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Cobalt Robot
Cobalt Robotics
PrivateCombining autonomous robots and AI to deliver continuous enterprise security and intelligent monitoring.
Founded 2016$67M raised
Robots
About Cobalt Robotics
Cobalt AI (formerly Cobalt Robotics) is an American enterprise security automation company combining autonomous mobile robots with AI-powered monitoring. Founded in 2016 by Travis Deyle (Georgia Tech, Google X) and Erik Schluntz (SpaceX), clients include FedEx, Salesforce, DoorDash, and Yelp
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June 4, 2024Funding RoundInvestment
AcquisitionCobalt Robotics Team
Cobalt Robotics History
- 2016
Cobalt Robotics is founded around autonomous security
Cobalt Robotics was founded in 2016 by Travis Deyle and Erik Schluntz. The pair built autonomous robots to work alongside human security guards. The company raised ~$66.5 million from Sequoia Capital, Coatue, and Promus Ventures.
Security robotsGoogle XSpaceX - 2022
Cobalt reaches hundreds of deployed robots
Robots designed with Yves Behar's Fuseproject featured 60+ sensors using AI to detect security and environmental threats. By 2022, hundreds of robots were deployed globally.
Enterprise deployments60+ sensors - 2024
Cobalt shifts from robots-only to broader security automation
Cobalt AI continues operating independently with existing management, investing in R&D and sales to scale the enterprise security platform.
Remote monitoringAlarm filtering - June 2024
Dean Drako acquires and rebrands the business
In June 2024, Dean Drako (Eagle Eye Networks) acquired the company, rebranding it as Cobalt AI to reflect expansion beyond robots into AI alarm filtering, remote monitoring, and broader security automation.
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