Toggle Robotics
Toggle Robotics automates rebar cage prefabrication using industrial robotic workcells and Toggle OS software, delivering pre-assembled steel cages to.
Toggle Robotics is a New York-based construction technology company that automates the prefabrication and assembly of steel rebar (reinforcing bar) using industrial robotics, proprietary hardware, and purpose-built software. Founded in 2016 by Daniel Blank and Ian Cohen, Toggle was incubated at the URBAN-X Accelerator and the Consortium for Research and Robotics at Pratt Institute, both programs focused on applied urban technology.
The core problem Toggle addresses is rebar assembly: the manual tying and positioning of steel reinforcing cages is among the most labor-intensive, injury-prone, and schedule-sensitive tasks in concrete construction. Traditional field installation of rebar requires skilled ironworkers performing repetitive tie work under variable weather conditions, with productivity difficult to scale. Toggle moves this work offsite into a controlled factory environment using robotic workcells.
Toggle's primary hardware product is the Weaver Workcell, a robotic workcell that integrates ABB Robotics 6700 industrial robot arms (selected for their long reach and high payload capacity), proprietary end-of-arm tooling, safety enclosures, and a custom operator interface. The Weaver Workcell can fabricate and pre-tie rebar cages up to 25 feet in length. Pre-assembled cages are loaded onto flatbed trucks and delivered directly to job sites within a 300-mile radius of Toggle's facilities. The company claims this approach saves 70 to 90 percent of on-site rebar installation time, reduces labor costs by 50 percent, and increases cage production throughput fivefold compared to manual methods, with a 99 percent tie-success rate backed by visual inspection.
On the software side, Toggle OS converts construction drawings (structural reinforcement drawings) into optimized robotic manufacturing programs and manages factory-floor order workflow. A complementary tool, Toggle RLS (Rebar Localization System), is a 3D scanning system built specifically for rebar environments; it identifies, locates, and measures steel bar positions with sub-millimeter precision in under one second, enabling the robots to adapt to real-world material variance.
Toggle operates its own 50,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, expanded in 2022 with multiple Weaver Workcells. Its sister company, Toggle Construction (toggle.build), applies these robotic and automation capabilities directly as a construction services contractor on projects in renewable energy (wind and solar), civil infrastructure, and high-rise residential development.
Toggle has raised approximately $15 million in total funding. The initial $3 million seed round (2019) included notable investor Mark Cuban. A $8 million Series A (June 2021) was led by Tribeca Venture Partners. Other investors include Blackhorn Ventures, Point72 Ventures, ThirdSphere, Tokyu Construction and Global Brain, Twenty Seven Ventures, URBAN-X, and the New York State Empire State Development program.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Weaver Workcell
Robotic workcell for offsite rebar cage fabrication and pre-tying using ABB 6700 robot arms, producing cages up to 25 ft in length with 99% tie success rate.
Toggle OS
Software platform converting structural reinforcement drawings into optimized robotic manufacturing programs and managing factory-floor order workflow.
Toggle RLS
3D scanning system for rebar environments identifying and measuring steel bar positions with sub-millimeter precision in under one second.
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Company Facts
Founded
2016
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Manufacturer
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North America
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