Company
OTTO Motors
[Otto Motors](https://ottomotors.com) is a Canadian autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company developing material handling robots for warehouse and manufacturing…
- Founded
- 2015
- HQ
- Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Status
- Rockwell Automation subsidiary (acquired 2023)
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
3
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
Updated recently
Last verified change
Overview
Otto Motors is a Canadian autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company developing material handling robots for warehouse and manufacturing operations. Founded by Matt Rendall, Otto Motors raised 9M in Series C funding and operates some of the largest AMR fleets in North America. A division of Clearpath Robotics.
Reality check
Claim
Some of the largest AMR fleets in North America
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
View all models →Safety record
No incidents on record for OTTO Motors.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Peer companies
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Amazon4 models
- Geek+3 models
- Symbotic3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- 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.
Sources (3)
- Acquisition close (company primary) · https://ottomotors.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/rockwell-automation-completes-acquisition-of-autonomous-robotics-leader-clearpath-robotics-and-its-industrial-offering-otto-motors/ · 2023-10-02
- Acquirer primary release · https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/company/news/press-releases/Rockwell-Automation-completes-acquisition-of-autonomous-robotics-leader-Clearpath-Robotics-and-its-industrial-offering-OTTO-Motors.html · 2023-10-02
- Deal value ~$550M-$600M, independent coverage · https://www.therobotreport.com/rbr50-spotlight-rockwell-automations-acquisition-otto-motors-all-around-win/
Common questions
- What is OTTO Motors?
- Otto Motors is a Canadian autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company developing material handling robots for warehouse and manufacturing operations. Founded by Matt Rendall, Otto Motors raised 9M in Series C funding and operates some of the largest AMR fleets in North America. A division of Clearpath Robotics.
- Where is OTTO Motors based?
- OTTO Motors is based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
- When was OTTO Motors founded?
- OTTO Motors was founded in 2015.
- What does OTTO Motors make?
- OTTO Motors has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: OTTO 1500 (OTTO Motors builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does OTTO Motors operate robots?
- OTTO Motors 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 OTTO Motors safe?
- OTTO Motors 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 · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for OTTO Motors.Peer companies
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Amazon4 models
- Geek+3 models
- Symbotic3 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/otto-motors.md
- RSS feed: /companies/otto-motors/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a8d842fa-7c0a-4173-92d9-4e5e62c20b77
- Revision history: /companies/otto-motors/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Amazon4 models
- Geek+3 models
- Symbotic3 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
3.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
Market Presence
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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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