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GrayMatter Robotics

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GrayMatter Robotics Inc.
Robotics companyStartup
GMRGray Matter Robotics

American industrial robotics startup from Carson, California, founded in 2020. Builds smart robotic cells for surface finishing (sanding, polishing, coating) with its proprietary Physical AI platform Factory SuperIntelligence and GMR-AI technology.

Founded2020United States
HQCarsonUnited States
Total funding$69100B1
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01 · About

GrayMatter Robotics

Founded 2020 · Carson, United States

GrayMatter Robotics Inc. is an American industrial-robotics startup headquartered in Carson, California (2226 E 223rd St., Carson, CA 90810), founded in 2020 by four co-founders: Ariyan Kabir (current CEO), Brual Shah, Sangam Pant, and Satyandra K. Gupta (a robotics professor). The company develops the Factory SuperIntelligence Physical AI platform with its proprietary GMR-AI model stack, trained on an in-house multi-modal manufacturing process dataset. Its primary application is automation of surface treatment (sanding, grinding, buffing, polishing, blasting, coating) and inspection in industry. GrayMatter offers solutions through a subscription model (Robotics-as-a-Service) covering hardware, software, training, and 24/7 support, eliminating much of the CapEx of traditional industrial automation deployments. The company is private (Series B), has raised USD 69.1M in funding (Wellington, Stage Venture Partners, Calibrate Ventures per Tracxn), and employs around 124 people (PitchBook). On April 6, 2026, GrayMatter signed an MOU with HII (NYSE: HII) to integrate its Physical AI into shipbuilding operations.

Founders

  • Ariyan Kabir

    Co-founder, CEO

    University of Southern California alumnus; current CEO and public face of GrayMatter Robotics.

  • Brual Shah

    Co-founder

  • Sangam Pant

    Co-founder

  • Satyandra K. Gupta

    Co-founder

02 · What they do

Domain of activity

3 areas · 3 technologies · 3 industries
What they do3Areas
  • Industrial robots
  • Process automation
  • Embodied AI
How they do it3Technologies
  • Embodied AI
  • Foundation Models
  • Computer vision
Who for3Industries
  • Robotics
  • Industrial manufacturing
  • Aerospace
03 · Geography

Global presence

HQ Carson · 1 offices · 2 regions
USANorth America
04 · Metrics

Scale & funding

founded 2020
2020founded
approx. 124 (PitchBook)employees
$69Mtotal funding
growthdevelopment stage
Privatenot listed
activestatus
$69M
total funding
Wellington, Stage Venture Partners, Calibrate VenturesTotal funding raised across multiple rounds (through Series B) per Tracxn. Specific dates of individual rounds not verified in this iteration.
USD 69.1M (total raised)
05 · Portfolio

Products & solutions

1 software
06 · Relations

Organizational relations

1 strategic relations

Strategic relations

1
  • Partnership
    HIIMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with HII (NYSE: HII) announced on April 6, 2026 in Carson, California. Goal: integration of GrayMatter Physical AI into shipbuilding operations (autonomous surface preparation, painting, coating) for manned and unmanned shipbuilding.
    2026 →
07 · Classification

Profile & metadata

4 classification · 5 external links

Classification

  • Statusactive
  • Development stagegrowth
  • Listed onNoprivate
  • Organization typeRobotics company+ Startup

External links

08 · Related content

Articles

3 articles
HII Commits Up to $900M to Robot Welders for U.S. Shipyards
News12 August 2026

HII Commits Up to $900M to Robot Welders for U.S. Shipyards

HII signed production agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics worth up to $900M over seven years. Robots will weld, grind and paint U.S. Navy warship hulls under the HYPR program.

GrayMatter Robotics: autonomous finishing as a fix for U.S. defense readiness gaps
News22 June 2026

GrayMatter Robotics: autonomous finishing as a fix for U.S. defense readiness gaps

The U.S. Navy needs 174,000 industrial workers over the next decade, and the military is missing aircraft readiness targets. GrayMatter Robotics and HII launched the HYPR program — autonomous assembly lines for defense shipyards based on edge AI without data transfer.

Autonomous surface finishing as the key to U.S. defense manufacturing readiness
News22 June 2026

Autonomous surface finishing as the key to U.S. defense manufacturing readiness

GrayMatter Robotics argues autonomous surface-finishing systems can offset the workforce crisis in U.S. defense manufacturing — the military missed aircraft readiness goals for 42 of 45 fleets and the Navy estimates a 174,000-worker shortfall.