Company

Vault Robotics

Vault Robotics is an early-stage robotics startup and Princeton University spinout from the Safe Robotics Lab, developing autonomous delivery robots for the…

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Founded: 2023
HQ: Princeton, NJ, USA
Status: private (early-stage, pre-seed)

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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Vault Robotics: 1 model. 3 sources back the record.

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Overview

Vault Robotics is an early-stage robotics startup and Princeton University spinout from the Safe Robotics Lab , developing autonomous delivery robots for the last 50 feet of package delivery. The company combines wheeled and legged locomotion to navigate curbs, stairs, and irregular terrain, ferrying parcels from delivery vans to customer doorsteps with safety guarantees derived from control theory and game theory.

Founded in 2023 by Princeton professor Jaime Fernández Fisac and his former student Robert Shi, the company is in prototype development and actively exploring pilot programs.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

CEO

Robert Shi

Co-founder

Jaime Fernández Fisac (Assistant Professor, Princeton University; ex-Waymo Research Scientist)

Spinout

Princeton Safe Robotics Lab

Stage

Early-stage (pre-seed, grant-funded)

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Princeton IP Accelerator Award; Faculty New Ventures Fund; NSF I-Corps Northeast Hub

Princeton, NJ, USA

Data & sources

News coverage

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Vault Delivery Robot

An autonomous last-mile delivery robot combining wheeled and legged locomotion to navigate curbs, stairs, and irregular terrain. Designed to ferry packages from delivery vans to customer doorsteps, the robot uses safety-guaranteed trajectory planning developed at Princeton's Safe Robotics Lab. Currently in prototype development with pilot programs being explored.

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Current leadership (2)

Robert Shi Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Jaime Fernández Fisac Co-founder & Chief Technical Consultantsecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Vault Robotics.

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Recent coverage

Vault Robotics in third-party press

Want Your Packages Delivered Faster and Cheaper? AI Is on the Way

Jan 15, 2024

Jaime Fisac: Package delivery robot for the 'last 50 feet'

Jul 24, 2023

Funding rounds (1)

Princeton Grant Funding2023-07-01

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Recent activity

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Record createdAug 19, 2026
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Sources (3)

Common questions

What is Vault Robotics?

Vault Robotics is an early-stage robotics startup and Princeton University spinout from the Safe Robotics Lab, developing autonomous delivery robots for the last 50 feet of package delivery. The company combines wheeled and legged locomotion to navigate curbs, stairs, and irregular terrain, ferrying parcels from delivery vans to customer doorsteps with safety guarantees derived from control theory and game theory. Founded in 2023 by Princeton professor Jaime Fernández Fisac and his former student Robert Shi, the company is in prototype development and actively exploring pilot programs.

What does Vault Robotics make?

Vault Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Vault Delivery Robot (Vault Robotics builds physical robots).

Is Vault Robotics publicly traded?

No. Vault Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Vault Robotics?

Robert Shi is the ceo of Vault Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Vault Robotics?

Vault Robotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is Vault Robotics headquartered?

Vault Robotics is headquartered in Princeton, NJ, USA.

Who owns Vault Robotics?

Vault Robotics is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Vault Robotics operate robots?

Vault Robotics 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 Vault Robotics safe?

Vault Robotics 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 2026-08-19

Verification posture

Verified

Medium confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-19

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source
1: secondary-established-publication; Established publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.