Watney Robotics Inc.

Watney Robotics Inc. is a San Francisco, California-based robotics company founded in 2023 by Ryan Gannon and Sean Cheong. The company develops autonomous robotic systems designed to operate and maintain datacenter and supercomputing infrastructure. Watney targets hyperscalers — the world's largest cloud and AI computing companies — to accelerate datacenter buildout and breakfix operations.

The company's robotic systems are designed for tasks in physical datacenter environments including cable management, hardware installation, inspection, and infrastructure maintenance tasks that have traditionally required human technicians. Watney's technology stack includes Rust-based precision teleoperation, cloud-powered remote robot foundation models, and systems designed for 24/7 continuous operation.

In April 2025, Watney Robotics raised USD 21.13 million in seed funding from investors including Conviction, Abstract, and A*. The company employs 11–50 people as of 2026 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Watney Robotics is listed on Built In San Francisco and has an active job posting presence indicating ongoing growth.

The company is partnering with the largest hyperscalers globally to scale its autonomous datacenter operations platform. This positions Watney at the intersection of robotics and critical AI infrastructure, addressing a labor-intensive industry segment where physical automation has historically lagged behind software automation. The company focuses specifically on enabling a new wave of compute scaling by removing human bottlenecks from physical datacenter operations.