Labrador Systems
Labrador Systems is pioneering a new generation of assistive robots designed to help individuals live more independently by providing physical assistance with everyday tasks. Their robots, the Labrador Retriever and Caddie, utilize advanced 3D vision and sophisticated navigation to move items around the home. The Retriever offers adjustable height and automatic retrieval of items in trays, while the Caddie provides a fixed-height platform for moving larger loads. Both robots can be controlled via a smartphone app, voice commands, or a pre-set schedule, and are built with a focus on ease of use, practicality, and personalization. The company aims to lighten the load of daily activities for people with chronic pain, injury, or mobility issues, enabling them to do more on their own and improve their quality of life. Labrador Systems is backed by investors including SOSV HAX and iRobot Ventures.
Labrador Systems
Labrador Systems is pioneering a new generation of assistive robots designed to help individuals live more independently by providing physical assistance with everyday tasks. Their robots, the Labrador Retriever and Caddie, utilize advanced 3D vision and sophisticated navigation to move items around the home. The Retriever offers adjustable height and automatic retrieval of items in trays, while the Caddie provides a fixed-height platform for moving larger loads. Both robots can be controlled via a smartphone app, voice commands, or a pre-set schedule, and are built with a focus on ease of use, practicality, and personalization. The company aims to lighten the load of daily activities for people with chronic pain, injury, or mobility issues, enabling them to do more on their own and improve their quality of life. Labrador Systems is backed by investors including SOSV HAX and iRobot Ventures.
TL;DR
What they do: Build assistive personal robots (Retriever, Retriever Pro, Caddie) that perform physical tasks to help people live more independently.
Founders: Mike Dooley (CEO) and Nikolai Romanov (CTO); company founded in 2017.
Funding (selected): Pre-seed $2.0M (2019); Seed $3.1M (2022); total funding reported ~5.36M.
Strategic backers: Investors include SOSV/HAX, Amazon Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures.
Non-dilutive support: Received an NSF SBIR Phase I grant for R&D (2021).
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Assistive robotics for independent living, home care and senior living operations.
Founded
2017
Industry
Assistive robotics
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
$2,000,000
Participation noted from Amazon Alexa Fund, iRobot Ventures and iD Ventures America; partnership with Centrica Hive referenced.
National Science Foundation Phase I SBIR award for R&D related to assistive robots and autonomous navigation.
$3,100,000
SOSV returned and Grep VC joined the round.
Investor Signal
“Backed by hardware accelerator SOSV/HAX and strategic investors including Amazon Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures, indicating interest from voice-platform and robotics investors.”