Overview
Israeli sensor technology company developing 4D imaging radar chips for automotive, healthcare, and robotics applications. Vayyar's mmWave radar sensors provide high-resolution 3D mapping and object detection for autonomous systems and robotics.
Reality check
Origin (company-claimed)
Founded in 2011 for radio-frequency early breast-cancer screening; later expanded into automotive, senior care, smart building, public safety and retail.
Co-founders (company-claimed)
CEO Raviv Melamed, VP R&D Miri Ratner and CTO Naftali Chayat are listed as co-founders.
Camera-free sensing (company-claimed)
Sensors produce wide-field point-cloud data without cameras or optics, staying robust across lighting and weather while preserving privacy.
Automotive radar (company-claimed)
Multi-range imaging radar positioned for ADAS and in-cabin sensing.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Product
Data & sources
Web sources
4
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Vayyar has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Aisin1× joint
- 2HCH Ventures1× joint
Most recent
Vayyar on the deployment map
View the global mapVayyar has no verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry yet. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
No verified deployments for Vayyar on the DEPLOY record yet. Track Vayyar to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Naftali Shoham Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Naftali Shohamno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Vayyar.
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 →
Recent coverage
Vayyar in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Vayyar has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Aisin1× joint
- 2HCH Ventures1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Vayyar x Haier HCH VentureswithHCH Venturesjoint venture—operating
- Vayyar x AisinwithAisindevelopment—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Vayyar.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Vayyar from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/vayyar.md
- RSS feed: /companies/vayyar/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7220c799-8c24-458f-b33e-a761d9358897
- Revision history: /companies/vayyar/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Serious54/100
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
Vayyar draws attention at the 35th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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: Nov 5, 2026