# XTEND: robotics company

Canonical ID: `a74d555a-996c-428c-acd1-201b42fd3d07`

## Key facts

- **Founders:** [Aviv Shapira](/people/aviv-shapira.md), Matteo Shapira, Rubi Liani, Adir Tubi (2018)
- **CEO:** [Aviv Shapira](/people/aviv-shapira.md)
- **HQ:** Tel Aviv, Israel (US facility: Tampa, FL)
- **Product:** XOS — hardware-agnostic operating system for human-guided autonomous systems
- **Customers:** US DoD, IDF, UK, Singapore, NATO allies
- **Acquisition:** Atlas UAS (Latvia) — completed 2026; added 4,200+ deployed robotic platforms + XFAB Latvia manufacturing hub
- **SPAC merger:** $1.5B all-stock merger with JFB Construction Holdings (Nasdaq: JFB) → XTEND AI Robotics (Nasdaq: XTND), announced July 27, 2026
- **European presence:** XFAB Latvia — European manufacturing and engineering center; ~40 European markets
- **AtlasRADIO:** Software-defined tactical communications platform from Atlas acquisition (mesh networking, OEM deployment)

- **Slug:** xtend
- **Founded:** 2018
- **HQ:** Tel Aviv, Israel

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (2)

- [Aviv Shapira](/people/aviv-shapira.md) Co-founder & CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Aviv Shapira](/people/aviv-shapira.md) Co-founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is XTEND?

XTEND is an Israeli-American defense robotics company developing AI-powered tactical autonomous systems for defense, public safety, and security applications. Its proprietary XOS operating system enables a single operator to supervise multiple drones and ground vehicles simultaneously using VR/AR interfaces. Founded in 2018, XTEND's systems are deployed with the US Department of Defense, IDF, UK, Singapore, and NATO allies. In 2026, XTEND completed the acquisition of Latvia-based Atlas UAS (adding 4,200+ deployed robotic platforms) and announced a $1.5B SPAC merger with JFB Construction Holdings to go public as XTEND AI Robotics (Nasdaq: XTND).

### What does XTEND make?

XTEND has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. XTEND builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them.

### Is XTEND publicly traded?

XTEND is not yet publicly traded but is in the process of going public, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in XTEND?

XTEND is going public via a SPAC merger; its shares become buyable once it begins trading.

### Where is XTEND headquartered?

XTEND is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

### When was XTEND founded?

XTEND was founded in 2018.


## Sources (1)

1. **XTEND (official)** · https://www.xtend.me/

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