Robify Robotics
Delaware-based robotics company and shop offering AGV/AMR chassis, mobile manipulators and OEM customization for logistics, agriculture and education.
Robify Robotics, operating under Robify LLC, is a U.S.-based robotics company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Newark, Delaware, with an additional Midwest location in Taylor, Michigan. The company designs and manufactures mobile robot platforms and also runs an online and offline robot shop (branded Robobuy) that sells its own products alongside hardware from partner brands. Robify targets three core sectors: industrial logistics, precision agriculture and education. For logistics it builds Automated Guided Vehicles and Autonomous Mobile Robots for warehouse fulfillment and material handling; for agriculture it develops agribots for automated weeding, precision spraying and crop monitoring; and for education it supplies durable programmable platforms for university and school STEM and robotics programs. Its in-house product line includes the RobiHaul AGV series with SLAM navigation and auto-charging, the RobiX and RobiX-Nav differential-steering platforms, the RobiTrac tracked all-terrain chassis, the RobiOmni omnidirectional four-wheel-steering chassis, and the RobiSolo and RobiDuo mobile manipulation arms. The catalog is rounded out with sensors such as 2D and 3D LiDAR and depth cameras, and resold robotic arms and humanoids from brands including AgileX, HighTorque and Booster, for which Robify holds distribution authorizations.
Beyond catalog sales, the company offers OEM and full customization services covering hardware adaptation, software integration and scenario deployment, and works with universities, research institutions and industry partners. Robify positions itself as both a manufacturer of mobile robot chassis and a supplier and integrator serving research and commercial automation buyers.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
RobiOmni Robot Chassis
Omnidirectional four-wheel independent steering robot platform.
RobiDuo-B65 Bimanual Robot
Mobile lifting bimanual robot for autonomous mobile manipulation.
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Company Facts
Founded
2023
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Manufacturer
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Primary Region
North America
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