Company

Yarbo

Yarbo is a Chinese robotics company developing modular yard robots that swap between lawn mowing, snow removal, leaf blowing, and trimming.

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HQ: China
Status: private

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Yarbo: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.

CategoryLawn mowers

Appears inHome robots

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Deployments

Overview

Yarbo is a Chinese robotics company developing modular yard robots that swap between lawn mowing, snow removal, leaf blowing, and trimming. The Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro and Yarbo M series use smart autonomous navigation with fusion-based positioning. The company raised $3.5M on Kickstarter in 2022 and $3.4M for the M series in 2026.

Verified record

Verified deployments: 3 deployments on file
Active incidents: 1 incident on file

Key facts

Kickstarter 2022

$3.5M

Kickstarter M Series

$3.4M (2026)

Products

Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro, Yarbo M

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro

The Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro is a lawn mower robot produced by Yarbo. It is classified as a commercial-stage product. No additional specifications or operational details are available from the provided fields.

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Yarbo on the deployment map

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3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Yarbo's robots are operating, by place and type.

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Relationships

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Current leadership (1)

Allen Huang Foundersecondary-verified

Founders (1)

Allen Huangno longer at company

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: May 2026.

serious: 1

Most recent: May 2026

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Incidents affecting Yarbo (1)

Security researcher reveals Yarbo yard robots vulnerable to remote hijacking, camera access, and emergency-stop bypass2026-05-11 · Malfunction
via Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro at United States (multiple hotel chains)

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Operator customers (1)

Yarbo3 deployments

Recent coverage

Yarbo in third-party press

The unpatchable backdoor in Yarbo robot mowers - Kaspersky

Jul 2, 2026

One Robotic System Can Mow, Trim, Even Snow Blow—and It's on Rare Sale Right Now - bobvila.com

Jun 27, 2026

Modular Property Maintenance Robots - Trend Hunter

Jun 27, 2026

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Financial state

Reporting basis: private_reported
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Funding rounds (2)

Series B2025-01-01
Series A2024-01-01

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Timeline

Every recorded move in Yarbo’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

Funding roundSeries B funding round
2025-01-01
Series B
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2024-01-01
Series A

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Incident recordedMay 11, 2026
Security researcher reveals Yarbo yard robots vulnerable to remote hijacking, camera...
Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro at China, Asia
Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro at Japan, Asia
Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro at United States (multiple hotel chains)

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Sources (1)

Yarbo -- maker page · https://www.yarbo.com/collections/robot-lawn-mower · 2026-06-18

Common questions

What is Yarbo?

What does Yarbo make?

Yarbo has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro (Yarbo builds physical robots).

Is Yarbo publicly traded?

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

Who competes with Yarbo?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Yarbo building in the same form factors include Roborock, Ecovacs Robotics, Mammotion, Segway-Ninebot.

Who is the CEO of Yarbo?

Allen Huang is the founder of Yarbo, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Yarbo?

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

Where is Yarbo headquartered?

Yarbo is headquartered in China.

Who owns Yarbo?

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

Where does Yarbo operate robots?

Yarbo operates 3 verified deployments, including at China, Asia, Japan, Asia, United States (multiple hotel chains).

How many robots has Yarbo deployed?

DEPLOY has 3 verified Yarbo deployments on record at sites including China, Asia, Japan, Asia, United States (multiple hotel chains). That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is Yarbo a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Yarbo ranks in roughly the top 75% of companies tracked by the registry.

Are there any incidents involving Yarbo?

1 active incident involving Yarbo is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Yarbo safe?

Yarbo has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: May 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

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

Yarbo

Overview

Key facts

Data & sources

Models (1)

Yarbo Lawn Mower Pro

Yarbo on the deployment map

Relationships

Current leadership (1)

Founders (1)

Safety record

Incidents affecting Yarbo (1)

Operator customers (1)

Recent coverage

Peer companies

Financial state

Funding rounds (2)

Timeline

Recent activity

Sources (1)

Common questions

Peer companies

In the press

The unpatchable backdoor in Yarbo robot mowers - Kaspersky

One Robotic System Can Mow, Trim, Even Snow Blow—and It's on Rare Sale Right Now - bobvila.com

Modular Property Maintenance Robots - Trend Hunter

Yarbo’s Prime Sale Cuts Up to $1,200 Off Robotic Lawn Mowers, Robotic Snow Blowers, and More - Yahoo

Skip mowing forever! Yarbo’s all-season yard robot just got a massive discount - USA Today

Yarbo Robot Lawn Mower Pro - Poc Network // Tech

Are Robot Lawn Mowers Really Any Good? We Put Several to the Test - Popular Mechanics

I finally found a robot mower that can handle a real piece of land, and it’s over $1,200 off for Prime Day - The Manual

Robot mower flaw could open your home network - Fox News

Yarbo says it will remove the intentional backdoor from its robot lawn mower - The Verge

Yarbo responds to robot flaws that could mow down their owners - Malwarebytes

Yarbo responds to robot flaws that could mow down their owners

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