# KEMARO K1 at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `3908cdc4-b8f0-4416-ab54-43be10ac1b46`

Expansion to North America in 2024 with 9 distributors across the US, Canada, and Mexico. [KEMARO](/companies/kemaro.md) Inc. established in Columbia, SC in 2025. Co-founder Thomas Oberholzer relocated to lead US operations.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-02_

- **Slug:** kemaro-k1-united-states
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [KEMARO K1](/models/kemaro-k1.md) (id: `6bec00c3-6851-4a2f-b1bb-e14d8949a486`)
- **Company:** [KEMARO](/companies/kemaro.md) (id: `1e2f5ae3-9a6c-4b24-8e3f-8805262ecddb`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **KEMARO About** · https://www.kemaro.ch · 2024-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the KEMARO K1 deployment at United States?

KEMARO K1, built by KEMARO, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. KEMARO operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates KEMARO K1 at United States?

KEMARO, the manufacturer of KEMARO K1, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the KEMARO K1 deployment at United States go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the KEMARO K1 deployment at United States?

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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/3908cdc4-b8f0-4416-ab54-43be10ac1b46 · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=3908cdc4-b8f0-4416-ab54-43be10ac1b46 · canonical URL: /deployments/kemaro-k1-united-states_