The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Robotiq: 2 models, 1 deployment across 1 region, $93.0M raised. 10 sources back the record.
Overview
Canadian robotics company specializing in Collaborative robot grippers, sensors, and software for UR cobots and other platforms. Key accessory provider in the cobot ecosystem.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
HQ
Founded
Products
Platform compatibility
Incidents
Contact Core open-source Physical AI toolkit (Sep 2026)
Hand-E payload and sealing
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Patent documents
5
Web sources
4
10 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Robotiq 2F-85
Robotiq 2F-85 adaptive gripper for collaborative robots.
Current platform
Robotiq 2F-85
Adaptive parallel gripper for collaborative robots. 85mm stroke, 5kg payload.. Form factor: manipulator. Maturity: commercial. Focus: Collaborative robot peripherals including adaptive grippers, force/torque sensors, and vision systems.. Customers: Designed for UR and other cobots.. Backers: Acquired by Mission Design Automation.. Product: 2F-85 and 2F-140 adaptive grippers. Applications: Manufacturing automation, collaborative robot cells.
Robotiq on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Robotiq's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Robotiq deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Samuel Bouchard Co-Founder & CEOSEC-verified
- Jean-Philippe Jobin Co-founder & CTOreported, not verified
- Samuel Bouchard Co-founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Samuel Bouchardcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Robotiq.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Robotiq1 deployment
Recent coverage
Robotiq in third-party press
Peers
2 peers across 1 segment. Every Robotiq competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
end effector(2)
3 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 0)
- ATI Industrial Automationdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Oxipital AIdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Supplies to (1)
Mechanical / contract manufacturing
- Moxiby Diligent RoboticsRobotiq Adaptive Grippersupplies
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $93.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- 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 (3)
Robotiq’s 3 disclosed rounds, $93M in total, oldest to newest.
- Funding
$31M(reported)
- Funding
$31M(reported)
- Funding
$31M(reported)
Patent estate (5)
- US8973958B2usptograntedgranted 2015-03-10assignee
- US20210213607A1usptopendingassignee
- US12103180B2usptograntedgranted 2024-10-01assignee
- US10260970B2usptograntedgranted 2019-04-16assignee
- US10265872B2usptograntedgranted 2019-04-30assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Robotiq’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to FANUC Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Robotiq grippers for FANUC to FANUC Corporation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Universal Robots
2026-08-23Supply: Robotiq grippers for UR to Universal Robots
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Universal Robots
2026-08-23Supply: Robotiq grippers for UR to Universal Robots
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Robotiq 2F-85 adaptive gripper control features
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Robotiq 2F-85 at Global
Sources (5)
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-03
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-03
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Robotiq.Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Robotiq from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/robotiq.md
- RSS feed: /companies/robotiq/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/8049d127-4404-4ac7-a6fa-70777c189844
- Revision history: /companies/robotiq/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
Video
Canadian firm Robotiq demonstrates its adaptive robotic gripper at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in St. Paul, Minn. Read mor
http://robotiq.com/products/industrial-robot-gripper/ | Industrial Robot Gripper providing flexibility. As a servo-gripper it also features a High Payload to w
The Robotiq Palletizing Solution is a cost-effective, user-friendly palletizing robot that provides you with complete autonomy to permanently overcome labor sho
#universalrobots #automation #robotiq See the full demonstration of Robotiq's new wrist mounted camera with Boris from Numatic Engineering in Burbank, CA. ----
Robotiq Force Copilot is an intuitive software to operate Universal Robots e-Series’ embedded force torque sensor. Force Copilot accelerates the programming of
In this tutorial, learn how to install Robotiq adaptive grippers on a UR robot. Follow Robotiq and keep track of our next moves. Robotiq website: https://robot
In this tutorial about the Robotiq Wrist Camera, learn how to teach and pick up a regular shape object using the parametric mode. Follow Robotiq and keep track
In this tutorial, learn how to install the Robotiq EPick vacuum gripper on a UR robot. Follow Robotiq and keep track of our next moves. Robotiq website: https:
In this tutorial, learn how to install the Robotiq AirPick vacuum gripper on a UR robot. Follow Robotiq and keep track of our next moves. Robotiq website: http
Blueprints David, one of our integration coach, answers a question on how to program a palletizing pattern with our Palletizing solution. Want to start a conve
A quick unboxing of a really nice quality end effector/end-of-arm-tool from Robotiq for the Fanuc CRX or Universal Robots UR series cobots .
Elevate your palletizing with PowerPick Multi—the gripper for Robotiq palletizers to eliminate changeovers and manual handling errors! Its flexible cup array, m
Robotiq built the Palletizing Solution with safety in mind. Read our ebook on risk assessment: blog.robotiq.com/how-to-perform-risk-assessment In this video,
Read our ebook on risk assessment: blog.robotiq.com/how-to-perform-risk-assessment Robotiq built the Palletizing Solution with safety in mind. In this video, É
Marc-Antoine, one of our integration coach, answers a question on how easy is it to operate the Robotiq Palletizing Solution? Will you or your staff be able to
Heat Index
Emerging44/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Robotiq draws attention at the 17th percentile but verifies reality at the 30th percentile among manipulator robots. Hype Gap -13.3, 4th widest among manipulator robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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: Oct 4, 2026