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Robotics Context

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Snapshot

  • What it is

    Detail
    Designs and builds AI-native industrial robot arms and industrial humanoids that need no code to program: a worker teaches a task by demonstration[1]
    As of
    Jun 2026

  • Headquarters

    Detail
    Glen Cove, New York[2]
    As of
    Nov 2026

  • Facilities

    Detail
    Designs and assembles its robots in Glen Cove, N.Y.; the factory grew from about 8,000 to 16,000 sq ft in 2025, and the Series C funds a further expansion to 70,000 sq ft[1]
    As of
    Jun 2026

  • Leadership

    Detail
    Evan Beard, co-founder, CEO and chief engineer[3]Full leadership
    As of
    Jun 2026

  • Vertical integration

    Detail
    Designs almost all its own parts, including its actuators, and assembles its products in-house; aims for full U.S. production, "from metal in to robots out", by 2027[3]Self-reported
    As of
    Jun 2026

Leadership

  • CEO

    Person and background
    Evan Beard, co-founder, CEO and chief engineer[3](Jun 2026)
    Co-founded Etacts (Y Combinator; acquired by Salesforce in 2010), Gridtech, which built ArmorHub (acquired by Spirent), and A Plus (with Ashton Kutcher); named to Forbes 30 Under 30[2](Nov 2026)
    Duke University: studied computer science; graduated with distinction in economics, 2009[2](Nov 2026)
    As of
    Nov 2026

Scale and customers

  • U.S. deployment share (CEO projection)

    Detail
    CEO projection: "on pace to do 10% of industrial robot deployments in the United States" by the end of 2026; TNW puts 10% at roughly 4,400 to 5,000 units[4]Self-reported
    As of
    Jun 2026

  • Named customers

    Detail
    Sunoco LP, Lockheed Martin, Amazon, NASA and the U.S. Army[1]Self-reported
    As of
    Jun 2026

  • Customer base

    Detail
    Hundreds of American companies in nearly every state, from Fortune 100 companies to small and midsize manufacturers; sectors include oil and gas, automotive, aerospace and data centers[3]Self-reported
    As of
    Jun 2026

Funding

  • Funding disclosed

    Detail
    About $263M in total[4]
    As of
    Jun 2026

  • Series B

    Detail
    $63M (Jul 2024) led by General Catalyst, with the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Samsung Next[5]
    As of
    Jul 2024

  • Series C

    Detail
    $200M (Jun 2026) at a $1B valuation, led by RoboStrategy with existing investors including General Catalyst (TNW names both as leads)[1]
    As of
    Jun 2026

  • RoboStrategy

    Round
    Series C lead (Jun 2026)[1]
    Date
    Jun 2026

  • Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund

    Round
    Series B (Jul 2024)[5]
    Date
    Jul 2024

  • General Catalyst

    Round
    Series B lead (Jul 2024); also in the Series C[5]
    Date
    Jul 2024

Products and models

  • Business model

    Detail
    Sells its robots outright: its comparison page lists the purchase method as "Buy"[6]
    As of
    Nov 2026

  • Applications

    Detail
    Machining, welding, palletizing, grinding, fastening, dispensing, assembly and inspection[3]
    As of
    Jun 2026

  • Roadmap

    Detail
    Bolt, its "droid", is "coming soon" with a stationary or wheeled mobile base; reservations and a beta program are open[7]
    As of
    Nov 2026

  • Pricing

    Detail
    Claims a 30% price advantage over incumbents[1]Self-reported
    As of
    Jun 2026

  • Product line

    Detail
    • Spark: Small arm: 7 kg payload, 900 mm reach; starting at $29,500
    • Core: Medium arm: 18 kg payload, 1.3 m reach; starting at $39,500
    • Thor: Large arm: 30 kg payload, 2 m reach; starting at $49,500
    • Bolt: "Droid": 7 kg payload, 1.3 m reach; private beta, no price listed
    [8]
    As of
    Nov 2026

  • Earlier product

    Detail
    RO1, a $37,000 arm lifting up to 40 lb with about 4 ft of reach, was its product at the Jul 2024 Series B[5]
    As of
    Jul 2024

  • Software

    Detail
    Programmed without code, by demonstration; uses an Nvidia Isaac-powered physical-AI stack[1]
    As of
    Jun 2026

Relationships

Investors

  • RoboStrategy: Series C lead (Jun 2026)[1]
  • Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund: Series B (Jul 2024)[5]
  • General Catalyst: Series B lead (Jul 2024); also in the Series C[5]

Memberships

Recent moves

  • Jun 24, 2026

    Move
    Evan Beard scheduled as a keynote speaker at Automate 2026 in Chicago[3]

  • Jun 9, 2026

    Move
    Raised a $200M Series C at a $1B valuation, led by RoboStrategy, to expand its Glen Cove factory to 70,000 sq ft[1]

  • May 8, 2026

    Move
    Became a founding member of Robots for America at its launch[9]

  • Apr 21, 2026

    Move
    Evan Beard testified to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Research and Technology[10]

  • Nov 18, 2025

    Move
    CEO Evan Beard testified at a Joint Economic Committee hearing on frontier technologies and industrial efficiency[11]

  • May 2025

    Move
    Opened a 16,000 sq ft factory in Glen Cove, N.Y., doubling its previous Long Island site, and unveiled a 30 kg payload, 2 m reach robot for Automate 2025[12]

  • Jul 12, 2024

    Move
    Raised a $63M Series B led by General Catalyst[5]

Sources

  1. SiliconANGLE: Standard Bots raises $200M at $1B valuation (Jun 2026)
  2. Wikipedia: Evan Beard
  3. Robotics 24/7: Standard Bots raises $200M Series C (Jun 2026)
  4. TNW: Standard Bots raises $200M (Jun 2026)
  5. SiliconANGLE: Standard Bots reels in $63M (Jul 2024)
  6. Standard Bots: Core vs FANUC comparison
  7. Standard Bots: Bolt
  8. Standard Bots homepage (robots and starting prices, Nov 2026)
  9. Robots for America: members
  10. House Science Committee: Evan Beard testimony (Apr 2026)
  11. Manufacturing Dive: Standard Bots CEO at the Joint Economic Committee (Nov 2025)
  12. The Robot Report: Standard Bots launches 30kg robot arm and U.S. production facility (May 2025)