FORT Robotics

FORT Robotics provides safety and secure communication technology for robots and autonomous machines, marketed as the FORT Trust Layer for Physical AI. The offering combines safety-certified wireless human-in-the-loop control, inside-out safety based on sensors on the robot, and outside-in safety that uses existing worksite sensors such as cameras and lidar.

Customers are robot manufacturers and the operators that deploy their machines in warehousing, delivery, defense, agriculture, transportation and construction. The company reports more than 600 customers and 19,500+ FORT devices in use. It sells a suite of hardware, software and services, including safety certification support and partnership on safety strategy.

FORT was founded in 2018 by Samuel Reeves. The company is based in Philadelphia, where it has open engineering roles. Its devices are certified by Exida to SIL 3 under IEC 61508, and the company reports 25 patents. It has raised approximately $20 million in additional funding led by Tiger Global and Mark Cuban Companies, and has announced a planned business combination with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp. Open roles include embedded software, embedded test and validation, functional safety, marketing and accounting.

Product: FORT Trust Layer for Physical AI: safety-certified wireless control, onboard and worksite-sensor safety rules for robots and autonomous machines.