Standard Bots
Standard Bots designs, manufactures, and sells AI-native six-axis collaborative robot arms assembled in Glen Cove, New York, using demonstration-based training instead of traditional programming.
- CEO / Founder
- Evan Beard
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Growth Stage
- Total Funding
- $263M
- Latest Round
- Series C
- Key Investors
- RoboStrategy Advisors; General Catalyst; Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund; Samsung Next; Lachy Groom; Quiet Capital; 468 Capital; Lightscape Partners; Box Group; Sahin Boydas
Technology & Products
Key Products
Spark (7kg payload, 900mm reach, $29,500); Core/RO1 (18kg payload, 1,300mm reach, $37,000); Thor (30kg payload, 2,000mm reach, $49,500); Bolt (mobile-ready, 14kg payload, 900mm reach); StandardOS no-code software platform; Flux AI physical AI foundation model; Developer SDK with full API access
Technological Advantage
Proprietary physical AI platform (Flux AI) using transformer-based models trained by human demonstration; NVIDIA Isaac platform integration; vertically integrated production including in-house actuators; robot-agnostic API layer via ForgeOS/READY IP; no-code software deployable by non-engineers
Differentiation
Value Proposition
AI-native industrial robot arms that are taught through human demonstration rather than traditional coding, enabling any factory worker to deploy robots in one day, at 20-30% lower price than legacy manufacturers, with 99.9% uptime guaranteed.
How They Differentiate
Vertically integrated US manufacturing (designs own actuators, assembles in Glen Cove NY); Physical AI trained by demonstration (no programming required); 20-30% lower price point vs legacy manufacturers; Robot-agnostic software platform via READY Robotics IP acquisition; End-to-end offering (hardware + AI software + SDK)
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Fortune 500 manufacturers (aerospace, automotive, oil & gas) and small-to-medium manufacturers across the United States
Industry Verticals
Manufacturing; Automotive; Aerospace; Oil & Gas; Logistics; Data Centers; Education
Competitors
Universal Robots (Teradyne); FANUC; ABB (GoFa)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
On pace to deploy 10% of all new U.S. industrial robots by 2027; deployed to hundreds of American companies across nearly every state; growing Glen Cove facility to 70,000 sq ft
Major Milestones
2016: Founded by Evan Beard in Manhattan apartment; Jul 2024: $63M Series B led by General Catalyst with Amazon & Samsung; Nov 2024: Acquired READY Robotics IP (ForgeOS); May 2025: Launched 30kg Thor robot arm & expanded Glen Cove facility to 16,000 sq ft; Jun 2026: $200M Series C at $1B valuation, facility expanding to 70,000 sq ft
Notable Customers
NASA; Lockheed Martin; Sunoco; Amazon; US Army; Adient; Timken; hundreds of SMB manufacturers across 49+ US states