WorkFar

WorkFar develops humanoid robots for industrial, hazardous and service environments. Its Syntro platform combines human-like kinematics, telepresence and autonomous operation for tasks where companies need mobile manipulation and remote human supervision.

Facts

Segment: Humanoid Robotics
Country: United States
Founded: 2020
Website: https://www.workfar.com

Market context

WorkFar is a source-limited but notable U. S. humanoid builder because it is positioning Syntro as an industrial work platform with an in-house manufacturing and service model rather than a research demonstrator.

Boardwalk Robotics - comparable profile - peer: Industrial Humanoid Systems
Lanxin Robotics - comparable profile - peer: Industrial Humanoid Systems
Reflex Robotics - comparable profile - peer: Wheeled Humanoid Builder

View market context

Products

Syntro

View products

Timeline

2024-08-22 - Partnership - WorkFar and IIT outline collaboration around iCub Avatar architecture for wheeled humanoid control - The collaboration aimed to adapt the iCub Avatar architecture for a commercial human-controlled wheeled avatar robot in simulation. The work focused on simulation infrastructure, manipulation interfaces, voice and visual interfaces, tactile feedback and… - source: workfar.com
2024-08-08 - Product Launch - WorkFar publicly unveils Syntro humanoid robot for teleoperated industrial work - WorkFar described Syntro as a humanoid-style robot controlled by a remote human operator with real-time sensing of the robot environment. The system combines VR operator control, eye tracking, haptic or force-feedback gloves and onboard AI assistance for… - source: prnewswire.com

View timeline

Operations

Production Milestone - 1 source-backed production milestone - 2024-11-27 - WorkFar says Syntro entered in-house mass production without venture capital backing - source posture: Company Disclosed - source: prnewswire.com

View operations