Mantis Robotics

Market context

MR-X

Products

• MR-1 - MR
• MR-X - MR

Facts

• Website: https://mantis-robotics.com/
• HQ: Pleasanton, California, United States
• Founded: 2020
• Segment: industrial robotics
• Known funding rounds: 2

Funding

• 2025-03-19 - Undisclosed venture funding - ABICO Group makes strategic investment in Mantis - source: mantis-robotics.com
• 2024-12-16 - Venture funding - $5M - USD 5 million round led by Emerald backs Mantis - source: mantis-robotics.com

Investors

• ABICO Group - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-19
• Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund - Participant - Corporate / Cvc - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2024-12-16
• Emerald Technology Ventures - Lead - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-12-16

Events

• 2026-06-22 - Product Launch - Mantis Robotics unveils MR-X dual-arm fenceless industrial robot - Launch coverage gives MR-X a lift capacity up to 70 lb and high-speed operation up to 10.6 m/s. Mantis positions the robot for deployment without cages in manufacturing, logistics and retail automation workflows. The company says MR-X builds on MR-1 and is de…
• 2026-02-24 - Regulatory - MR-1 gains ISO 10218-1 and ISO 13849-1 certification - SGS Fimko certified the MR-1 to ISO 10218-1 industrial-robot safety and ISO 13849-1 functional-safety requirements. All 47 embedded safety functions were certified to Performance Level d. Mantis said the certified MR-1 could operate at up to 10 m/s alongside…
• 2025-05-12 - Demonstration - MR-1 and SafetyCore shown at Automate 2025 - MR-1 combined real-time motion planning, 360-degree spatial awareness and arm speeds up to 10 m/s. Mantis introduced SafetyCore as an OEM safety platform for manipulators and mobile robots. The system dynamically compensates for robot motion rather than relyi…
• 2025-03-31 - Demonstration - MR-1 runs fenceless tray-handling demo at Hannover Messe - The MR-1 demonstration began with Hannover Messe on March 31, 2025. The robot performed ultra-fast tray pick-and-place without external safety sensors or perimeter fencing. Mantis used the exhibit to show real-time barrier-free interaction between people and…
• 2025-03-19 - Partnership - Taiwan and Japan distribution and contract manufacturing plans announced - ABICO Group planned to distribute Mantis fenceless industrial robot arms in Taiwan and Japan. Abico Enterprise was identified as a strategic contract-manufacturing partner for mass-production scale-up. The partners linked the programme to factory automation a…
• 2025-03-19 - Funding - ABICO Group makes strategic investment in Mantis - ABICO Group invested in Mantis as it expanded into robotics and factory automation. The strategic capital was linked to mass-production scale-up and distribution in Taiwan and Japan. Mantis described its MR-1 platform as a fenceless autonomous robot arm with…
• 2025-02-19 - Award - Robotics Award 2025 recognizes Mantis Physical AI - The award was presented at the Hannover Messe Press Preview on February 19, 2025. Judges recognized Mantis technology for barrier-free human-robot collaboration in manufacturing and logistics. The company planned to demonstrate its fenceless high-speed indust…
• 2024-12-16 - Funding - USD 5 million round led by Emerald backs Mantis - Emerald Technology Ventures led the USD 5 million investment, with Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund participating. The financing supports operational scale-up, product-portfolio expansion and broader industrial-robotics market reach. Mantis was developing fe…

Team

• Gerry Chen - Founder and CEO - Chen leads Mantis Robotics as it develops sensor-rich collaborative industrial robot systems designed to work without traditional safety fencing.

Context tags

• Adaptive industrial manipulation - Capability - MR-X and MR-1 are industrial manipulation systems built for fenceless operation around people.
• Material handling - Workflow - The robot family is designed for manipulation and automation workflows in industrial environments.
• Collaborative robot joint motion - Workflow - SafetyCore enables high-speed collaborative robot motion near people.
• Warehouse Automation - Customer Environment - Company materials and launch coverage cite logistics and retail automation use cases.

Articles

• Mantis Robotics is building MR-1 safety functions into fenceless workcells - 2026-02-24 - A February 2026 ISO certification connected Mantis Robotics company formation, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund backing, MR-1 safety functions, and fenceless high-speed arm claims.