Standard Bots

Standard Bots is a collaborative robotics company headquartered in Glen Cove, New York, co-founded by Evan Beard (CEO) and David Golden. The company designs and manufactures the RO1 six-axis collaborative robotic arm in the United States, targeting small and mid-sized manufacturers, machine shops, and logistics operators that have historically been priced out of traditional industrial robots. Standard Bots positions RO1 as a higher-payload, higher-precision, lower-cost alternative to European cobots, and pairs the hardware with an AI-driven no-code programming stack. On July 12, 2024, Standard Bots announced a USD 63 million Series B funding round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Samsung Next, Lachy Groom, Quiet Capital, 468 Capital, Lightscape Partners, and Box Group. Max Rimpel of General Catalyst joined the board. The capital is being used to scale US manufacturing and bring AI-powered robots into use cases such as complex assembly, food preparation, and dishwashing. The company reports roughly 67 employees as of mid-2025 across four continents.

Standard Bots is the American cobot entrant betting on US manufacturing reshoring and an AI-native software stack to challenge Universal Robots' dominance.

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At a glance

Total raised

$63M

last round series b

Headcount

51-200

approximate · public range

Headquarters

Glen Cove, New York

United States

Founded

2017

9 years active

Status

Private

Cobot

Subsector

Cobot

US Cobot

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Funding history

Total raised

$63M

Rounds tracked

Latest stage

Series B

Date	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors
Jul 12, 2024	Series B	$63M	—	General Catalyst

Founder backgrounds

David Golden

Co-founder

David Golden co-founded Standard Bots after spending several years in robotics engineering. He previously worked at Amazon Robotics, contributing to automation and robotic systems at scale. Prior to that, he was an early engineer at Canvas, a construction robotics startup. His engineering background spans software, controls, and robotic arm deployment — experience that directly informs Standard Bots' mission to build an affordable, US-made six-axis cobot for small and mid-sized manufacturers. Golden studied mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan.

Evan Beard

Co-founder & CEO

Evan Beard co-founded Standard Bots after previous work in robotics and hardware. The company is a Y Combinator graduate and is based in Brooklyn, NY. Standard Bots builds the RO1, a six-axis collaborative robot arm designed and assembled in the US, priced to be accessible to small and mid-sized manufacturers. Beard has focused the company on making industrial automation affordable and easy to deploy for shops that would not typically invest in traditional robotics. Investors include Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, and other notable venture firms.

AI bull / bear

Bull case

Standard Bots occupies a structural sweet spot at the intersection of three macro tailwinds: US manufacturing reshoring, the explosion of AI-native software, and the democratization of automation. The $63 million Series B from General Catalyst, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, and Samsung Next validates both the product-market fit and the strategic importance of a domestic cobot alternative. RO1's promise of higher payload, higher precision, and lower cost than European incumbents like Universal Robots directly addresses the needs of small and mid-sized manufacturers who were previously priced out—a massive untapped market. The AI-driven no-code programming stack is the real differentiator. While competitors still rely on legacy teach-pendant interfaces, Standard Bots can onboard non-technical operators and expand into complex, variable tasks like assembly and food prep. With only ~67 employees, the company is capital-efficient and can scale manufacturing domestically as reshoring accelerates. Amazon's strategic investment signals enterprise validation and potential channel access to logistics customers at scale.

Bear case

Standard Bots faces formidable incumbents with decade-long head starts. Universal Robots alone has shipped over 75,000 cobots globally and enjoys deep integration partnerships, entrenched training ecosystems, and brand trust among risk-averse manufacturers. Even with a lower price point, Standard Bots must overcome the switching costs and inertia that favor established vendors—especially when downtime or integration failures can halt production. The $63 million Series B, while sizable, must fund US-based manufacturing (structurally more expensive than Asian or European production), go-to-market expansion, and AI software R&D simultaneously. With only 67 employees across four continents, execution risk is high. The cobot market is also getting crowded: Chinese players like Doosan and Techman are aggressively undercutting on price, while incumbents are rapidly integrating AI themselves. If Standard Bots cannot achieve rapid unit economics and scale before the next funding cycle, it risks being squeezed between low-cost Asian rivals and feature-rich incumbents.

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Leadership

Evan Beard

Co-founder & CEO

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David Golden

Co-founder

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Zach Tomkinson

Chief Commercial Officer

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Ash Higgins

Chief Strategy Officer

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Hunjoo Kim

Head of Manufacturing Operations

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Lee Gross

Head of Software

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Robert Irwin

Head of Hardware

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Dan Grover

Head of Product

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Products

RO1 six-axis collaborative robot arm
Six-axis collaborative robotic arm engineered and built in the USA, designed for manufacturers to integrate into existing machining or packing setups to automate tasks both simple and complex. The RO1 has an 18 kg payload and 1.3 m reach, with ±0.025 mm repeatability. It features an intuitive touchscreen interface with simple visual programming involving zero code. The RO1 integrates directly with grippers, conveyors, linear actuators, and other components with no additional drivers or configurations required. Positioned as an affordable entry for small-to-mid-market automation.
Standard Bots AI programming stack
In-house-developed programming software and AI training models that provide a robust physical AI platform . ArcOS operates as the AI-powered operating system where routines are laid out like a story, with steps, conditions, and branches, plus APIs and SDKs for deeper integration . Flux AI™ Skill by demonstration learns exact routines from recorded video and position data , enabling users to teach robots tasks through demonstration, eliminating the need for traditional coding or programming . The robots run on NVIDIA Isaac "physical AI" so they can adapt to messy, real-world environments instead of brittle, pre-programmed paths .

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