Collaborative Robotics

Brad Porter and Steph Tryphonas co-founded the company in 2022.⁠[1]

In June 2022, the company announced $10 million in financing led by Neo, with Khosla VenturesKhosla VenturesKhosla Ventures (KV) is an American venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, the founding CEO of Sun Microsystems, and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It made heavy early bets on clean technology, became OpenAI’s first venture capital investor in 2019, and its portfolio also includes companies such as DoorDash, Block (formerly Square), Impossible Foods, and Rocket Lab.Open the full entry, Calibrate Ventures and 1984 Ventures participating. It designated the funding for recruitment, research and infrastructure.⁠[2]

In his 2022 founding essay, Porter identified labor shortages and deployment costs as starting points, arguing that robots should adapt to existing workplaces. These were the company’s stated goals.⁠[3]

In July 2023, Cobot announced a $30 million Series A led by Sequoia Capital and launched its Flywheel Program to advise organizations on automation. Mayo Clinic was both a customer and investor, a financial relationship relevant to its endorsement.⁠[4]

In April 2024, the company announced a $100 million Series B led by General Catalyst, taking disclosed funding above $140 million. It said initial robots had entered the field earlier that year. The round total was not one investor’s individual contribution.⁠[5]

In 2024, TechCrunch described the company’s approach as emphasizing human–robot collaboration and deployment costs rather than reproducing the human form.⁠[6]

In June 2024, the company opened a Seattle office, appointed Michael Vogelsong to lead foundation-model research and supported related University of Washington work. A robot was already operating at a regional logistics transload facility.⁠[7]

In November 2024, Cobot publicly introduced Proxie for moving materials and carts. Its announcement named Maersk, Moderna and hospitals among early users; the customer list was company-reported.⁠[8]

In March 2026, CEO Brad Porter announced Deployed, a podcast featuring operators, engineers and investors working on robotics and physical AI. Jeff Wilke was its first guest.⁠[9]

By October 2026, the website described Gen 2 Proxie’s two-arm picking, placement and restocking capabilities; that description does not establish a launch date.⁠[10]

Cobot describes Vista as software for assigning robot tasks and coordinating fleets, while ScoutMap maps facilities and assesses automation readiness. Deployment-speed and cost-saving assertions remain company product claims.⁠[11]

Collaborative Robotics: Official website: https://www.co.bot/ (opens in a new window)⁠[12]

X: Public account: https://x.com/CobotCorp (opens in a new window)⁠[13]

LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/co-bot/ (opens in a new window)⁠[14]

YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: Public account: https://www.youtube.com/@cobot-corp (opens in a new window)⁠[15]