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Cruz

A&K Robotics is a Vancouver-based company that builds Cruz, an all-electric autonomous mobility pod designed to transport passengers with mobility challenges…

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Manufacturer
A&K Robotics
Form factor
service
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cruz, a service by A&K Robotics (research). 2 sources back the record.

Overview

A&K Robotics is a Vancouver-based company that builds Cruz, an all-electric autonomous mobility pod designed to transport passengers with mobility challenges through airports, museums, and other large indoor venues. Cruz uses 360-degree sensing combining cameras, sonar, and LiDAR with the proprietary Kinesos AI platform for socially aware navigation in dynamic crowd environments.

The robot is deployed at Vancouver International Airport and Madrid-Barajas Airport, and the company raised CAD 8 million in Series A funding in April 2026 to scale manufacturing capacity to hundreds of units per year.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Drive type

all-electric

Sensor suite

cameras, sonar, LiDAR

AI platform

Kinesos AI

Production target

hundreds of units per year

Funding

CAD 8 million Series A in April 2026

Specs

Drive

all-electric

Sensing

cameras, sonar, LiDAR

Ai platform

Kinesos AI

Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Cruz. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Cruz on the deployment map

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Cruz.

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Sources (2)

  1. Product: A&K ROBOTICS · https://www.aandkrobotics.com/product
  2. Cruz'ing through the terminal: A&K Robotics lands $8M for autonomous mobility - The Robot Report · https://www.therobotreport.com/cruzing-through-the-terminal-ak-robotics-lands-8m-for-autonomous-mobility/

Common questions

What is Cruz?
A&K Robotics is a Vancouver-based company that builds Cruz, an all-electric autonomous mobility pod designed to transport passengers with mobility challenges through airports, museums, and other large indoor venues. Cruz uses 360-degree sensing combining cameras, sonar, and LiDAR with the proprietary Kinesos AI platform for socially aware navigation in dynamic crowd environments. The robot is deployed at Vancouver International Airport and Madrid-Barajas Airport, and the company raised CAD 8 million in Series A funding in April 2026 to scale manufacturing capacity to hundreds of units per year.
How much does Cruz cost?
Cruz's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Cruz from A&K Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Cruz actually deployed in the real world?
Cruz is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Cruz?
Cruz is made by A&K Robotics, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Can you buy Cruz?
Cruz is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Cruz?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable service robots to Cruz include Tally, Moxi, Aescape Massage Robot, ElliQ.
How does Cruz compare to Tally?
Cruz and Tally (Simbe Robotics · 13 deployments) are both service robots on the DEPLOY registry. Cruz has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Cruz a top service?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Cruz ranks in roughly the top 3% of service models tracked by the registry.
What is Cruz's maturity stage?
Cruz is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is Cruz deployed?
No verified deployments of Cruz are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Cruz safe?
Cruz has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: service

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

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

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