Standard Bots

Six-axis robot arms. Factory automation built in the US.

Category
AI & Robotics InfrastructureCompute, power, hardware and orbit
// Overview

Standard Bots designs and manufactures six-axis robot arms and the control software that runs them, selling factory automation to US manufacturers ranging from small and mid-sized firms to large enterprises.PR Newswire

  • What they build

    RO1 is Standard Bots' six-axis collaborative arm. Its manual gives the arm an 18 kg maximum payload, a reach of 1.3 m and repeatability of plus or minus 0.025 mm.Standard Bots

  • Where they stand

    Standard Bots opened a 16,000 square foot factory in Glen Cove, New York in June 2025, roughly double the size of its previous Long Island site.Design Development Today

  • Who they sell to

    Its market is US manufacturing. The company says it aims to supply a tenth of new US industrial robot deployments by next year, as reported in June 2026, which is a target rather than a result.Automation World

  • Who runs it

    Evan Beard co-founded Standard Bots and is its chief executive and chief engineer. He set out that role in written testimony to the US Joint Economic Committee.US Joint Economic Committee

  • Who's backed them

    General Catalyst and RoboStrategy led a $200 million Series C in June 2026 at a $1 billion valuation, following $63 million raised nearly two years earlier.Bloomberg

// By the numbers
$200m
Series C in June 2026, at a $1 billion valuationPR Newswire
16,000 sq ft
Glen Cove factory, about double its previous Long Island siteDesign Development Today
$263m
Approximate total raised after the June 2026 Series CBloomberg

Compiled from publicly available sources, September 2026. 6 sources. Every statement above links to its own.