
Robust.AI develops AI-powered autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) designed with a human-centric approach to enhance collaboration between robots and people. Their flagship product, Carter, is a flexible, scalable warehouse automation robot that delivers immediate ROI with no capital expenditure and requires zero infrastructure changes. The company focuses on increasing warehouse throughput and employee retention by supporting dynamic workflows in warehousing and manufacturing environments. Robust.AI has notable partnerships, including with Foxconn, and has demonstrated significant productivity gains at DHL, positioning itself as a leader in collaborative robotics for material handling and warehouse automation.

Robust.AI develops AI-powered autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) designed with a human-centric approach to enhance collaboration between robots and people. Their flagship product, Carter, is a flexible, scalable warehouse automation robot that delivers immediate ROI with no capital expenditure and requires zero infrastructure changes. The company focuses on increasing warehouse throughput and employee retention by supporting dynamic workflows in warehousing and manufacturing environments. Robust.AI has notable partnerships, including with Foxconn, and has demonstrated significant productivity gains at DHL, positioning itself as a leader in collaborative robotics for material handling and warehouse automation.
Headquarters: San Carlos, California
Founded: 2019
Product focus: AI-powered autonomous mobile robots and warehouse automation (Carter) plus software (Grace)
Business model: Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) for warehouse/manufacturing
Known funding: $15M Series A (2020); $20M Series A-1 (2023); total reported ~$42.5M
Warehouse and manufacturing automation, material handling, collaborative robotics
2019
Software Development
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Reported as a $15M Series A announced Oct 28, 2020.
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Reported as a $20M Series A-1 announced Apr 20, 2023.
“Prime Movers Lab, JAZZ Venture Partners, Playground Global, Future Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, Fontinalis Partners”
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About you and this role:
Robust AI is a fast-growing, early-stage startup founded in 2019 by an unsurpassed team of veterans in robotics, AI, and business. We are a collaborative group with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives, seeking talented individuals who are just as excited about robotics and AI as we are! Help us redefine the very foundation of robotics and build robots that are smart, collaborative, robust, safe, flexible, and genuinely autonomous. As an embedded engineer at Robust AI, you will join a small fast-paced team working to design and deploy the next generation of warehouse robotic systems. Working with the other engineers on the team you will help develop firmware for our robotic systems including actuation, sensors, and displays. You will also help debug, iterate and test hardware on our current robot fleet. You will help inform the design of our next-generation robot. You are excited about seeing robots deployed at a large scale. You are someone who is comfortable working in an early-stage startup environment and can pivot effectively. The base pay range for this role is between $130,000 and $160,000, depending on your skills, qualifications and experience.
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Robust AI fosters a culture of belonging and a shared commitment to equality and equity. Having a diverse set of perspectives is key to ensuring AI and robotics serve the needs of all.
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