Foundry Robotics
Integrator / OEM
AI-first contract manufacturer using VLA-driven modular robotic cells to assemble defence, battery and hardware products.
Foundry Robotics is building what it calls the Everything Factory: an AI-first, assembly-focused contract manufacturer that uses modular robotic cells and vision-language-action models to assemble products it was not specifically programmed for, making retooling close to obsolete. The target is short-run, high-mix work that today requires bespoke factories — defence and dual-use robotics, battery pack assembly, advanced hardware sub-assemblies, drones and satellites — with modular cells that scale with programme demand. The pitch is explicitly dual-use and supply-chain resilience: qualified American production capacity sold as a service rather than equipment. It is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and raised a seed led by Khosla Ventures and Garuda Ventures in 2026.
Research mapping
Physical AI / Manufacturing, EMS & Industrial Automation (L4) / 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
Assembly capability that generalises across products — the VLA policies plus manufacturing software, not the cells — which is what removes retooling cost.
Position in the stack: Contract manufacturer between component suppliers and defence or hardware primes, monetising the ability to switch products without new tooling.
Who buys it
Founding team
Adarsh Kulkarni — Founder & CEO — Studied robotics at UPenn's GRASP Lab; early autonomy engineer at Ghost Robotics deploying robots with the Department of Defense; rose to Head of Robotics at Scale AI.
Emmanuel Lamacchia — Co-founder — Co-founder of Foundry Robotics alongside Kulkarni.
SourceFinancing detail
- Last round
- Seed ($19M, 2026)
Investors: Khosla Ventures, Garuda Ventures, Hanabi Capital, Red Glass Ventures, Zero Shot Fund, Embark Ventures
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