Robot model
Formic Cobot RaaS
Robots-as-a-Service offering for manufacturing.
- Manufacturer
- Formic
- Form factor
- cobot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- formic.co ↗
Appears inManufacturing robots
Overview
Robots-as-a-Service offering for manufacturing. Pay-per-hour model with no upfront capital.
Verified vs. claimed
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 1 source, view all
Key facts
Focus
Technology
Key round
VP Product
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Formic Cobot RaaS. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Formic Cobot RaaS at Chicagooperational
Formic RaaS cobots deployed at US manufacturing facilities on pay-per-hour basis.
Formic Cobot RaaS on the deployment map
Where Formic Cobot RaaS 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.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
How Formic's Pay-for-Productivity Robotics Works
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Supply chain (3)
Mechanical / contract manufacturing
- KUKA AGKUKA collaborative and industrial robot arms -- Formic Core OS runs across KUKA robot systems deployed in customer facilities; Formic owns/operates hardware under RaaS modelsupplies
- ABB RoboticsABB collaborative and industrial robot arms -- Formic Core OS runs across ABB robot systems deployed in customer facilities; Formic owns/operates hardware under RaaS modelsupplies
- FANUC CorporationFANUC collaborative and industrial robot arms -- Formic Core OS runs across FANUC robot systems deployed in customer facilities; Formic owns/operates hardware under RaaS modelsupplies
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Formic Cobot RaaS.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Formic Cobot RaaS?
- Robots-as-a-Service offering for manufacturing. Pay-per-hour model with no upfront capital.
- How much does Formic Cobot RaaS cost?
- Formic Cobot RaaS's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Formic Cobot RaaS from Formic. 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 Formic Cobot RaaS actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Formic Cobot RaaS is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Formic Cobot RaaS?
- Formic Cobot RaaS is made by Formic, based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, founded in 2020.
- Where is Formic Cobot RaaS deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Formic Cobot RaaS is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Chicago.
- What are alternatives to Formic Cobot RaaS?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable cobot robots to Formic Cobot RaaS include Spool Welding Robot (SWR), DENSO COBOTTA, Dobot CR5, Jaka Zu 12.
- How does Formic Cobot RaaS compare to Spool Welding Robot (SWR)?
- Formic Cobot RaaS and Spool Welding Robot (SWR) (Novarc Technologies · 2 deployments) are both cobot robots on the DEPLOY registry. Formic Cobot RaaS has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Formic Cobot RaaS a top cobot?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Formic Cobot RaaS ranks in roughly the top 38% of cobot models tracked by the registry.
- Is Formic Cobot RaaS safe?
- Formic Cobot RaaS 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.
- What is the Formic cobot welder?
- Formic offers cobot welders as a Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) solution. A cobot welder consists of a robotic arm, welding torch kit, power source, cooling system, and programming interface. Formic also offers compact cobot palletizers for food, beverage, and CPG plants.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: cobot
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Formic Cobot RaaS.Recent coverage
Formic Cobot RaaS in third-party press
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Formic Cobot RaaS from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/formic-cobot-ras.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/15b1140c-9f16-4e94-99a0-6b0f2f769294
- Revision history: /models/formic-cobot-ras/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Formic Cobot RaaS draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the 43rd percentile among cobot robots. Hype Gap -38.4.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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: Jul 23, 2026