The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Savioke: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $38.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Savioke (now Relay Robotics) is an American service robotics company founded in 2013 in San Jose, California by former Willow Garage CEO Steve Cousins. The company develops the Relay autonomous delivery robot for hotels and commercial environments, deploying robots at Starwood Aloft Hotels.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Current CEO
Product
Origin
Acquired by Relay Robotics (reported, May 2022)
Relay Robotics Series A (reported, May 2022)
Deployments (reported, May 2022)
Hospital count (reported, May 2022)
Data & sources
News coverage
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Savioke on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where Savioke's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Savioke deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Steve Cousins Founder & former CEO, Co-Founder, CEOreported, not verified
ArrivalsSteve Cousins from Relay Robotics
DeparturesSteve Cousins to Relay Robotics
Founders (1)
- Steve Cousinscofounderfounded 2013-01-01
previously at Relay Robotics, Willow Garage
later founded Relay Robotics, Willow Garage
Safety record
No incidents on record for Savioke.
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)
- Savioke2 deployments
Recent coverage
Savioke in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Savioke competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (6)
Registry pages whose text names Savioke.
Companies (1)
Robots and products (1)
Deployments (1)
People (3)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $38.0M
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 (2)
Savioke’s 2 disclosed rounds, $28M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2018-07-05
$13M(reported)
- Series A2016-01-19
$15M(reported)
Investors: August Capital (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Savioke’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
ArrivalSteve Cousins joins
2026-08-23Steve Cousins joined from Relay Robotics
DepartureSteve Cousins departs
2026-08-23Steve Cousins left to join Relay Robotics
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2018-01-01Series B raising $23000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2015-04-01Series A raising $15000000
Key hireSteve Cousins joins as Co-Founder, CEO
2013-01-01Steve Cousins appointed Co-Founder, CEO (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Relay at Washington, D.C., USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2020
Relay at Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Savioke.Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
- KEENON Robotics3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Savioke from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Savioke Relay+ Features New Mechanical Elevator Interface and Knocks Down a Major Hurdle to Product Acceptance
Savioke is now Relay Robotics
Relay Robotics Secures $10 Million Financing
Relay+ is Savioke’s next-gen service robot
Savioke's Robot Butler Brings You Room Service
Pioneer Square Embassy Suites now offers robot butler option
CES 2018: Delivery Robots Are Full-Time Employees at a Las Vegas Hotel
Savioke's AURA in Singapore will deliver your drinks and toiletries, and even rides the elevator
Little butler robot wins international inventors’ award
This robot’s coworkers think he is kinda cute
Aloft Dallas Love Field opens with Savioke's robot butler
Meet Botlr, the Delivery Robot at Love Field’s Newest Hotel
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/savioke.md
- RSS feed: /companies/savioke/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c84c1f52-0486-436b-a413-3d53765261c2
- Revision history: /companies/savioke/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
- KEENON Robotics3 models
Video
http://savioke.com | Take an inside look at how Savioke’s delivery robots interact with humans, deliver items, and navigate open spaces. Led by former Willow Garage CEO Steve Cousins, Savioke is initially putting its rob
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Just as his name suggests, our robot autonomously relays items between people. His first application is in the hospitality industry, relaying items from staff t
Frederick Smith, founder, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx, unveiled the news today that FedEx is employing multiple Relay robots at its TechConnect repair
This was the highlight of my day. I ordered an item from Amazon and it was delivered to the front desk which they put it in this Savioke robot that brought it t
Relay by Savioke Interview Savioke: https://www.savioke.com Robot Philosophy: https://philipenglish.com/relay-by-savioke/ Sponsor: Robot Center: https://robotc
Heat Index
Category contender79/100
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
Savioke draws attention at the 74th percentile but verifies reality at the 59th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap +15.7, 21st widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 107 months ago.
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: Oct 20, 2026