Collaborative Robotics
Integrator / OEM · US
Maker of Proxie, a mobile collaborative robot (cobot) for material handling; deployed at Maersk and Mayo Clinic; $100M Series B (2024).
Cobot builds Proxie, an AI-driven mobile manipulator for the material-handling tasks that keep hospitals, labs, warehouses and factories running. Proxie combines a swerve mobility base (Glide 360), eye-level sensing (Scout Sense) and an adaptable manipulator (Flex Grasp) to move carts, totes and boxes alongside people. Proxie Gen 2 (2026) adds bimanual manipulation, 'autotasking' (the robot identifies work on its own from a real-time world model, ~95% of cart moves at Maersk without human assignment), 1,500 lb cart capacity and self-swapping batteries. Onboard AI runs on NVIDIA Jetson; AWS powers the Vista fleet-management platform. Available from $5,000/month.
Research mapping
Physical AI / Autonomy Software, Fleet Platforms & End Markets (L10) / Integrator / OEM
Evidence boundary
Original analysis and independent corroboration remain under development. Commercial scale and durable technical advantage remain under review.
What makes it defensible
Production-hardened mobile cobot platform (28 robots, 13k hours field data) with autotasking AI that lowers deployment complexity.
Position in the stack: Cobot OEM — builds Proxie mobile manipulator for material-handling tasks
Who buys it
Named customers: Maersk, Mayo Clinic, Moderna, Owens & Minor, Tampa General Hospital
Founding team
Brad Porter — Founder & CEO — Founded Collaborative Robotics (Cobot) in 2022; robotics leader previously at Amazon and Scale AI.
SourceFinancing detail
- Last round
- $100M Series B (Apr 2024)
Investors: General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Lux Capital
Mapped funds and investors
Direct relationships supported by published evidence.
Reported holdings as-of
No sourced relationships mapped yet.
Disclosed investment history
| Fund / investor | Last sourced | Relationship | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bison Ventures | Series B · participant | Source | |
| General Catalyst | Series B · lead | Source | |
| Industry Ventures | Series B · participant | Source | |
| Lux Capital | Series B · participant | Source |
Showing up to four relationships in each group. ETF weights describe the fund’s portfolio, not ownership of this company. Private investment history does not establish current ownership.
Evidence & media
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Collaborative Robotics Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding
What this source supports: $100M Series B led by General Catalyst; >$140M total
What it does not establish: No valuation disclosed
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Introducing Proxie, Cobot’s Collaborative Robot, Built for the Real World
What this source supports: Proxie launch; customers Maersk, Mayo Clinic, Moderna, Owens & Minor, Tampa General
What it does not establish: No unit economics or contract sizes
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Cobot’s Proxie Gen 2 robot adds autotasking, mobile manipulation
What this source supports: Gen 2: bimanual, autotasking, 28 robots/13k hours field data, $5k/mo
What it does not establish: No revenue run-rate
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