Standard Bots

Current leadership (3)

• Evan Beard Co-Founder, CEO & Chief Engineerreported, not verified
• David Golden Co-Founderreported, not verified
• James Cordle Co-Founderreported, not verified

Founders (3)

• Evan Beardcofounder
• David Goldencofounder
• James Cordlecofounder

Safety record

No incidents on record for Standard Bots.

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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

growth

Counterparty risk class

low

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Funding rounds (2)

• Series C2026-06-09

  $200M(reported) · $1.0B post

  Investors: RoboStrategy, General Catalyst, Amazon, Samsung Next, BoxGroup, GiantLeap Capital

• Series B2024-04-23

  $63M(reported)

  Investors: General Catalyst, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund

Sources (2)

1. https://www.therobotreport.com/standard-bots-raises-200m-expand-u-s-manufacturing-footprint/ ↗
2. https://www.inc.com/alison-stein/7-robotics-startups-to-watch-right-now-2026/91357463 ↗

Common questions

What is Standard Bots?

Glen Cove, New York-based manufacturer of AI-native industrial robot arms, founded in 2017. Standard Bots makes six-axis programmable robot arms with payloads from 7kg to 30kg, designed to be taught through demonstration rather than coding. The company's customers include Sunoco, Lockheed Martin, Amazon, NASA, and the U.S. Army. Standard Bots is America's largest manufacturer of AI-native industrial robotics and a leading advisor to the White House and Congress on a National Robotics Strategy, advocating for domestic robotics manufacturing and policy support.

Where is Standard Bots based?

Standard Bots is based in Glen Cove, NY.

When was Standard Bots founded?

Standard Bots was founded in 2017.

What does Standard Bots make?

Standard Bots has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: RO1 (Standard Bots builds physical robots).

Where does Standard Bots operate robots?

Standard Bots 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 Standard Bots safe?

Standard Bots 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.