Deployment
Mark1 at Boston
Rugged Robotics (Houston, Texas) makes the Mark1, an autonomous mobile robot that prints multi-trade building-layout markings from a BIM model directly onto concrete floors, automating the manual layout step that crews otherwise do by hand. It addresses the same problem space as Dusty Robotics' FieldPrinter but is at an earlier stage: the registry records it at pilot maturity, deployed in pilots with general contractors rather than at general commercial availability. A funding correction worth recording: the originating dispatch stated more than $25 million raised, but the verified figure is roughly $12 million total, anchored by a $9.4 million Series A in 2022.
Mark1 by Rugged Robotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
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The Rugged Robotics Mark-1 autonomous floor-layout robot was deployed on the 10 World Trade project in Boston, Massachusetts, printing full building layout (floor topography and plans) directly onto the concrete slab. Suffolk Construction was the general contractor and Feldman Geospatial was the survey partner.
Key facts
- Site
- 10 World Trade, Boston, Massachusetts
- General contractor
- Suffolk Construction
- Survey partner
- Feldman Geospatial
- Task
- Printing building layout onto the concrete slab
Safety record
No incidents on record for Mark1 at Boston.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-07-12
- Model
- Mark1
- Company
- Rugged Robotics
- Location
- United States/Massachusetts/Boston
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2023-11-01
- ID
821b88fa-064e-4ca0-a46c-4853cb31b933
Timeline
- Nov 2023First recordedMark1 first documented operating at Boston.
- Jul 2026Current status: operational, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
On the deployment map
Mark1 operates in Boston. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: construction
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Mark1 at Boston.Common questions
- What is the Mark1 deployment at Boston?
- Mark1, built by Rugged Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Boston on the DEPLOY registry. Rugged Robotics operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Mark1 at Boston?
- Rugged Robotics, the manufacturer of Mark1, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Mark1 deployment at Boston go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting November 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Mark1 deployment at Boston?
- 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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