Company
Pliant Energy Systems
Pliant Energy Systems is a company developing biomimetic undulating robots including the [Velox](/models/velox), a swimming robot that uses a novel fin-based…
- Founded
- 2011
- HQ
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Status
- active
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
Updated recently
Last verified change
Overview
Pliant Energy Systems is a company developing biomimetic undulating robots including the Velox, a swimming robot that uses a novel fin-based propulsion system inspired by animal locomotion. The robot can swim, walk on land, and crawl on ice using a single pair of undulating fins.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Benjamin Pietro Filardo Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Benjamin Pietro Filardocofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Pliant Energy Systems.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- elevated
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 (1)
Common questions
- What is Pliant Energy Systems?
- Pliant Energy Systems is a company developing biomimetic undulating robots including the Velox, a swimming robot that uses a novel fin-based propulsion system inspired by animal locomotion. The robot can swim, walk on land, and crawl on ice using a single pair of undulating fins.
- Where is Pliant Energy Systems based?
- Pliant Energy Systems is based in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
- When was Pliant Energy Systems founded?
- Pliant Energy Systems was founded in 2011.
- What does Pliant Energy Systems make?
- Pliant Energy Systems has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Velox (Pliant Energy Systems builds physical robots).
- Where does Pliant Energy Systems operate robots?
- Pliant Energy Systems 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 Pliant Energy Systems safe?
- Pliant Energy Systems 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 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Pliant Energy Systems.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pliant-energy-systems.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pliant-energy-systems/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3eba13ad-fa16-47ab-9947-36c8ba5edc99
- Revision history: /companies/pliant-energy-systems/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
0.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Funding Health
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
Intelligence layer