Robot Launchpad
Silicon Valley robotics accelerator and global startup competition platform connecting early-stage robotics startups with investors and mentors.
Robot Launchpad (also referred to as Robot Launch or Robot Launch Pad) is a robotics startup accelerator and global competition platform affiliated with Silicon Valley Robotics (SVRobo), the non-profit industry group supporting innovation and commercialization of robotics technologies in the United States and globally. The platform was created and is led by Andra Keay, Managing Director and Founder of Silicon Valley Robotics, who also founded Women in Robotics and the Robot Garden makerspace.
The Robot Launch competition is a global robotics startup competition that invites early-stage robotics companies to apply for investment exposure, mentorship, and community access. Past competition winners and shortlisted participants have included notable robotics startups such as CleverPet (2015 winner) and Leka (2014 winner), demonstrating the platform's role in identifying and amplifying emerging robotics ventures at the pre-seed and seed stage well before they gained wider industry attention.
Robot Launchpad also functions as a physical accelerator space in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing workspace, prototyping resources, and community access for early-stage robotics founders. Silicon Valley Robotics offers a dedicated startup membership tier for Robot Launch participants, including introductions to Silicon Valley investors, access to networking events, and hosting within the Robot Launchpad facility.
The platform is closely integrated with the broader Silicon Valley Robotics ecosystem, which publishes industry research, organizes events such as the Silicon Valley Robotics Faire, and supports the Robohub online community portal for robotics knowledge-sharing. Andra Keay uses the @robotlaunch handle across platforms as the primary public voice of the initiative.
As of 2026, robotlaunch.com serves as a speaker request portal under the tagline Let's Talk Robots!, reflecting an evolution toward thought leadership and industry education, while competition and accelerator activities continue under the Silicon Valley Robotics umbrella. The platform targets founders, researchers, and investors engaged in early-stage robotics commercialization globally.
Andra Keay's long-term vision for Robot Launchpad is to build a sustainable, globally distributed pipeline for robotics innovation, reducing barriers for hardware startups who face longer commercialization timelines than software-only ventures.
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