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FORT Robotics

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FORT Robotics, Inc.
Robotics companyHardware vendor
FORT

US company providing a safety and security layer for robots and autonomous machines — wireless e-stops, safety controllers and the Trust Layer platform.

Founded2018United States
HQPhiladelphiaUnited States
Total funding$25000B2 · 2022–2026
Valuation$556.6M (SPAC transaction enterprise value)Enterprise value (SPAC deal) · 2026
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01 · About

FORT Robotics

Founded 2018 · Philadelphia, United States

FORT Robotics, Inc. is a US company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, specializing in functional safety and cybersecurity for robots and autonomous machines. It offers a Trust Layer combining hardware, software and services: wireless emergency stops (wireless e-stop), safety-rated remote controls, safety controllers (including Vehicle Safety Controller and Nano Safety Controller Pro) and the FORT Manager software for fleet, rules and analytics management. The company positions itself as a provider of the 'Trust Layer for Physical AI' and serves industries such as logistics and warehousing, industrial manufacturing, construction, defense, agriculture, mining and transportation. According to company figures from 2026, its solutions were deployed with more than 600 customers worldwide (over 19,500 units), and 2025 revenue grew 62% year over year. In May 2026 FORT acquired Mapless AI (vehicle teleoperation), and in August 2026 it announced going public on Nasdaq (ticker FROB) via a business combination with SPAC Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp.

Founders

  • Samuel Reeves

    Founder & CEO

02 · What they do

Domain of activity

5 areas · 5 technologies · 8 industries
What they do5Areas
  • Functional safety
  • Autonomous systems
  • Industrial robots
  • Mobile robots
  • Humanoid robots
How they do it5Technologies
  • Functional safety
  • Robotics
  • Computer vision
  • Edge AI
  • AI Security
Who for8Industries
  • Robotics
  • Logistics & warehousing
  • Industrial manufacturing
  • Defense & security
  • Agriculture
  • Construction
  • Transport & mobility
  • Mining
03 · Geography

Global presence

HQ Philadelphia · 2 regions
GlobalUSA
04 · Metrics

Scale & funding

founded 2018 · Going public via SPAC (Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp)
2018founded
51–200 employees (LinkedIn)employees
$25Mtotal funding
Going public via SPAC (Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp)latest round
growthdevelopment stage
Privatenot listed
activestatus
$25M
total funding
2 · 2022–2026
Series BJuly 2022Tiger Global, Prologis, Lemnos, GRIDS Capital, Creative Ventures, Compound, FundersClubRound led by Tiger Global. Following this round, FORT Robotics' total funding raised reached approximately $41.5M.
$25M
Going public via SPAC (Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp)August 2026Tiger Global, Prologis Ventures, Mark CubanPIPE and NRA commitments exceeding $31M from institutional investors; existing FORT shareholders retain approx. 67% ownership.
approx. $201M gross proceeds (approx. $182M net to balance sheet)
06 · Relations

Organizational relations

4 strategic relations

Strategic relations

4
  • merged
    Announcement of going public on Nasdaq (ticker FROB) via a business combination with SPAC Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp; transaction enterprise value approx. $556.6M, closing expected in Q4 2026.
    2026 →
  • Acquisition
    Acquisition of Mapless AI — a company specializing in vehicle teleoperation and autonomy supervision; extends the FORT platform with remote teleoperation and onboard active safety.
    2026 →
  • Partnership
    Strategic partnership with Agility Robotics to advance humanoid robot safety (Digit 5), including the Offboard Safety Bridge and a safety pendant.
    2026 →
  • Partnership
    Joined the NVIDIA Halos for Robotics ecosystem and implemented the NVIDIA Outside-In Safety Blueprint extending robot perception with external infrastructure sensors.
    2026 →
07 · Classification

Profile & metadata

4 classification · 5 external links

Classification

  • Statusactive
  • Development stagegrowth
  • Listed onNoprivate
  • Organization typeRobotics company+ Hardware vendor

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