US developer of AI-powered collaborative mobile robots and fleet software for warehouse automation, known for the Carter AMR.
Robust.AI is an American robotics and artificial intelligence company founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Carlos, California. The company was co-founded by a distinguished group of researchers and technologists including cognitive scientist Gary Marcus, roboticist and iRobot co-founder Rodney Brooks, Anthony Jules, Henrik Christensen, and Mohamed Amer. Robust.AI's mission is to develop safe, intelligent, and collaborative robotic systems that can work alongside humans in real-world industrial environments, particularly warehouses and fulfillment centers.
The company's flagship hardware product is Carter, a collaborative autonomous mobile robot (AMR) designed for material handling in warehouses. Carter features an omni-directional holonomic drive system using mecanum wheels, enabling it to move instantly in any direction — forward, sideways, and diagonally — without needing to rotate first. This gives Carter exceptional maneuverability in tight warehouse aisles and around human workers. The robot is equipped with 16 onboard cameras and uses vision-based simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM) for navigation, eliminating the need for LIDAR while maintaining high spatial accuracy. Carter also features a 360-degree AI-optimized safety system and an adaptive put-to-light LED system for intuitive human-robot collaboration.
In October 2024, Robust.AI launched Carter Pro, an evolved version of the robot that introduces advanced human-robot interaction through active and passive force sensing. Workers can physically manipulate Carter Pro to redirect or override its actions, making it more intuitive to operate alongside in dynamic environments. Carter Pro includes a force-sensitive handlebar for single-hand guidance and whole-body force sensing.
Complementing its hardware, Robust.AI developed Grace, a no-code fleet management software platform that runs both in the cloud and on-device. Grace enables rapid deployment of Carter robots with minimal integration overhead, providing capabilities for mapping, localization, semantic perception, human detection, and dynamic task allocation between people and robots. Grace allows warehouse operators to configure and manage robot fleets without specialized programming knowledge.
Robust.AI has partnered with major logistics operators including DHL for commercial deployment of its Carter AMR. As of 2024, the company had raised approximately $42.5 million in total funding across multiple rounds, including a Series A-1 led by Prime Movers Lab.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Collaborative warehouse AMR with 16 cameras, holonomic drive, and force sensing for intuitive human-robot co-working.
No-code fleet management platform for deploying and coordinating Carter AMR fleets in warehouse environments.
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United States
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Founded
2019
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Manufacturer
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North America
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