OSARO

OSARO provides AI-powered robotic picking and fulfillment automation for e-commerce and warehouse operations. Cognex highlights OSARO’s Zenni Optical deployment, where Cognex barcode readers supported automated eyewear order processing.

Facts

Segment: Warehouse Logistics
Country: US
Website: https://www.osaro.com/

Funding

2021-08-18 - Series C - $30M - OSARO raises $30M Series C led by Octave Ventures - OSARO raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Octave Ventures. - source: osaro.com
2020-12-10 - Series B - $37M - OSARO closes $37M Series B for warehouse automation AI - OSARO closed Series B funding totaling $37 million from King River Capital, Mark Cuban and other investors. - source: osaro.com

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Investors

J17 Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-08-18
King River Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-12-10
Mark Cuban - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-12-10

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Supply

Cognex Corporation - Inbound - Barcode Identification - Cognex says OSARO chose Cognex barcode readers for the Zenni Optical robotic fulfillment process - source: cognex.com

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Timeline

2024-02-29 - Partnership - IHI licenses OSARO robotic depalletizing systems - The agreement covered OSARO SightWorks perception for mixed-case depalletizing and related warehouse functions. IHI installed a demonstration system at its Yokohama Logi Lab and planned a production deployment at a food wholesaler. - source: osaro.com
2023-05-18 - Partnership - OSARO and Geek+ integrate warehouse picking systems - The integration linked robotic piece picking with Geek+ AMRs and automated storage systems. The companies targeted e-commerce, fulfillment, kitting and logistics workflows. - source: businesswire.com
2022-06-22 - Deployment - OSARO deploys robotic bagging cell at Zenni Optical - The system combined FANUC robots with OSARO machine-learning perception software. The deployment automated eyewear order handling in Zenni’s fulfillment workflow. - source: robotics247.com

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Team

Derik Pridmore - CEO and Co-Founder - Pridmore leads the OSARO warehouse-robotics business as it applies AI-driven robotic picking, bagging, kitting, and depalletization in fulfillment operations.
Michael Kahane - CTO and Co-Founder - Kahane leads OSARO technical work across AI-powered warehouse robotics, perception, control, and production automation systems.

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Relations

IHI - Licensee - IHI licensed OSARO robotic depalletizing systems for warehouse automation in Japan.
Geek+ - Integration Partner - OSARO and Geek+ integrated robotic picking with Geek+ warehouse automation systems.

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