Standard Bots builds AI-native industrial robotic arms designed and assembled in the United States, pairing its own hardware with no-code software to make factory automation accessible to a far wider range of manufacturers. Based in Glen Cove, New York, the company aims to undercut traditional cobots on price while exceeding them on payload and accuracy.
Its flagship RO1 (Core) arm offers an 18 kg payload, 1.3 m reach and high repeatability, listing around 37,000 dollars, and the lineup spans the smaller Spark and larger Thor models plus a mobile-ready Bolt droid in beta. Proprietary AmpereDrive motor technology delivers high torque density. The ArcOS software lets factory workers program robots without code, using methods such as tele-op recording, antigravity lift-assist teaching and precision jogging, while the Flux AI platform supports skill-by-demonstration learning, where the robot watches a worker via onboard 3D vision and learns to replicate the task.
Standard Bots raised a 63 million dollar Series B led by General Catalyst, with participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Samsung Next, and ships robots to customers ranging from small shops to Fortune 500 companies, reportedly including NASA, Amazon and Timken. It serves manufacturers seeking affordable, easy-to-deploy automation for tasks like machine tending, palletizing, welding and pick-and-place.