Opentrons

Current leadership (2)

• Will Canine Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
• Chiu Chau Co-Foundersecondary-verified

Founders (3)

• Will Caninecofounder
• Nicholas Wagnercofounderno longer at company
• Chiu Chaucofounder

Former / Previously (1)

• Nicholas Wagner Co-Foundersecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Opentrons.

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Peer companies

• DJI7 models
• Boston Dynamics5 models
• ATI Industrial Automation2 models
• Embodied2 models
• EverestLabs2 models
• Forth Engineering2 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

mature

Counterparty risk class

low

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Sources (1)

1. https://opentrons.com/products/opentrons-flex-robot ↗

Common questions

What is Opentrons?

Opentrons is an American lab automation company based in New York, developing open-source robotic liquid handling platforms (Flex, OT-2) for laboratory automation, providing affordable automated pipetting for research, diagnostics, and biotech applications.

Where is Opentrons based?

Opentrons is based in New York, NY.

What does Opentrons make?

Opentrons has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Opentrons Flex (Opentrons builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Where does Opentrons operate robots?

Opentrons is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Opentrons safe?

Opentrons 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.