Robot model
Fauna Sprout
Fauna Robotics was a New York-based humanoid robot developer that built Sprout, a compact, safety-first humanoid platform for developers and researchers.
- Manufacturer
- Fauna Robotics
- Form factor
- humanoid
- Maturity
- prototype
- Lifecycle
- active
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Fauna Sprout, a humanoid by Fauna Robotics (prototype). 1 source back the record.
Overview
Fauna Robotics was a New York-based humanoid robot developer that built Sprout, a compact, safety-first humanoid platform for developers and researchers. Founded in 2024 by ex-CTRL-labs and Google DeepMind alumni, the company raised a 30M USD Seed round from Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, and Quiet Capital. Amazon acquired Fauna Robotics in March 2026, folding the team into its Personal Robotics Group.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- prototype(Demo-capable; limited or one-off public appearances.)
- 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
Funding
Data & sources
News coverage
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Fauna Sprout. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Fauna Sprout on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Fauna Sprout is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 4, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Safety record
No incidents on record for Fauna Sprout.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: prototype
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Fauna Sprout.Recent coverage
Fauna Sprout in third-party press
Amazon CEO says robotics is key for faster delivery, lower costs - The Robot Report
Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot - AP News
Amazon Just Bought Its Second Robot Startup In A Week. Should Robotics Founders Be Excited Or Nervous? - TechRound
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Fauna Sprout from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Amazon CEO says robotics is key for faster delivery, lower costs - The Robot Report
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Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot - AP News
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Amazon Just Bought Its Second Robot Startup In A Week. Should Robotics Founders Be Excited Or Nervous? - TechRound
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What Amazon saw in Fauna Robotics' humanoid strategy
Analysis of Amazon's acquisition of Fauna as a platform move, examining Sprout's developer-facing architecture, constrained learned control, and VR teleoperation pipeline.
Amazon Enters Humanoid Robotics Race With Fauna Robotics Acquisition - thelec.net
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Amazon Is Entering the Humanoid Robot Market. 3 Important Things to Know About the Fauna Robotics Acquisition. - The Motley Fool
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Amazon acquires humanoid developer Fauna Robotics
Amazon acquired Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid developer platform, with ~50 employees joining Amazon's Personal Robotics Group.
Amazon acquires approachable humanoid maker Fauna Robotics
Amazon acquired Fauna Robotics a New York-based startup building approachable soft-touch humanoid robots. Faunas first product Sprout is a 50000 dollar bipedal robot that can…
Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot
Amazon acquired Fauna Robotics less than two months after Sprout's public debut; financial terms not disclosed.
Fauna Robotics unveils Sprout humanoid robot for household chores - Interesting Engineering
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Humanoid robots are getting smaller, safer and closer
Fox News coverage of Sprout's debut as a small, safety-focused humanoid designed for human spaces, with soft exterior and minimized pinch points.
Not ready for robots in homes? The maker of a friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind
AP profile of Fauna Robotics and Sprout, a 3.5-foot humanoid robot designed for homes, schools, and social spaces, with early customers including Disney and Boston Dynamics.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/fauna-sprout.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/e75affc7-b4b7-497c-be4c-b5932bb5062e
- Revision history: /models/fauna-sprout/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Amazon has taken a major step into the future of home robotics by acquiring Fauna Robotics, a rising startup behind the humanoid robot Sprout. Designed to be co
Reality vs attention
Fauna Sprout draws attention at the 46th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 20, 2026