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Formic Cobot RaaS at Chicago

Robots-as-a-Service offering for manufacturing. Pay-per-hour model with no upfront capital. It is a robotic system designed for physical AI applications. Key specifications include Focus: Robots-as-a-Service for manufacturing, Technology: Cobot deployments, Key round: $27.4M (Blackhorn Ventures), VP Product: Misa Ilkhechi.

Formic Cobot RaaS by Formic · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

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Formic RaaS cobots deployed at US manufacturing facilities on pay-per-hour basis.

Key facts

Fleet
Formic Cobot RaaS
Use Case
US manufacturing facilities
Technology
Cobot
Hours
Pay-per-hour basis

Exposure

Customer segment
manufacturing
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Formic Cobot RaaS at Chicago.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Formic Cobot RaaS
Company
Formic
Location
United States/Illinois/Chicago
Operator
Formic
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
e1ae3b43-ac62-43b2-8ae9-173874b9c31d

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    Formic Cobot RaaS first documented operating at Chicago.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://formic.co/
  2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240625420772/en/Formic-Raises-$27.4-Million-to-Bring-Automation-to-More-Manufacturers
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: cobot

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Common questions

What is the Formic Cobot RaaS deployment at Chicago?
Formic Cobot RaaS, built by Formic, is recorded as a deployment at Chicago on the DEPLOY registry. Formic operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Formic Cobot RaaS at Chicago?
Formic, the manufacturer of Formic Cobot RaaS, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Formic Cobot RaaS deployment at Chicago go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Formic Cobot RaaS deployment at Chicago?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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