for over a century, dependent on rigid tooling, long lead times, and massive factories that are templates of repetition.
Machina Labs' RoboCraftsman™ combines cutting-edge robotics, AI-driven process models, and precision controls to enable flexible, onsite sheet metal manufacturi
Watch Machina Labs’ RoboCraftsman™ in action as it forms the skin for a hypersonic demonstrator using RoboForming, our AI-driven incremental sheet metal forming
In this clip from his holiday interview on TBPN, Machina Labs CEO Edward Mehr breaks down the fundamental shift happening in advanced manufacturing. “There’s t
Following Machina Labs’ $124 million Series C, CEO Edward Mehr joins TBPN to discuss how AI, robotics, and intelligent factories are reshaping manufacturing acr
The defense industrial base is under pressure to deliver, and current manufacturing systems are struggling to keep up. In this presentation from Apex Defense in
Why use simulation in advanced manufacturing? In Machina factories, every RoboCraftsman run generates real production data. That data helps our teams better und
Reality vs attention
Machina Labs draws attention at the 74th percentile but verifies reality at the 75th percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap -0.6, 11th widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $186M raised. 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